Paul E. Burns: movies and TV shows
Paul E. Burns has 175 credits in the archive: 138 films and 37 TV series, from 1930 to 1967. Highest rated: The Twilight Zone (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 1967 · busiest year: 1950 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Barefoot in the Park | Bum in Park (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 86 |
| 1964 | Stage to Thunder Rock | Joe Withers | Film | 6.4 | 83 |
| 1964 | Bristle Face | Bailiff | Film | 8.0 | 83 |
| 1963 | Temple Houston | TV | 6.0 | 82 | |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Drinker (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 82 |
| 1962 | Mooncussers | Mose | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Herman Weller | TV | 7.8 | 80 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Mallethead (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 80 |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Fimbria (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 79 |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland | Bill Burroughs | Film | 6.2 | 79 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Janitor | TV | 8.5 | 78 |
| 1959 | Face of a Fugitive | Jake the Barber | Film | 5.7 | 78 |
| 1958 | The Texan | Fred Waller | TV | 6.0 | 77 |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Cook | Film | 6.7 | 77 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Richy | TV | 7.7 | 76 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Fred Elkins | TV | 6.6 | 76 |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Papa Saintene | TV | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Proprietor | TV | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Pete Drum | TV | 4.4 | 76 |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw | Oscar | TV | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1957 | Domino Kid | Film | 5.8 | 76 | |
| 1957 | The Hired Man | Knute Matthews | Film | — | 76 |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Hotel Clerk | TV | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1956 | Love Me Tender | Jethro (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 75 |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Billy Smith (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1956 | Stranger at My Door | Film | 6.8 | 75 | |
| 1956 | Fury at Gunsight Pass | Squint | Film | 6.3 | 75 |
| 1956 | Glory | Squeaky Bob | Film | 5.7 | 75 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Marty | TV | 6.1 | 74 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Dooley Dolan (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Furrier Assistant | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fisherman | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Proprietor | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Film | 7.2 | 74 | |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Chef at Al's Dining Room | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Down | Mr. Gribble | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 1954 | Lassie | Old Jason | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1954 | Lassie | Mr. Hanby | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | Shoe repairman (uncredited) | TV | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Telegrapher | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Paul Denain | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Clem Lacey | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Station Agent Jim | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Station Agent Phil (uncredited) | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Justice of the Peace | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Adams | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Harry Nelson | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Farmer | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Bailiff | TV | 7.9 | 73 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mose | TV | 7.9 | 73 |
| 1954 | Apache | General Store Proprietor (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 73 |
| 1953 | Girls in the Night | Blind Minosa | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Lu Song | TV | 6.7 | 71 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Mr. Whitlock | TV | 6.7 | 71 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Seth Means | TV | 7.8 | 71 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Pop | TV | 7.8 | 71 |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Ebenezer Hawkins | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Film | 7.0 | 71 | |
| 1952 | Flaming Feather | Film | 6.2 | 71 | |
| 1951 | Dragnet | TV | 6.5 | 70 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Old Pete | TV | 7.2 | 70 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 70 | |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Dr. Irwin (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 70 |
| 1951 | Storm Warning | Frank Hauser | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 1951 | Santa Fe | Uncle Dick Wootton | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 1951 | Warpath | Bum | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1951 | Silver City | Ed Paxton (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 70 |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | Pete - Newspaper Printer (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 70 |
| 1951 | The Big Gusher | Cappy Groves | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1950 | Summer Stock | Frank (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 1950 | Tarnished | Sam Haines | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Film | 5.6 | 69 | |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Rednose | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1950 | The Woman on Pier 13 | J.T. Arnold | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 1950 | Armored Car Robbery | Mr. Kelly - Valley Auto Court Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | First Pawnbroker (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 69 |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Pop (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 69 |
| 1950 | Montana | Tecumseh Burke | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Mr. Watkins (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1950 | Chain Gang | Dr. Evans (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 69 |
| 1950 | The Grass Is Always Greener | Granny | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 1950 | No Sad Songs for Me | Florist (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1950 | Sunset in the West | Telegrapher Blinky Adams | Film | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Italian Truck Farmer | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1949 | Cover Up | Mr. Abbey | Film | 6.6 | 68 |
| 1949 | Hideout | Pops, the janitor | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 1949 | Tulsa | Tooley (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Bill Bates | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Al (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1949 | Chinatown at Midnight | Film | 6.0 | 68 | |
| 1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective | Collins | Film | 5.3 | 68 |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro | Gray | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 1948 | Silver River | Wagon Master (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 1948 | Ladies of the Chorus | Mr. Craig (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph | Clerk | Film | 6.6 | 67 |
| 1948 | Relentless | Len Briggs (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Film | 6.7 | 67 | |
| 1948 | Belle Starr's Daughter | Clearwater Doctor | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 1948 | Four Faces West | Conductor #1 (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1948 | Coroner Creek | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 1948 | The Wreck of the Hesperus | Rudolph Zeiss | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado | Sam Perkins | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Gardener (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1948 | Black Eagle | Hank Daniels | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1948 | Rusty Leads the Way | Postman (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1948 | Madonna of the Desert | Hank Davenport | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Dan McCoy | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1947 | Framed | (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1947 | Exposed | Professor Ordson | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1947 | Desperate | Uncle Jan | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1947 | The Pilgrim Lady | Oscar | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1947 | Blind Spot | The Night Watchman | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 1947 | Smoky River Serenade | Pop Robinson | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1946 | Renegades | Alkali Kid | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | 'Peacock' Fox (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 1946 | Night Editor | Ole Strom | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 1946 | My Dog Shep | Sheriff | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1946 | The Devil's Mask | Leon Hartman | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Edward Stillwell | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1946 | Shadowed | Lefty | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | News Vendor (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Small Man (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1945 | The Southerner | Uncle Pete Tucker | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1945 | Purity Squad | Janitor John Billings (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | 'Latitude' Bucket | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1944 | Alaska | Carter | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Shen - Neighbor | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross | Pelzer (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Station Master (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Tim Shea | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Winder (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Simmons - Desk Clerk | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Farmer in Traffic Accident (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1943 | Young Ideas | Gardener-Caretaker (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 62 |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Sign Painter | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Farmer (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Jim, the Caretaker | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1942 | Moontide | General Store Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1942 | The Mystery of Marie Roget | Gardner | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Kidnapper | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1942 | Timber! | Pop Turner (as Paul Burns) | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1942 | Tough as They Come | Phillips | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | Sergeant | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1941 | Western Union | Stagecoach Depot Master | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1941 | Swamp Water | Tulle McKenzie | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1941 | Men of the Timberland | Lucky | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Man with California Gold News | Film | 4.6 | 59 |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Reporter Calling Elinor (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1940 | Young People | (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 59 |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh | First Hobo | Film | 4.6 | 59 |
| 1940 | New Moon | Guard on Ship | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Soldier | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective | Furniture Company Move | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet | Lathered Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna | Budlong | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1940 | Florian | Riding School Records Clerk | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 1940 | Little Orvie | Angelo, Grocer | Film | 8.5 | 59 |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Hank | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Loafer (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Ticket Agent (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1939 | Undercover Doctor | Mack Belton | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Jake | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Suspect | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Chump | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back | Organ Grinder (Uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Railroad Dispatcher | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Spellbinder | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1939 | Reno | Hank--Waiter | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Tavern Keeper | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Return of the Cisco Kid | Hotel Clerk | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1930 | Hell Harbor | Blinky | Film | 6.1 | 49 |