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George Burns

George Burns

George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.

His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Beginning at the age of 79, Burns' career was resurrected as an amiable, beloved and unusually active old comedian, continuing to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100.

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Movies Starring George Burns (80)

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer's life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films. ...

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network. ...

Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno. ...

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)

Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests ...

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies. ...

Radioland Murders (1994)

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network. ...

A Century of Cinema (1994)

A look back at the first 100 years of the movies. ...

Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)

Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career ...

Montana Christmas Skies (1991)

This 47-minute, 1991 CBS television special finds John Denver joined by friends Clint Black, Katy Mattea, and Patty Loveless on Montana's Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Images of Denver on horseback, traversing the wide open plains and herding and roping ...

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)

A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from George Burns, Danny Thomas, Kirk Cameron, and Betty White. ...

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC. ...

18 Again! (1988)

18 Again! is a 1988 comedy film starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. This was one of a series of unrelated films, including Like Father, Like Son and Vice Ve ...

A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)

An evening of Christmas music from stars living in Beverly Hills, California. ...

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them t ...

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)

An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career. ...

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)

Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes. ...

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)

Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The Muppet Show. In this one hour special, Rowlf the Dog presents a compilation of his best numbers and othe ...

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" ...

Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to oblige. Oops! Seems the fellow was watched over by God as a baby, so now the almighty and his nemesis have ...

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War. ...

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)

An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business. ...

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)

A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances. ...

George Burns and Other Sex Symbols (1982)

George Burns celebrates his new-found status as a celebrity sex symbol with guests and collection of beautiful women of all ages. With singing, dancing and a discussion on sex symbols through the ages. ...

Two of a Kind (1982)

Nolie has just turned 21 but is retarded and acts more like 8. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things that way. One day Nolie visits his beloved grandfather in a rest home and is horrified at how the old man has ...

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution ...

George Burns in Concert (1982)

This 1982 concert shows the great George Burns at his absolute funniest, as he entertains a live audience. ...

The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special (1981)

George Burns hosts his first Christmas special. ...

John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind (1981)

A variety special starring John Denver and special guest George Burns. ...

Funnymen (1981)

Early home video relic from International Home Entertainment, Inc. Hosted by Marty Allen, this compilation also features stand-up by George Burns, Frank Gorshin, and Pat Henry. ...

Oh, God! Book II (1980)

God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think God.' Naturaly, Tracy's divorced parents think Tracy's crazy, and plot to halt her 'heaven-sent' mission ...

Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls (1980)

George Burns, Dom DeLuise, Danny De Vito, Dean-Paul Martin and Roger Moore provide arms for A-M to lean on as she impersonates Hollywood stereotypes, from a rejected script girl to an over-the-hill sex symbol. Highlights include Ann-Margret's slowed-down ...

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s. ...

Going in Style (1979)

Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up with an idea - rob a bank. They certainly could use the money if they get away with it and if they are caug ...

Just You and Me, Kid (1979)

George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers. ...

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)

Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy. ...

Movie Movie (1978)

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast. ...

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some bi ...

The Comedy Company (1978)

An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics. ...

The Goldie Hawn Special (1978)

Goldie Hawn's second TV special was in 1978, "The Goldie Hawn Special" and it was a sort of comeback for her, after she had been out of the spotlight for over two years. On the TV special she performed show tunes and comedy bits alongside comic legend Geor ...

Oh, God! (1977)

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world. ...

The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977)

A celebrity lineup selected by a "specially conducted nationwide survey" entertains. ...

Joys (1976)

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer k ...

The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to ...

The Lion Roars Again (1975)

The Lion Roars Again (1975)

A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975. ...

One More Time (1974)

One More Time (1974)

Musical comedy stars of the past and present bridge the musical generation gap as they perform their particular specialties and re-create some memorable moments in show business. Highlights include Broadway's two great "Dollies", Pearl Bailey and Carol Cha ...

Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling (1973)

Ann-Margret's television special taped in front of a live audience at the Las Vegas Hilton. ...

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' (1973)

This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The narrator then discusses the origin of the idea depicted in "Soylent Green." Director Richard Fleischer and ...

The Great Radio Comedians (1971)

The Great Radio Comedians (1971)

Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Bob Hope Show, and The Fred Allen Show. ...

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)

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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mu ...

Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America. ...

The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends. ...

Carol Channing and 101 Men (1968)

Carol Channing hosts musical variety special with guests Walter Matthau, George Burns, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, The Association, Eddy Arnold. ...

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and ...

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operatio ...

Stars in the Eye (1952)

Stars in the Eye (1952)

Various CBS stars appear in this one hour variety program about the opening of the brand new $7 million dollar CBS Television City Studios. ...

Honolulu (1939)

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks. ...

College Swing (1938)

Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance. ...

A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. A ...

College Holiday (1936)

College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy. ...

The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)

The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. ...

The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions of George and Gracie, who've just invented a television device that can pick up and transmit any signal, any ...

Here Comes Cookie (1935)

A scatterbrained heiress opens her home to a succession of unemployed actors and vaudeville performers, then decides to produce her own show, much to the consternation of her father, her sister and her sister's boyfriend, who is actually after the young gi ...

Love in Bloom (1935)

A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York and becomes involved with a young songwriter. ...

Many Happy Returns (1934)

Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the usual Gracie Allen logic---while distracted Papa is trying to get younger daughter, beauty contest winner Flore ...

We're Not Dressing (1934)

Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. She makes her way to an island with the help of singing sailor Stephen Jones. Her friend Edith, Uncle Hubert, and Princes Michae ...

Six of a Kind (1934)

The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase, hoping to rob Whinney on the road, but instead Whinney takes another road and is hi ...

College Humor (1933)

A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed. ...

International House (1933)

Foreign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But, this is a hotel where Burns and Allen are the in-house medical staff, a measles risk sends the whole building into quarantine, and a madcap millionaire crashes d ...

Walking the Baby (1933)

Street-sweeper George flirts with a pretty, but dizzy, nursemaid in the park. Incorporates Burns & Allen's vaudeville "dizzy" routine. ...

Let's Dance (1933)

Sailor George and his pals visit the Roseland Dance Hall, where funny things happen between conversations with dizzy hostess Gracie. ...

Your Hat (1932)

George, working in a hat shop, gets tricky with the customers. Then Gracie comes in and drives him batty. ...

The Big Broadcast (1932)

The top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention to his love life than to his career. ...

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 (1932)

"Stuart Erwin acts as master of ceremonies in this variety skit, the second in the series produced by Lewis Llewyn for Paramount release. Erwin introduces Bing Crosby, who engages in some comedy byplay with George Burns and Gracie Allen, after which the cr ...

The Babbling Book (1932)

Burns and Allen have a dizzy conversation in a bookstore. ...

Oh, My Operation (1931)

George is mistaken for an accident victim and taken to the hospital. After his needless operation, he meets Nurse Gracie, who adds insanity to injury. ...

100% Service (1931)

George registers at the Jefferson Hotel; after the desk clerk gives him the runaround, he meets Gracie at the cigar counter. ...

Once Over, Light (1931)

In the barbershop, a costumer contends with a barber hard-selling hair tonic, an obnoxious customer with a theory about World War I, and a dizzy manicurist (Grace) who engages him in typically crazy conversation. ...

The Antique Shop (1931)

George is distracted from buying a statue by scatterbrained Gracie. ...

Pulling a Bone (1931)

At a department store, George seeks help in getting a bone out of his throat. No one will help him; lunch counter girl Gracie wants to talk about airplanes. ...

Movies Made By George Burns (3)

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003)

This laid-back interview-laden documentary about the film Hills Have Eyes, The (1977) details the entire production of the movie. All of the financing and weather problems are explained, as well as many other difficulties on set. The interviewees also talk ...

A Story of Dogs (1954)

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Let's Dance (1933)

Sailor George and his pals visit the Roseland Dance Hall, where funny things happen between conversations with dizzy hostess Gracie. ...

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