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Bob Burns

Bob Burns (born May 12, 1935) is an actor, consultant, producer, archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen used paraphernalia from some of the greatest (and not so great) science fiction, fantasy, and horror motion pictures. He is best known for his work with and collection of movie props, particularly from horror and science-fiction movies. He has also had numerous smaller acting roles in movies, including Tracy the Gorilla from the 1975 television show The Ghost Busters.

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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

How to Build a Time Machine

How to Build a Time Machine

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

Men in Suits

Men in Suits

Corman's World

Corman's World

The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Dark and Stormy Night

Dark and Stormy Night

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

07 Spaceys

07 Spaceys

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Return to Bronson Canyon

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

Whatever Happened to Ro-Man?

The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

The Brundle Museum of Natural History

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

The Universe According to Universal

The Universe According to Universal

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"