Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Person

Burl Ives

Actor 1909-06-14 Hunt City, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942 he appeared in Irving Berlin's This Is the Army, and then became a major star of CBS radio. In the 1960s he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tea...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Sam Shelby

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 · Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955 · Sam the Sheriff

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964 · Sam the Snowman (voice)

The Ewok Adventure

The Ewok Adventure

1984 · Narrator (voice)

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958 · Rufus Hannassey

White Dog

White Dog

1982 · Carruthers

Roots

Roots

1977 · Senator Arthur J. Justin

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

1988 · Sheriff Earl Hawkins

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

1960 · Dr. Hasselbacher

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959 · Jack Bruhn

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970 · Old Man Doubleday

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Summer Magic

Summer Magic

1963 · Osh Popham

So Dear to My Heart

So Dear to My Heart

1948 · Uncle Hiram Douglas

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · TV

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964 · Prater Beaseley

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971 · TV

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967 · Phineas T. Barnum