Details About George Burns: Nationality, Salary, Wedding, Ethnicity

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	March 9, 1996, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Spouse	Gracie Allen
Mark	His ever present cigar
Fact	He was in very fragile health and could not attend his 100th birthday celebration in person.
Payments	Earned $850 from Lambchops (1929)

George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Burns, who was a member of the First City Troop of Philadelphia, served as a private during World War I.

Early Life

George Burns was born on January 20, 1896 in New York City, the ninth of twelve children born to Jacob and Esther “Dolly” (née Cohen) Birnbaum, Jewish immigrants from Poland who had settled on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He was raised in a Yiddish-speaking home. According to a 1978 profile in The New Yorker, Burns grew up in a poor Jewish family that emigrated from Poland to New York City, where he was born. When he was four years old, his father died and his mother moved the family to Brooklyn.

Burns began working in vaudeville as a teenager, first as a coat checker and then as a singer. He gained notoriety as a comedian when he began working with his wife, Gracie Allen. The duo worked together for more than 40 years, appearing on stage, radio and television.

Career

Burns’ career began in vaudeville in 1912 with partner Al Shean. The team lasted until Burns’ retirement in 1949. From 1928 to 1934, they had their own radio show called The Burns and Allen Show. In addition to his work with Gracie Allen, Burns also wrote material for other comedians, including Jack Benny. He also wrote for film and television. He appeared in over fifty films, including A Night at the Opera (1935) and Oh, God! (1977). He also had a successful career as a singer, recording such songs as “I Wish I Was Eighteen Again” and “Auld Lang Syne”.

In the early 1950s, Burns retired from show business to focus on his personal life. He made a comeback in the late 1950s with a new partner, Connie Stevens. The two appeared together on The Steve Allen Show and The George Burns and Connie Stevens Show. In the 1960s and 1970s, Burns appeared on such television shows as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. He also continued to perform in nightclubs and concert halls until his retirement in 1996.

George Burns’ net worth at the time of his death was $8 million. He was survived by his wife, Connie Stevens.

General Info

Full Name	George Burns
Died	March 9, 1996, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Height	1.7 m
Profession	Television producer, Comedian, Writer, Actor, Radio personality
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Gracie Allen
Children	Ronnie Burns, Sandra Burns
Parents	Lippe Birnbaum, Dorah Birnbaum
Siblings	William Burns, Izzy Birnbaum

Accomplishments

Awards	Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Kennedy Center Honors, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Saturn Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Academy of Country Music Awards Gene Weed Special Achie...
Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Movies	Oh, God!, The Sunshine Boys, Going in Style, 18 Again!, Oh, God! You Devil, Oh, God! Book II, International House, A Damsel in Distress, College Swing, The Big Broadcast, Just You and Me, Kid, Six of a Kind, Lambchops, Radioland Murders, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Big Broadcast of 19...
TV Shows	Burns and Allen, Wendy and Me, George Burns Comedy Week, George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business, The George Burns One-Man Show, The George Burns Show

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0122675

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Deep, scratchy voice.
2	Wearing glasses in his later years.
3	Played the straight man to his wife, Gracie Allen. After her death and his retirement period, he created a new image as an remarkably active amiable old comedian.
4	His ever present cigar

Salary

Title	Salary
Lambchops (1929)	$850

Quotes

#	Quote
1	Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
2	You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.
3	[on his act with Gracie Allen]: The only rule we followed was that we would only use jokes that were funny. If people wanted jokes that weren't funny they could listen to our competitors.
4	I'd announce that I was going to sing, and all our guests would make a ring around the piano. But somehow I managed to fight my way through the ring and sing anyway.
5	At home we ate fish every Friday, as Catholics were then supposed to do. Being Jewish, I compromised. I wore a hat when I ate fish, out of respect for my own religion and the fish's family.
6	Yale men do not like to be told anything by people who didn't go to Yale. The closest I came to Yale was once I had one of their padlocks.
7	[on vaudeville] When we played the back end of a horse we always knew that if we worked hard and did a good job we could become the front end.
8	[on meeting Gracie Allen] I remember looking down at her, looking right into her green eye and her blue eye, and thinking what a pretty little girl she is. I was hoping she'd work with me.
9	[on his wedding] The justice of the peace spoke so fast I didn't know if Gracie and I had gotten married or had bought land in Florida.
10	It's one of the old show business axioms. No matter how successful you've been, there's always a younger and sexier seal coming along.
11	"I never wanted to play Shakespeare", [Gracie Allen] a statement she had proved by becoming my partner. Instead we played Cleveland.
12	[as he was about to sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the 1983 All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago] I not only sang this song at the first All-Star Game, I also sang it at the first ballgame.
13	[asked what he thought of Mary Pickford] I never slept with her.
14	[sitting in an empty movie theater] The first movie I ever saw was the first movie I was ever in. I was sitting alone in the theater then like I am now.
15	[on W.C. Fields] When he was 22 he played England with his young wife, who was 20. His trick was juggling cigar boxes. The star of the show was an old geezer who had a funny voice. The wife fell in love with the old man. Fields stole his accent and delivery, and the old guy stole Fields' wife. I think Fields got the best of the deal.
16	[about his relationship with wife Gracie Allen] The only thing I ever felt guilty about was a telegram we got in vaudeville. It was from [Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.] and he was out front and that was one of the nights I blew smoke in Gracie's face and he hated my guts. So he sends a cable saying, "I'll pay $200 for the dame, $100 for the act". I never read it to her. I told her it was from some of the boys at the Friars Club. Before she died I said, "Gracie, I got a confession to make. Remember that cable we got that time in vaudeville?" and she said, "You mean the one from Ziegfeld?"
17	[on how his act with Gracie Allen got started in vaudeville] Gracie was supposed to be the straight woman. The first night we had 40 people out front and they didn't laugh at one of my jokes, but every time Gracie asked me a question they fell out of their seats. So I made her the comic and the act was a hit from that moment on. That was the beginning of Burns and Allen.
18	[on Al Jolson] It was easy enough to make Jolson happy at home. You just had to cheer him for breakfast, applaud wildly for lunch, and give him a standing ovation for dinner.
19	[on Carol Channing] She never just enters a room. Even when she comes out of the bathroom, her husband applauds.
20	Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
21	[during Dean Martin's roast for Frank Sinatra] We singers aren't worried about getting laughs . . . see, nobody's laughing, and I'm not worried.
22	If you live to the age of a hundred, you have it made, because very few people die past the age of a hundred.
23	The most important thing to succeed in show business is sincerity. And if you can fake that, you've got it made.
24	[when asked how he got the title role in Oh, God! (1977)] I was the closest to Him in age.
25	[discussing his role in Going in Style (1979)] I had to learn how to act old."
26	At my age, the only thing hot waiting for me in my dressing room is a bowl of soup.
27	I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
28	[interviewed in his old age about sex scenes] What actresses do today when they appear on the screen is what they did once upon a time for getting to appear on the screen.
29	Happiness is: A good martini, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman . . . or a bad woman, depending on how much happiness you can stand.
30	[on adultery] If you were married to Marilyn Monroe, you'd cheat with some ugly girl.
31	[at 87 years old] I was brought up to respect my elders and now I don't have to respect ANYBODY.
32	[commenting on winning the Oscar at age 80] It couldn't have happened to an older guy.
33	I can't afford to die; I'd lose too much money.
34	There are many ways to die in bed, but the best way is not alone.
35	I don't believe in dying . . . it's been done.
36	I use the cigar for timing purposes. If I tell a joke, I smoke as long as they laugh and when they stop laughing I take the cigar out of my mouth and start my next joke.
37	If you stay in the business long enough and get to be old enough, you get to be new again.
38	A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.
39	Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.
40	I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.
41	[on gravity] Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up.
42	In what other business can a guy my age drink martinis, smoke cigars and sing? I think all people who retire ought to go into show business. I've been retired all my life.
43	Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.
44	[on his age] I get a standing ovation just standing.
45	Well, anybody can be a straight man if he hears well. You just have to wait for laughs. A straight man just repeats the questions and the comedian gets the laughs and you just wait for them and don't let them die completely at the tail end of the laugh.
46	You know, lots of times people have asked me what [Gracie Allen] and I did to make our marriage work. It's simple - we didn't do anything. I think the trouble with a lot of people is that they work too hard at staying married. They make a business out of it. When you work too hard at a business you get tired, and when you get tired you get grouchy, you start fighting, and when you start fighting you're out of business.
47	I did go to school - my kind of school. When I was a kid I went out . . . and you meet people. You talk to them. Anybody says something that makes sense, it stays with you, rubs off on you. That kind of school.
48	[on appearance] Take care not to wear stripes that are out of sync with your wrinkles.
49	Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left.
50	Fall in love with what you do for a living. I don't care what it is. It works.
51	I've been a straight man for so many years that from force of habit I repeat everything. I went out fishing with a fellow the other day and he fell overboard. He yelled, "Help! Help! Help!" so I said, "Help? Help? Help?" And while I was waiting for him to get his laugh, he drowned.
52	Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Along with Bob Hope and Señor Wences, he is one of three The Muppet Show (1976) guest stars to live to be 100 years old.
2	His father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant and his mother was a Polish Jewish immigrant.
3	Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde. [1968]
4	Was a struggling vaudevillian in his early youth, often appearing as a trick roller skater and in ballroom dance acts. Some of his acts were pretty bad and work was hard to come by, so he was forced to frequently change his stage name, appearing variously as Willy Delight, Captain Betts and Buddy Links.
5	At age 13, he charged immigrants coming by boat from Ellis Island $5 for dance lessons, telling his clients that this was a necessary prerequisite for becoming a U.S. citizen.
6	Brother of William Burns.
7	Pictured with wife Gracie Allen on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950).
8	He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard; for Motion Pictures at 1639 Vine Street; and for Television at 6510 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
9	According to Phyllis Diller's autobiography "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", in the late 1960s Broadway producer David Merrick approached Burns with the idea of him playing Horace Vandergelder in "Hello, Dolly!" with his good friend Jack Benny in drag as Dolly Levi. The intention was to turn Broadway on its ear and revive flagging interest in the show, which had been running since 1964, originally with Carol Channing as Dolly Levi. This idea never came to fruition (Diller did appear in the show for three months in 1970).
10	Although Gracie Allen was in love with another man when they first met, he carried a ring in his pocket until she finally agreed to marry him.
11	The whales in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) were named George and Gracie after Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen.
12	Interviewed around the time of the death of wife Gracie Allen in the summer of 1964, he described her as being his "next breath".
13	Was very good friends with Harpo Marx.
14	In the early 1940s, during the height of their popularity, Burns had a brief extramarital affair. He apologized to Gracie Allen by giving her a new coffee table, and nothing more was said about it. However, years later, when Gracie was serving coffee to a friend in their living room, George overheard her say, "You know, I wish George would have another affair. I really need a new coffee table".
15	In the movie 18 Again! (1988) Burns' character celebrates his 81st birthday, although Burns himself was already 92 years old.
16	Was originally supposed to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of his best friend, Jack Benny, but he was so overcome with emotion after trying that he let someone else do it.
17	Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 82-84. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
18	He was in very fragile health and could not attend his 100th birthday celebration in person.
19	Discovered Ann-Margret and made her his opening act in Las Vegas, Nevada.
20	Daughter Sandra Burns adopted 1934, son Ronnie Burns adopted 1935.
21	In the beginning of their partnership, Gracie Allen played the straight character and Burns had the funny lines. When he realized Gracie got more laughs, he switched their roles.
22	His first marriage was in name only. In the early 1920s, he was doing a ballroom dancing act with Hannah Siegal, and they were offered a 36-week contract to go out on the road. When her father objected to her traveling with a young man outside the bonds of matrimony, George and Hannah got married so as not to turn down the offer. When they returned from their three-month engagement, they divorced.
23	Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 78-80. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
24	Until his death, he smoked as many as ten cigars a day.
25	Took the name "Burns" from the Burns Brothers Coal Company, whose trucks he'd stolen lumps from growing up, to help heat the family home. "George" was a sobriquet his brother occasionally used.
26	He and Gracie Allen continued to play single, even years after they were married; declining ratings prompted George to "update" the act on-air. He said later, "We were the only couple on radio who got married because we had to".
27	Actually wore a hairpiece for most of his performing career; appears briefly without it in The Sunshine Boys (1975).
28	Best friends with fellow comedian Jack Benny, who also served as best man at his and Gracie Allen's wedding. Burns loved playing jokes on Benny, almost as much as watching him laugh (and pound the floor) afterward.
29	At the time of his Oscar win, he was the oldest recipient of an Academy Award. He was 80 when he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Sunshine Boys (1975). This record was surpassed by Jessica Tandy in 1990 and later by Christopher Plummer in 2012 who received his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age 82.
30	"The Burns & Allen Show" (on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1950) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.
31	Was a regular on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". He was even a guest of honor in 1978.
32	Uncle of Lou Weiss, chairman emeritus of William Morris Agency, who got his mailroom start in agency business with help of 'Uncle Nate'.
33	Interred along with his wife Gracie Allen at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage.
34	As a child, he attended P.S. 22 and left after the fourth grade due to economic reasons.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Radioland Murders	1994		Milt Lackey
The Golden Palace	1993	TV Series	George Burns
George Burns - His Wit and Wisdom	1989	Video	George Burns
18 Again!	1988		Jack Watson David Watson
George Burns Comedy Week	1985	TV Series	George Burns
Oh, God! You Devil	1984		God Harry O. Tophet
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	1983	TV Movie	George Burns
Fame	1983	TV Series	George Burns
George Burns in Concert	1982	TV Movie	George Burns
Two of a Kind	1982	TV Movie	Ross 'Boppy' Minor
Oh, God! Book II	1980		God
Going in Style	1979		Joe
Just You and Me, Kid	1979		Bill
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1978		Mr. Kite
Alice	1978	TV Series	George Burns
Oh, God!	1977		God
Ellery Queen	1975	TV Series	Sam Packer
The Sunshine Boys	1975/I		Al Lewis
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour	1972	TV Series	George Burns
Here's Lucy	1970	TV Series	George Burns
That's Life	1968	TV Series	Cupid
The Lucy Show	1966	TV Series	George Burns
Wendy and Me	1964-1965	TV Series	George Burns
The Jack Benny Program	1952-1964	TV Series	George Burns / Devil
General Electric Theater	1959	TV Series	Eddie Martin
Startime	1959	TV Series	George Burns
The Bob Cummings Show	1955-1959	TV Series	George Burns
The George Burns Show	1958-1959	TV Series	George Burns
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	1950-1958	TV Series	George Burns
The Jackie Gleason Show	1957	TV Series	George Burns
The Solid Gold Cadillac	1956		Narrator (voice)
Honolulu	1939		Joe Duffy
College Swing	1938		George Jonas
A Damsel in Distress	1937		George
College Holiday	1936		George Hymen
The Big Broadcast of 1937	1936		Mr. Platt
The Big Broadcast of 1936	1935		George Burns
Here Comes Cookie	1935		George Burns
Love in Bloom	1935		George
Many Happy Returns	1934		George Burns
We're Not Dressing	1934		George
Six of a Kind	1934		George Edward
College Humor	1933		George
International House	1933		Doctor Burns
Walking the Baby	1933	Short	George (as Burns)
Let's Dance	1933	Short	George, a Sailor (as Burns)
Your Hat	1932	Short	Hat Salesman (as Burns)
The Big Broadcast	1932		George
The Babbling Book	1932	Short	George (as Burns)
Oh, My Operation	1931	Short	The New Patient (as Burns)
100% Service	1931	Short	George (as Burns)
Once Over, Light	1931	Short	Barbershop Customer (as Burns)
The Antique Shop	1931	Short	Customer (as Burns)
Pulling a Bone	1931	Short	Man with Bone
Fit to Be Tied	1930	Short	A Tie Customer (as Burns)
Lambchops	1929	Short	George the Boyfriend (as Burns)

Producer

Title	Year	Status
McNab's Lab	1966	TV Movie producer
Summer Fun	1966	TV Series producer - 1 episode
Mona McCluskey		TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes, 1965 - 1966 producer - 2 episodes, 1965
Wendy and Me	1964-1965	TV Series producer - 34 episodes
No Time for Sergeants	1964	TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes
Maggie	1960	TV Movie executive producer
Mister Ed	1958	TV Series producer - 1 episode
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	1950-1957	TV Series executive producer - 46 episodes

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show	2003	TV Movie documentary performer: "I Ain't Got Nobody"
Young at Heart	1987	Documentary short performer: "Young at Heart"
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special	1986	TV Special performer: "Good Old Bad Old Days"
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	1983	TV Movie performer: "Lovey Joe"
Parade of Stars	1983	TV Movie performer: "Young at Heart"
George Burns' Early, Early, Early Christmas Special	1981	TV Special performer: "White Christmas" uncredited, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" uncredited, "Winter Wonderland" uncredited, "Just Send Me One" uncredited, "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You", "Tea for Two/I Ain't Got Nobody" uncredited, "It All Depends on You" uncredited, "You Made Me Love You" uncredited, "Using Things and Loving People" uncredited
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1978	performer: "Fixing A Hole", "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Finale
The George Burns One-Man Show	1977	TV Special performer: "Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl, And Leave the Rest to Me", "All That I Want is You", "I'll Buy the Ring And Change Your Name to Mine", "Do You Believe Me?", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Good Old Bad Old Days"
The Muppet Show	1977	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Captain and Tennille	1977	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The George Burns Special	1976	TV Special performer: "I'll Buy the Ring And Change Your Name to Mine" uncredited, "Not Your'n", "Goodnight, Little Girl, Goodnight", "April Showers", "Grizzly Bear", "Don't Take Me Home", "The Only Way to Go"
The Lion Roars Again	1975	Documentary short performer: "Not Your'n"
The Danny Kaye Show	1967	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Hollywood Palace	1965	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	1961	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The George Burns Show	1960	TV Special performer: "Doin' the Grizzly Bear", "The Red Rose Rag" - uncredited
Startime	1959	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	1951-1957	TV Series performer - 15 episodes
Honolulu	1939	performer: "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" 1938 - uncredited
College Swing	1938	performer: "What A Rumba Does To Romance"
A Damsel in Distress	1937	performer: "Put Me to the Test" I've Just Begun to Live 1937, "Stiff Upper Lip" 1937 - uncredited
International House	1933	"Comin' Thro' the Rye", uncredited
Lambchops	1929	Short performer: "Do You Believe Me?" - uncredited

Writer

Title	Year	Status
Walking the Baby	1933	Short story - as George N. Burns
Let's Dance	1933	Short story - as George N. Burns
Your Hat	1932	Short story - as George N. Burns
The Big Broadcast	1932	additional dialogue - uncredited
The Babbling Book	1932	Short story - as George N. Burns
Oh, My Operation	1931	Short story - as George N. Burns
100% Service	1931	Short story - as George N. Burns
Once Over, Light	1931	Short story - as George N. Burns
The Antique Shop	1931	Short story - as George N. Burns
Fit to Be Tied	1930	Short story - as George N. Burns

Production Manager

Title	Year	Status	Character
No Time for Sergeants	1965	TV Series production under the supervision of - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Donald Little Hands	2016	Video short in memory of

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bob Hope Laughs with the Movie Awards	1982	TV Special
Night of 100 Stars	1982	TV Special	Himself
George Burns' Early, Early, Early Christmas Special	1981	TV Special	George Burns
Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music	1981	TV Special
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire	1981	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)
John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind	1981	TV Special	Himself
A Love Letter to Jack Benny	1981	TV Movie documentary	Himself
New American Bandstand 1965	1981	TV Series	Himself
Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special	1981	TV Special	Himself
George Burns in Nashville	1980	TV Special	George Burns
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls	1980	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards	1980	TV Special	Himself
The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Milton Berle	1980	TV Movie	Himself
The Best Joke I Ever Heard	1980	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The Mike Douglas Show	1975-1979	TV Series	Himself - Comedian
Good Morning America	1979	TV Series	Himself
The 51st Annual Academy Awards	1979	TV Special documentary	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
George Burns' 100th Birthday Party	1979	TV Movie	Himself
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy	1978	TV Special	George Burns
Movie Movie	1978		Himself - Introductory Segments (uncredited)
The Comedy Company	1978	TV Movie	Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob	1978	TV Special	Himself
The Road to Eltham	1978	TV Movie	Himself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns	1978	TV Special	Himself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart	1978	TV Special	Himself
CBS: On the Air	1978	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
The Goldie Hawn Special	1978	TV Special	Himself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra	1978	TV Special	Himself
Science Fiction Film Awards	1978	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Winner
Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to the Palace Theater	1978	TV Movie	Himself
Circus of the Stars #2	1977	TV Special	Himself - Performer
The George Burns One-Man Show	1977	TV Special	George Burns
Hollywood Out-Takes	1977	TV Movie	Himself - Host
The Muppet Show	1977	TV Series	Himself - Special Guest Star
The People's Command Performance: '77	1977	TV Movie	Himself - Host
The Captain and Tennille	1977	TV Series	Himself
The George Burns Special	1976	TV Special	George Burns
Donny and Marie	1976	TV Series	Himself
Dinah!	1975-1976	TV Series	Himself
Festival of Entertainment	1976	TV Movie	Himself
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1976	TV Special	Himself - Performer
The 48th Annual Academy Awards	1976	TV Special	Himself
Joys	1976	TV Special	Himself
The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards	1976	TV Special	Himself - Presenter: Introducing Sally Kellerman to Stage
The Merv Griffin Show	1971-1976	TV Series	Himself
Friars Club Tribute to Gene Kelly	1976	TV Movie	Himself - Speaker
The Lion Roars Again	1975	Documentary short	Himself
Cher	1975	TV Series	Himself
The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards	1975	TV Special	Himself
The Smothers Brothers Show	1975	TV Series	Himself - Cameo
The Sunshine Boys	1975/II	Documentary short	Himself
ABC Late Night	1974	TV Series	Himself
Music Country U.S.A.	1974	TV Series	Himself
The Dean Martin Show	1966-1974	TV Series	Himself
Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special	1974	TV Special	George Burns
A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN	1973	Documentary short	Himself (uncredited)
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling	1973	TV Movie	Himself
Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co.	1972	TV Series	Himself
The Great Radio Comedians	1972	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Dick Cavett Show	1971	TV Series	Himself
This Is Your Life	1971	TV Series	Himself
The David Frost Show	1970-1971	TV Series	Himself
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask	1971	TV Special	Himself
Swing Out, Sweet Land	1970	TV Movie	Himself
The Bob Hope Show	1970	TV Series	Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show	1957-1970	TV Series	Himself - Comedian / Himself
The Darin Invasion	1970	TV Movie	Himself
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians	1970	TV Movie	Himself (voice)
Della	1970	TV Series	Himself
The Kraft Music Hall	1967-1970	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Host
The Jackie Gleason Show	1968-1970	TV Series	Himself
The Max Bygraves Hour	1970	TV Special	Himself
Jack Benny's New Look	1969	TV Special	George Burns
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters	1969	TV Series	Himself
The Joey Bishop Show	1967-1969	TV Series	Himself
This Is Tom Jones	1969	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Steve Allen Show	1968	TV Series	Himself
Carnival Nights	1968	TV Special	Himself (Cameo)
Carol Channing and 101 Men	1968	TV Movie	Himself (uncredited)
The Pat Boone Show	1967	TV Series	Himself
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1967	TV Series	Himself
The Hollywood Palace	1964-1967	TV Series	Himself - Host / Himself - Singer / Himself
The Danny Kaye Show	1967	TV Series	Himself
All About People	1967	Documentary short	Narrator (voice)
An Evening with Carol Channing	1966	TV Special	Himself
Sing Along with Mitch	1964	TV Series	Himself
What's My Line?	1954-1964	TV Series	Himself - Mystery Guest
Music Shop	1963	TV Movie	Himself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall	1963	TV Series	Himself
The Jack Paar Program	1962-1963	TV Series	Himself
Here's Hollywood	1962	TV Series	Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	1958-1962	TV Series	Himself
Keyhole	1961	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	1959-1961	TV Series	Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 1961	1961	TV Movie	Himself
The DuPont Show of the Week	1961	TV Series	Himself - Narrator
The Garry Moore Show	1961	TV Series	Himself
The David Susskind Show	1960	TV Series	Himself
The George Burns Show	1960	TV Special	George Burns
This Is Your Life	1955-1959	TV Series	Himself
The Eddie Fisher Show	1958	TV Series	Himself
The All-Star Christmas Show	1958	TV Movie	Himself
Shower of Stars	1956-1958	TV Series	Himself
The World Our Stage	1957	TV Movie	Himself - Broadcast from America
Climax!	1956	TV Series	Himself
Hollywood Mothers and Fathers	1955	Documentary short	Himself
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty	1955	Documentary short	Himself
Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood	1955	Short	Himself - Commentator
The Jack Benny Program	1953	TV Series	Himself
Stars in the Eye	1952	TV Special	George Burns
Olympic Fund Telethon	1952	TV Special	Himself
Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel	1948	Short	Himself - Speaker
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons	1946	Documentary short	Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9	1933	Short	Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2	1932	Short	Himself
Bobby Darin: The Darin Invasion	2003	Video	Himself
Television: The First Fifty Years	1999	Video documentary	Himself - Interviewee
Biography	1996	TV Series documentary	Himself
The 68th Annual Academy Awards	1996	TV Special	Himself - Memorial Tribute
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies	1995	TV Movie documentary	Himself
1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	1995	TV Special	Himself
A Century of Cinema	1994	Documentary	Himself
Phenom	1994	TV Series	Himself
Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade	1993	TV Special	Himself
Montreal International Comedy Festival '93	1993	TV Movie	Himself
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years	1993	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame	1993	TV Movie	Himself / Inductee
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom	1992	TV Movie documentary	George Burns
Live with Kelly and Michael	1992	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Montana Christmas Skies	1991	TV Special	God (voice)
Today	1991	TV Series	Himself
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards	1991	TV Special	Himself - Film Sequence on Favorite Films
George Burns' 95th Birthday Party	1991	TV Special	George Burns
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come	1990	TV Special documentary	Himself
Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me	1990	TV Special	Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show	1990	TV Series	Himself
Mary Hart Presents Love in the Public Eye	1990	TV Movie	Himself
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration	1989	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1963-1989	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy	1989	TV Movie	Himself
A Conversation with...	1989	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1989	TV Series	Himself
The Pat Sajak Show	1989	TV Series	Himself
5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame	1989	TV Special	Himself - Inductee
Super Bowl Party	1989	TV Special	Himself
A Conversation with Dinah	1989	TV Series	Himself (1990)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	1988	TV Special	Himself - Honoree
CBS This Morning	1988	TV Series	Himself
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards	1988	TV Special	Himself - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	1988	TV Special	Himself
Hour Magazine	1981-1988	TV Series	Himself
America's Tribute to Bob Hope	1988	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Magic in the Magic Kingdom	1988	TV Special	Himself
Better Homes and Gardens Super Picnic	1987	TV Movie	Himself
A Beverly Hills Christmas	1987	TV Movie	Himself
NBC Investigates Bob Hope	1987	TV Special	Himself
Candid Camera: First 40 Years	1987	TV Movie	Himself
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars	1986	TV Series	Himself
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1986	TV Special	Himself
Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Scene	1986	TV Movie	Himself
All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle	1986	TV Movie	Himself
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special	1986	TV Special	George Burns
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary	1986	TV Special	Himself
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets	1985	Video	Himself
George Burns Comedy Week	1985	TV Series	Himself
Late Night with David Letterman	1983-1985	TV Series	Himself
Bob Hope Buys NBC?	1985	TV Special	Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly	1985	TV Special documentary	Himself
Night of 100 Stars II	1985	TV Movie	Himself
Bob Hope Lampoons Television	1985	TV Movie	Himself
Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars	1984	Documentary	Himself
Bob Hope's Who Makes the World Laugh? - Part II: The Newest! The Funniest! The Greatest!	1984	TV Movie	Himself
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team	1984	TV Movie	Himself - Performer
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?	1983	TV Movie	Himself - Host
Happy Birthday, Bob!	1983	TV Special	Himself
Parade of Stars	1983	TV Movie	Himself
Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?'	1983	TV Movie	Himself
Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood	1983	TV Movie	Himself
The 10th Annual American Music Awards	1983	TV Special	Himself
George Burns and Other Sex Symbols	1982	TV Special	George Burns

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton	2014	Video	Himself
Pioneers of Television	2008-2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself - Burns and Allen Show / Himself
Carson on TCM	2013	TV Series documentary	Himself
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man	2012	Documentary short	Himself
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl	2012	TV Special	Himself
Gloria: In Her Own Words	2011	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	2010	Documentary	Himself
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	2009	TV Series documentary	Himself
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices	2008	Video documentary	Himself
The 80th Annual Academy Awards	2008	TV Special	Himself (uncredited)
The O'Reilly Factor	2008	TV Series	Himself
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk	2007	Video documentary	George the Boyfriend (as Burns)
Larry King Live: The Greatest Interviews	2007	Video	Himself
100 Greatest Stand-Ups	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Kingston Trio: 50 Years of Havin' Fun	2006	Video documentary
60 Minutes	2003-2006	TV Series documentary	Himself - Comedian
The Barbara Walters Summer Special	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Best of the Royal Variety	2006	TV Series	Himself
I Love the '70s: Volume 2	2006	TV Series	Himself
Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Paul Henning & The Hillbillies	2005	Video documentary	Himself
Just for Laughs	2005	TV Series	Himself
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time	2004	TV Mini-Series	Himself #31
Larry King Live	2003	TV Series	Himself
Cher: The Farewell Tour	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	2002	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Biography	1998-2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
Bob Hope's Funniest Out-Takes	2002	TV Movie	Himself
Hollywood Remembers	2000	TV Series documentary
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	1998	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Roaster
American Masters	1997	TV Series documentary	Himself
Naked Songs: The Life & Times of Rickie Lee Jones	1996	Documentary	Himself
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television	1996	TV Special documentary	Himself
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny	1995	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Pioneers of Primetime	1995	TV Movie documentary	Himself
50 Years of Funny Females	1995	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Larry King Live: 10th Anniversary Volume One	1995	Video documentary	Himself
Paul Merton's Palladium Story	1994	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Legends of Comedy	1992	TV Movie documentary
Memories of 1970-1991	1991	TV Series documentary	Himself
60 Minutes: The Entertainers	1991	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1990	TV Series	Himself - from the Bob Hope NBC Special DON'T SHOOT: IT'S ONLY ME
Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 80's	1989	Video documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Classic Comedy Teams	1986	Video documentary	Himself
Bodywatch	1986	TV Series	Himself
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years	1986	TV Movie	Himself
Going Hollywood: The '30s	1984	Documentary
The Great Standups	1984	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show'	1981	TV Movie documentary	Himself
TV: The Fabulous Fifties	1978	TV Movie	Himself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy	1976	TV Movie	Himself
The Hollywood Palace	1970	TV Series	Himself
Hollywood and the Stars	1963	TV Series	Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up	1954	Documentary short	Film Clips Character
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians	1952	Documentary short	Himself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2005	OFTA TV Hall of Fame	Online Film & Television Association	Actors and Actresses
1995	Life Achievement Award	Screen Actors Guild Awards
1994	Lifetime Achievement Award	Publicists Guild of America
1991	Lifetime Achievement Award	British Comedy Awards		International.
1990	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming	A Conversation with... (1988)
1988	Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy	American Comedy Awards, USA
1987	Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy	American Comedy Awards, USA
1980	Pasinetti Award	Venice Film Festival	Best Actor	Going in Style (1979)
1978	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	Oh, God! (1977)
1976	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Sunshine Boys (1975)
1976	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	The Sunshine Boys (1975)
1975	Golden Apple	Golden Apple Awards	Male Star of the Year	Who, after open-heart surgery at the age of 79, has come back to star in The Sunshine Boys
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Motion Picture	On 8 February 1960. At 1639 Vine Street.
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6510 Hollywood Blvd.
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Live Performance	On 8 February 1960. At 6672 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1985	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
1984	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
1979	Stinker Award	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst On-Screen Couple	Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
1978	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music	The George Burns One-Man Show (1977)