Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Acting
Born 1909-06-14 - Died 1995-04-14Hunt City, Illinois, USA

Biography

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 Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughin'". A popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s, Ives's best-known film roles included parts in So Dear to My Heart (1949) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), as well as Rufus Hannassey in The Big Country (1958), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often remembered for his voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which continues to air annually around Christmas.

Movies (50)

East of Eden
7.5

East of Eden

1955Movie7.5
White Dog
6.6

White Dog

1982Movie6.6
The Big Country
7.6

The Big Country

1958Movie7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
7.6

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958Movie7.6
Two Moon Junction
6.1

Two Moon Junction

1988Movie6.1
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
7.4

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964Movie7.4
The Ewok Adventure
5.8

The Ewok Adventure

1984Movie5.8
Desire Under the Elms
6.8

Desire Under the Elms

1958Movie6.8
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960Movie5.9
The Daydreamer
5.1

The Daydreamer

1966Movie5.1
Smoky
5.7

Smoky

1946Movie5.7
Our Man in Havana
6.7

Our Man in Havana

1960Movie6.7
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994Movie9.0
So Dear to My Heart
6.6

So Dear to My Heart

1948Movie6.6
The Bermuda Depths
5.5

The Bermuda Depths

1978Movie5.5
Day of the Outlaw
6.8

Day of the Outlaw

1959Movie6.8
Earthbound
5.0

Earthbound

1981Movie5.0
Wind Across the Everglades
6.2

Wind Across the Everglades

1958Movie6.2
The New Adventures of Heidi
5.0

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978Movie5.0
The Whole World Is Watching
9.0

The Whole World Is Watching

1969Movie9.0
Summer Magic
6.7

Summer Magic

1963Movie6.7
The First Easter Rabbit
5.8

The First Easter Rabbit

1976Movie5.8
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
5.5

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967Movie5.5
Ensign Pulver
6.5

Ensign Pulver

1964Movie6.5
Station West
6.4

Station West

1948Movie6.4
Uphill All the Way
5.6

Uphill All the Way

1986Movie5.6
The McMasters
4.6

The McMasters

1970Movie4.6
Sierra
5.4

Sierra

1950Movie5.4
Mediterranean Holiday
8.0

Mediterranean Holiday

1962Movie8.0
The Spiral Road
5.5

The Spiral Road

1962Movie5.5
The Power and the Prize
6.3

The Power and the Prize

1956Movie6.3
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1968Movie
The Brass Bottle
6.3

The Brass Bottle

1964Movie6.3
Just You and Me, Kid
5.5

Just You and Me, Kid

1979Movie5.5
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
7.5

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

1970Movie7.5
Green Grass of Wyoming
6.7

Green Grass of Wyoming

1948Movie6.7
A Down Home Country Christmas

A Down Home Country Christmas

1987Movie
Baker's Hawk
6.8

Baker's Hawk

1976Movie6.8
Fun in the Big Country

Fun in the Big Country

1958Movie
My Music: A Classic Christmas
7.5

My Music: A Classic Christmas

2019Movie7.5
Tennessee Williams' South
10.0

Tennessee Williams' South

1973Movie10.0
DTV: Golden Oldies

DTV: Golden Oldies

1984Movie
The Sound of Anger
8.0

The Sound of Anger

1968Movie8.0
The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

1957Movie
Thomas Hart Benton
7.8

Thomas Hart Benton

1989Movie7.8
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
6.0

The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

1968Movie6.0
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

1981Movie
Tall Tales

Tall Tales

1940Movie
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
7.0

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

1963Movie7.0
Gifts of an Eagle

Gifts of an Eagle

1975Movie

TV Shows (28)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Little House on the Prairie
8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974Series8.0
Wogan
5.3

Wogan

1982Series5.3
Night Gallery
7.8

Night Gallery

1970Series7.8
What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950Series7.0
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957Series7.5
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971Series7.0
Roots
7.4

Roots

1977Series7.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956Series6.4
The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959Series8.0
The Hollywood Palace
5.0

The Hollywood Palace

1964Series5.0
The Danny Kaye Show
7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

1963Series7.0
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969Series6.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
The Johnny Cash Show
6.5

The Johnny Cash Show

1969Series6.5
Captains and the Kings
8.8

Captains and the Kings

1976Series8.8
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
5.7

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

1989Series5.7
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
O.K. Crackerby
10.0

O.K. Crackerby

1965Series10.0
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
8.0

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

1970Series8.0
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
4.7

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

1969Series4.7
The Bobby Darin Show
10.0

The Bobby Darin Show

1973Series10.0