Burl Ives
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.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as Sam the Snowman (voice)Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from...
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The Big Country
as Rufus HannasseyRetired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a...
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The Ewok Adventure
as Narrator (voice)Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel,...
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East of Eden
as Sam the SheriffIn the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against...
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Two Moon Junction
as Sheriff Earl HawkinsA young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged...
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Harvey 'Big Daddy' PollittA depressed alcoholic drinks his days away and resists his wife's affections. A reunion with his...
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White Dog
as CarruthersA trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
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So Dear to My Heart
as Uncle Hiram DouglasThe tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream...
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The Bermuda Depths
as Dr. PaulisScientists pursuing the mysteries of the deep are threatened by a beautiful girl who seems to...
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Our Man in Havana
as Dr. HasselbacherJim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage...
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Day of the Outlaw
as Jack BruhnBlaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The...
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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
as Phineas T. BarnumPhineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little...
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Summer Magic
as Osh PophamMother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham...
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Wind Across the Everglades
as CottonmouthSet in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce...
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Judge Bruce Mallory SullivanNick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning...
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The Spiral Road
as Dr. Brits JansenA selfish and prideful young Dutch doctor, through a series of circumstances, comes to learn...
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Station West
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence...
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Ensign Pulver
as Captain Morton1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become...
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Hugo the Hippo
as Narrator - Vocalist (voice)The Sultan of Zanzibar has a harbor infested with sharks, which makes it impossible for ships to...
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The Power and the Prize
as George SaltAn ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.
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Just You and Me, Kid
as MaxGeorge Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old...
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Green Grass of Wyoming
as GusThe romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.
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Desire Under the Elms
as Éphraïm CabotEphraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy...
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Sierra
as LonesomeRing Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff...
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The Whole World Is Watching
as Walter NicholsIn this second pilot of "The Lawyers," a rotating segment of "The Bold Ones" series, the firm of...
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Fun in the Big Country
as SelfBehind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
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Uphill All the Way
as Sheriff John CatledgeTwo unemployed good ol' boys are mistaken for a pair of notorious bank robbers.
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The New Adventures of Heidi
as GrandfatherThe long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine...
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The McMasters
as McMastersWhen a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed...
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DTV: Golden Oldies
as SelfCompilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining tunes from the 1940s...
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The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as T.M. TraskA famous heart surgeon finds out that a medical research foundation is being used for shady and...
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Big Daddy (archive footage)A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi...
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The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along
as uncreditedTen Musical Yuletide treasures featuring the voices of Fred Astaire, Jimmy Durante and Burl...
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Smoky
as WillieClint Barkley first sees Smoky as a runaway, and drives him back to the ranch where he meets the...
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The Brass Bottle
as FakrashA genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.
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The Daydreamer
as Father Neptune (voice)A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order...
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Baker's Hawk
as Mr. McGrawWhen a young boy nurses an injured hawk back to health, he gains newfound courage and confidence...
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
as uncreditedA nonsense song, sung by Burl Ives and given unrestrained interpretation by the cartoonist. Of...
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My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of...
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The Sound of Anger
as Walter NicholsTwo teenagers who have been engaged in pre-marital sex become the prime suspects when the girl's...
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The First Easter Rabbit
as Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice)A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit.
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Thomas Hart Benton
as HimselfThomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in...
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The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
as Narrator (voice)Quasi-documentay on Bonnie and Clyde... Larry Buchanan style!
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Tennessee Williams' South
as uncreditedThe brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound...
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Earthbound
as Ned AndersonA family of space aliens crash lands on Earth when their spaceship conks out.
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Pinocchio
as GeppettoPinocchio is a musical version of the story that aired in the United States on NBC, with pop...
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Mediterranean Holiday
as Narrator (US Version) (voice)A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.
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Tall Tales
as SelfThe notable non-theatrical film distributor Thomas Brandon produced Tall Tales, a 1941...
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Night Gallery
as Old Man DoubledayRod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Daniel Boone
as Prater BeaseleyDaniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...
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Alias Smith and Jones
as uncreditedAlias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jonathan J. DwireDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Name of the Game
as Arthur JellicoeThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Johnny Cash Show
as SelfThe Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The...
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The Danny Kaye Show
as SelfThe Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as uncreditedWalt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as SelfThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show...
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The Hollywood Palace
as SelfThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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General Electric Theater
as King DavidGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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General Electric Theater
as uncreditedGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as F.W. WoolworthThe true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight...
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Captains and the Kings
as Old SyrupRags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.
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The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
as Walter NichollsThe Bold Ones: The Lawyers is an American legal drama that aired for four season on NBC from...
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