Burl Ives

Burl Ives

6/14/1909 – 4/14/1995Hunt 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 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.

Filmography (78 titles)

My Music: A Classic Christmas7.5Movie

My Music: A Classic Christmas

Self (archive footage) · 2019

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage9.0Movie

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Big Daddy (archive footage) · 1994

Thomas Hart Benton7.8Movie

Thomas Hart Benton

Himself · 1989

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story5.7Show

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

F.W. Woolworth · 1989

Two Moon Junction6.0Movie

Two Moon Junction

Sheriff Earl Hawkins · 1988

A Down Home Country ChristmasMovie

A Down Home Country Christmas

Self · 1987

Uphill All the Way5.6Movie

Uphill All the Way

Sheriff John Catledge · 1986

The Ewok Adventure5.9Movie

The Ewok Adventure

Narrator (voice) · 1984

DTV: Golden OldiesMovie

DTV: Golden Oldies

Self · 1984

White Dog6.6Movie

White Dog

Carruthers · 1982

Wogan5.3Show

Wogan

Self · 1982

Earthbound5.0Movie

Earthbound

Ned Anderson · 1981

Sam Fuller: Writings with a CameraMovie

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

Himself · 1981

Just You and Me, Kid5.4Movie

Just You and Me, Kid

Max · 1979

The New Adventures of Heidi5.0Movie

The New Adventures of Heidi

Grandfather · 1978

The Bermuda Depths5.5Movie

The Bermuda Depths

Dr. Paulis · 1978

Roots7.3Show

Roots

Senator Arthur J. Justin · 1977

Baker's Hawk6.8Movie

Baker's Hawk

Mr. McGraw · 1976

Captains and the Kings8.8Show

Captains and the Kings

Old Syrup · 1976

The First Easter Rabbit5.8Movie

The First Easter Rabbit

Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice) · 1976

Movie

Gifts of an Eagle

1975

Little House on the Prairie7.9Show

Little House on the Prairie

Sam Shelby · 1974

The Bobby Darin Show10.0Show

The Bobby Darin Show

1973

Tennessee Williams' South10.0Movie

Tennessee Williams' South

1973

Alias Smith and Jones7.0Show

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Night Gallery7.8Show

Night Gallery

Old Man Doubleday · 1970

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever7.5Movie

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

T.M. Trask · 1970

8.0Show

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

1970

The McMasters4.6Movie

The McMasters

McMasters · 1970

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers4.7Show

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

Walter Nicholls · 1969