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Burl Ives

Acting

2.6 Popularity Jun 14, 1909 (85 years old) Hunt City, Illinois, USA

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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 tradit...

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.

Filmography 73

2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Movie

as Big Daddy (archive footage)

1989
Thomas Hart Benton Movie

as Himself

1988
Two Moon Junction Movie

as Sheriff Earl Hawkins

1986
Uphill All the Way Movie

as Sheriff John Catledge

1984
The Ewok Adventure Movie

as Narrator (voice)

1984
DTV: Golden Oldies Movie

as Self

1982
White Dog Movie

as Carruthers

1982
Wogan TV

as Self

1981
Earthbound Movie

as Ned Anderson

1979
1978
The New Adventures of Heidi Movie

as Grandfather

1978
The Bermuda Depths Movie

as Dr. Paulis

1976
Baker's Hawk Movie

as Mr. McGraw

1976
Captains and the Kings TV

as Old Syrup

1976
The First Easter Rabbit Movie

as Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice)

1975
Hugo the Hippo Movie

as Narrator - Vocalist (voice)

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday June 14, 1909 (85 years old)
Died April 14, 1995
Place of Birth Hunt City, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives, Бёрл Айвз
Years Active 1940 - 2019
Popularity 2.6
Career Stats
73 Total Credits
48 Movie Roles
25 TV Roles
4 Photos