Burl Ives

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-06-14

Day of death

1995-04-14 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Hunt City, Illinois, USA

Burl Ives

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.

Known For

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • The Daydreamer

    The Daydreamer

  • Ensign Pulver

    Ensign Pulver

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • The McMasters

    The McMasters

  • The Big Country

    The Big Country

  • Two Moon Junction

    Two Moon Junction

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

    The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Earthbound

    Earthbound

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • Sierra

    Sierra

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • The Ewok Adventure

    The Ewok Adventure

  • Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

  • Captains and the Kings

    Captains and the Kings

  • Green Grass of Wyoming

    Green Grass of Wyoming

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

  • Our Man in Havana

    Our Man in Havana

  • The Brass Bottle

    The Brass Bottle

  • Tennessee Williams' South

    Tennessee Williams' South

  • White Dog

    White Dog

  • The First Easter Rabbit

    The First Easter Rabbit

  • The Sound of Anger

    The Sound of Anger

  • So Dear to My Heart

    So Dear to My Heart

  • The New Adventures of Heidi

    The New Adventures of Heidi

  • The Whole World Is Watching

    The Whole World Is Watching

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • Mediterranean Holiday

    Mediterranean Holiday

  • Just You and Me, Kid

    Just You and Me, Kid

  • Uphill All the Way

    Uphill All the Way

  • Tall Tales

    Tall Tales

  • The Bobby Darin Show

    The Bobby Darin Show

  • O.K. Crackerby

    O.K. Crackerby

  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

  • The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

    The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Desire Under the Elms

    Desire Under the Elms

  • Baker's Hawk

    Baker's Hawk

  • Thomas Hart Benton

    Thomas Hart Benton

  • DTV: Golden Oldies

    DTV: Golden Oldies

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Summer Magic

    Summer Magic

  • The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

    The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • The Bermuda Depths

    The Bermuda Depths

  • Fun in the Big Country

    Fun in the Big Country

  • My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

  • I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

    I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

  • Gifts of an Eagle

    Gifts of an Eagle

  • A Down Home Country Christmas

    A Down Home Country Christmas