Burl Ives

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

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

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The McMasters

    The McMasters

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Tall Tales

    Tall Tales

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Earthbound

    Earthbound

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • DTV: Golden Oldies

    DTV: Golden Oldies

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • Gifts of an Eagle

    Gifts of an Eagle

  • Thomas Hart Benton

    Thomas Hart Benton

  • Sierra

    Sierra

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Fun in the Big Country

    Fun in the Big Country

  • The Big Country

    The Big Country

  • Captains and the Kings

    Captains and the Kings

  • Two Moon Junction

    Two Moon Junction

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • Tennessee Williams' South

    Tennessee Williams' South

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Mediterranean Holiday

    Mediterranean Holiday

  • The Ewok Adventure

    The Ewok Adventure

  • White Dog

    White Dog

  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

  • The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

    The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

  • O.K. Crackerby

    O.K. Crackerby

  • So Dear to My Heart

    So Dear to My Heart

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

  • The Bobby Darin Show

    The Bobby Darin Show

  • The Brass Bottle

    The Brass Bottle

  • Our Man in Havana

    Our Man in Havana

  • Just You and Me, Kid

    Just You and Me, Kid

  • The New Adventures of Heidi

    The New Adventures of Heidi

  • Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Desire Under the Elms

    Desire Under the Elms

  • Station West

    Station West

  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

  • Ensign Pulver

    Ensign Pulver

  • Summer Magic

    Summer Magic

  • The Daydreamer

    The Daydreamer

  • The Bermuda Depths

    The Bermuda Depths

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • Green Grass of Wyoming

    Green Grass of Wyoming

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • Baker's Hawk

    Baker's Hawk

  • The Sound of Anger

    The Sound of Anger

  • Uphill All the Way

    Uphill All the Way

  • The First Easter Rabbit

    The First Easter Rabbit

  • The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

    The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

  • 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

  • The Whole World Is Watching

    The Whole World Is Watching

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

    The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

  • Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

    Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

  • A Down Home Country Christmas

    A Down Home Country Christmas