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.
Filmography
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Big Daddy (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Big Daddy (archive footage)
Two Moon Junction
as Sheriff Earl Hawkins
Two Moon Junction
as Sheriff Earl Hawkins
A Down Home Country Christmas
as Self
A Down Home Country Christmas
as Self
Uphill All the Way
as Sheriff John Catledge
Uphill All the Way
as Sheriff John Catledge
The Ewok Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
The Ewok Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
DTV: Golden Oldies
as Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
as Self
White Dog
as Carruthers
White Dog
as Carruthers
Earthbound
as Ned Anderson
Earthbound
as Ned Anderson
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
as Himself
Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
as Himself
The New Adventures of Heidi
as Grandfather
The New Adventures of Heidi
as Grandfather
The Bermuda Depths
as Dr. Paulis
The Bermuda Depths
as Dr. Paulis
Gifts of an Eagle
Gifts of an Eagle
Tennessee Williams' South
Tennessee Williams' South
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as T.M. Trask
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
as T.M. Trask
The McMasters
as McMasters
The McMasters
as McMasters
The Sound of Anger
as Walter Nichols
The Sound of Anger
as Walter Nichols
Pinocchio
as Geppetto
Pinocchio
as Geppetto
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
as Narrator (voice)
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
as Narrator (voice)
The Daydreamer
as Father Neptune (voice)
The Daydreamer
as Father Neptune (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as Sam the Snowman (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as Sam the Snowman (voice)
Ensign Pulver
as Captain Morton
Ensign Pulver
as Captain Morton
The Brass Bottle
as Fakrash
The Brass Bottle
as Fakrash
Summer Magic
as Osh Popham
Summer Magic
as Osh Popham
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Brits Jansen
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Brits Jansen
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan
Our Man in Havana
as Dr. Hasselbacher
Our Man in Havana
as Dr. Hasselbacher
Wind Across the Everglades
as Cottonmouth
Wind Across the Everglades
as Cottonmouth
Fun in the Big Country
as Self
Fun in the Big Country
as Self
The Miracle Worker
as Captain Keller
The Miracle Worker
as Captain Keller
The Power and the Prize
as George Salt
The Power and the Prize
as George Salt
East of Eden
as Sam the Sheriff
East of Eden
as Sam the Sheriff
Station West
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Station West
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Smoky
as Willie
Smoky
as Willie