Jack Burns
Comedian • Actor • Writer • Producer
Birth Name: John Francis Burns
Birth Date: November 15, 1933
Death Date: January 27, 2020 — 86 years old
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Jack Burns was a writer, actor, and producer who was best known for writing "The Muppet Show" and "The Flip Wilson Show." Burns was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1977 for the first project.
Credits
The Pitts
Guest Star
Show
2003
The SimpsonsStream
Guest Voice
Edward Christian
Series
1989
FridaysStream
Narrator
Series
1980
The Muppet MovieStream
Screenwriter
Movie
1979
The Fabulous Funnies
Actor
Show
1976
Saturday Night LiveStream
Host
Series
1975
Wait Till Your Father Gets HomeStream
Voice
Series
1972
Getting Together
Actor
Officer Rudy Colcheck
Series
1971
The Partridge FamilyStream
Guest Star
Stillman Kelly
Series
1970
The Brass are Coming
Writer
Show
1969
Love, American Style
Actor
Deputy Sheriff Preston Steele
Series
1969
Love, American Style
Voice
Ralph Kane
Series
1969
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Guest Star
Series
1968
Operation Greasepaint
Actor
Minihane
Show
1968
Our Place
Actor
Show
1967
Zero Hour
Actor
Show
1967
Class of '67
Actor
guest
Show
1966
The Andy Griffith ShowStream
Actor
Warren Ferguson
Series
1960
The Andy Griffith ShowStream
Guest Star
Warren Ferguson
Series
1960
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