George Burns

George Burns
Birth name	Nathan Birnbaum
Born	January 20, 1896 in New York, New York, USA
Died	March 9, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California, USA from natural causes
Notable Roles	George Burns in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Notable Episodes
Awards	TV Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 SAG Awards Life Achievement Award 2 American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards in Comedy 1 British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award

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George Burns was an American actor, comedian and producer best known for his long career as a stand-up comic and his work with his wife on the classic The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	Himself	1950–1958	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
The George Burns Show	Himself	1958–1959	1
Wendy and Me	Himself	1964–1965	1
George Burns Comedy Week	Host	1985	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	2x04 - Gracie Bit	March 9, 1952
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	4x10 - Goldie, Fields and Glide	March 21, 1954
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	4x11 - Burns and Allen Show	April 11, 1954
The Bob Cummings Show	Himself	2x06 - Hawaii Calls	October 27, 1955
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	7x02 - George Burns/Spike Jones Show	October 7, 1956
The Bob Cummings Show	Himself	3x24 - Bob Meets the Mortons	March 21, 1957
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	9x05 - Bachelor TV Lives	November 16, 1958
General Electric Theater	Eddie Martin	8x11 - Platinum on the Rocks	November 29, 1959
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	11x01 - Nightbeat Takeoff	October 16, 1960
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	11x24 - Variety Show	April 2, 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week	Narrator	1x01 - Laughter USA	September 17, 1961
Mister Ed	Himself	2x18 - George Burns Meets Mister Ed	February 18, 1962
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	13x23 - Jack Is Kidnapped	March 12, 1963
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	14x14 - How Jack Met George Burns	January 7, 1964
Here's Lucy	Himself	3x11 - Lucy and Jack Benny's Biography	November 23, 1970
Alice	Himself	2x10 - Oh! George Burns	January 1, 1978

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Joys	Himself	March 5, 1976
The George Burns Special	Himself	December 1, 1976
The George Burns One-Man Show	Himself	November 23, 1977
George Burns' 100 Birthday Party	Himself	January 22, 1979
George Burns in Nashville	Himself	November 13, 1980
John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind	Himself	March 30, 1981
George Burns' Early, Early, Early Christmas Special	Himself	November 16, 1981
Night of 100 Stars	Himself	March 8, 1982
Two of a Kind	Boppy Minor	October 9, 1982
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	Himself	September 19, 1983
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special	Himself	January 17, 1986
George Burns' 95th Birthday Party	Himself	February 1, 1991

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
The Sunshine Boys	Al Lewis	1975
Oh, God!	God	1977

Producer

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Wendy and Me	1964 –1965	Producer

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

• Won: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (1976) (tie)

The Sunshine Boys

Academy Awards

• Won: Best Supporting Actor (1976)

The Sunshine Boys

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 3 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming (1990)

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Trivia

• Oldest actor to win an Academy Award