Burl Ives
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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
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.
Born
Jun 14, 1909
Hunt City, Illinois, USA
Died
Apr 14, 1995
Known For
Acting
Movies
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0 crew
Popularity
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Known For
East of Eden
1955
as Sam the Sheriff
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964
as Sam the Snowman (voice)
The Big Country
1958
as Rufus Hannassey
Two Moon Junction
1988
as Sheriff Earl Hawkins
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
The Ewok Adventure
1984
as Narrator (voice)
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Jack Bruhn
White Dog
1982
as Carruthers
Our Man in Havana
1960
as Dr. Hasselbacher
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