Edmund Burns

Not to be confused with Ed Burns.

Edmund Burns (sometimes billed as Edward Burns; September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980 ) was an American actor.

Edmund Burns
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
Born	(1892-09-27)September 27, 1892 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 2, 1980(1980-04-02) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Edward Burns
Occupation	Actor

Early years

Burns was a twin and one of 13 children in a Catholic family in Philadelphia. He acted in plays when he was in high school. After he lost a job with the Post Toasties company, he decided to try acting as a profession. A successful screen test led to his first work in films. Cecil B. DeMille changed his first name from Edward to Edmund.

Career

Burns was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly The Princess from Hoboken (1927), Made for Love (1926), and After the Fog (1929), although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in The Birth of a Nation (1915). Other films include The Country Kid (1923), The Farmer from Texas (1925), Ransom (1928), The Adorable Outcast (1928), Hard to Get (1929), The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), Hollywood Boulevard (1936), and his last film, Charles Barton's Murder with Pictures (1936) for Paramount Pictures.

Personal life

Burns was married to Ruth Curry, whom he met at Camp Baldy resort. She was a widow with three children and the resort's owner. Burns left acting and became co-manager there.

Partial filmography

• The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Klansman
• Diamonds and Pearls (1917)
• The Slave (1917) (as Edward Burns)
• Her Hour (1917) (as Edward Burns)
• The Wasp (1918) (as Edward Burns)
• The Danger Mark (1918) (as Edward Burns)
• Love Watches (1918)
• The Ordeal of Rosetta (1918)
• Under the Greenwood Tree (1918) (as Edward Burns)
• Marriage For Convenience (1919) (as Edward Burns)
• Male and Female (1919)
• Pegeen (1920)
• The Virgin of Stamboul (1920)
• Eyes of the Heart (1920)
• To Please One Woman (1920)
• Opened Shutters (1921)
• Hickville to Broadway (1921)
• Outlawed (1921)
• Fifty Candles (1921)
• East Is West (1922)
• The Lavender Bath Lady (1922)
• Lights of the Desert (1922)
• The Woman's Side (1922)
• The Dangerous Age (1923)
• Jazzmania (1923)
• Scars of Jealousy (1923)
• The Country Kid (1923)
• The Humming Bird (1924)
• Broadway After Dark (1924)
• Those Who Dare (1924)
• The Manicure Girl (1925)
• The Farmer from Texas (1925)
• The Million Dollar Handicap (1925)
• Made for Love (1926)
• Paris at Midnight (1926)
• Out of the Storm (1926)
• Whispering Wires (1926)
• The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)
• The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
• The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
• The Chinese Parrot (1927)
• Ransom (1928)
• The Adorable Outcast (1928)
• Phyllis of the Follies (1928)
• She Goes to War (1929)
• After the Fog (1929)
• Hard to Get (1929)
• Tanned Legs (1929)
• Sea Devils (1931)
• Hell-Bent for Frisco (1931)
• The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
• The Death Kiss (1932)
• Western Limited (1932)
• Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
• Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

External links

• Edmund Burns at IMDb