Michael BurnsFilmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Michael Burns went from playing boyish male ingénues in the early '60s to a somewhat less successful career as a male lead in such offbeat movies as That Cold Day in the Park. Born in Mineola, NY, in 1947, he was raised in Yonkers, NY, and later in Beverly Hills, CA. His father, Frank Burns. had...Read More

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With Friends Like These

Synopsis: In the tradition of Twilight Zone comes this supernatural/sci-fi anthology hosted by Norman Fell. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1990
The Streets of San Francisco: Judgment Day

Synopsis: After two weeks' pre-emption due to the 1976 Winter Olympics, Streets of San Francisco returned to ABC's Thursday schedule with a typically perplaxing case for SFPD detectives Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas). Four judges have been murdered, and in each case an obsolete pamphlet on Read More

1976
The Streets of San Francisco: I Ain't Marchin' Anymore

Synopsis: Someone in the SFPD must go undercover with a group of Vietnam war resisters to ferret out a murderer. Given a choice between middle-aged Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and youthful, shaggy-haired Steve Keller (Michael Douglas), the authorities opt for Keller. Posing as an anti-war activist, Keller Read More

1974
Brock's Last Case

Synopsis: Richard Widmark is Brock, a salty NYC cop who retires to a small town in California. Brock's plans to become a peaceful orange farmer are interrupted when his Native American ranch hand (Henry Darrow) is accused of murdering the local sheriff. Before long, Brock himself has been appointed sheriff Read More

1973
Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

Synopsis: Michael Burns plays Freddy Griffith, a brilliant, altruistic and cheerfully goofy young inventor. Though his creations seemingly have value, they usually end up causing nothing but trouble (and bad special effects). Produced by veteran sitcom helmsman Hy Averback, this made-for-TV movie was Read More

1973
The Streets of San Francisco: Act of Duty

Synopsis: This 1973 episode features Brenda Vaccaro, the then girlfriend of series costar Michael Douglas (Steve Keller), as rookie SFPD officer Sherry Tate. When her roommate, likewise a cop, is murdered while tracking down an elusive rapist, Sherry volunteers to act as bait for the killer. Even after Read More

1973
Santee

Actors: Robert Mellard, Glenn Ford, Dana Wynter

Synopsis: A bounty hunter holds dear the memory of his son who was killed by outlaws several years before. One day he kills a crook and then takes in his son, who swears vengeance upon his adopted father. This western chronicles their adventures together. The bounty hunter is happy with his new charge and Read More

1973
Gidget Gets Married

Actors: Paul Lynde

Synopsis: Monie Ellis is the latest in a long line of movie and TV "Gidgets" in Gidget Gets Married. The title tells all: Francie "Gidget" Lawrence (Ellis) forsakes bikinis and surfboards for a wedding gown and corsage. Her husband, of course, is her faithful beau "Moondoggie", aka Jeff Stevens (Michael Burns Read More

1972
Thumb Tripping

Synopsis: In this adventure, a stereotypical hippie couple hitchhikes around California and meets various odd people ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

1972
The F.B.I.: Downfall

Synopsis: Shedding his "good guy" TV image, Carl Betz guests in this episode as veteran jewel fence Martin Ashton. Having long sheltered his daughter Lynne (Anne Archer) from his criminal activities, Ashton is outraged when the girl announces plans to marry his accomplice Mike Keller (Michael Burns). As FBI Read More

1971
The Partridge Family: The Undergraduate

Synopsis: Returning to college to take a Psychology course, Shirley (Shirley Jones) makes the acquaintance of 19-year-old Paul Bruner (Michael Burns), who mistakes her maternal kindness for true love. Before long, the moonstruck Bruner is ardenty courting the nonplussed Shirley--and he won't take no for Read More

1971
A Time for Loving

Synopsis: A play by Jean Anouilh is the basis for A Time for Loving. In this Gallic blend of La Ronde and Plaza Suite, a single Paris flat is the scene for three separate romantic stories, bookended by a fourth. Star Mel Ferrar also functioned as producer; it must have taken some fast talking to keep him Read More

1971
The F.B.I.: Scapegoat

Synopsis: Harley Garnett (Michael Burns), a wealthy but seriously disturbed young man, murders socialite Karen Blakely (Brooke Mills) when she spurns his advances. Garnett commits his crime on government land, bringing the FBI into the investigation. Noticing that the murder follows the same M.O. as one Read More

1969
That Cold Day in the Park

Actors: Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton, Luana Anders, David Garfield

Synopsis: A spinster goes to extraordinary lengths to assuage her loneliness in Robert Altman's 1969 drama. Wealthy Frances Austen (Sandy Dennis) conducts herself as if she were older than she actually is, but when she spies a blond youth (Michael Burns) sitting alone in a rain-swept Vancouver park, she Read More

1969
The Mad Room

Actors: Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens, Skip Ward, Carol Cole, Severn Darden

Synopsis: In this horror tale, Ellen Hardy (Stella Stevens) shares a home with widow Gladys Armstrong (Shelley Winters). Ellen is engaged to marry Gladys' stepson, Sam Aller (Skip Ward). Ellen receives word that her brother and sister are soon to be released from a mental institution and need a place to Read More

1969
Journey to Shiloh

Actors: James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott, Don Stroud, Paul Petersen

Synopsis: In this adventure, seven young west Texans ride out to volunteer for the Confederate army during the mid-point of the Civil War. The Concho County Comanches, as they call themselves, find that it is truly a long way to Shiloh, Tennessee where a major battle is about to occur. En route they Read More

1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Actors: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Gina Lollobrigida, Mylène Demongeot

Synopsis: O'Farrell (Bob Hope) is a navy sergeant who tries to boost the moral of the men by bringing in a shipment of beer. When the beer turns up missing, he calls an all-out search for the suds. In the process, O'Farrell captures a Japanese submarine single-handedly and tries to pilot the boat to safety. Phyllis Diller Read More

1968
Stranger on the Run

Actors: Anne Baxter, Dan Duryea, Henry Fonda, Michael Parks

Synopsis: A prime early example of how to make a truly worthwhile TV movie, Stranger on the Run is a tough, minimalist western in the tradition of the theatrical oaters of director Anthony Mann (one of whose favorite actors, Dan Duryea, has a supporting part in Stranger). Michael Parks is painfully Read More

1967
Bonanza: Napoleon's Children

Actors: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Michael Burns, Bob Biheller

Synopsis: Virginia City finds itself under siege from a group of highly organized juvenile delinquents, all guided by a disturbed young man (Bob Biheller) who calls himself Napoleon. Raised by his dissolute uncle (Woodrow Parfrey), a professor with a drinking problem, the boy knows his history well, and Read More

1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass

Synopsis: The directorial reins of 40 Guns to Apache Pass are in the expert hands of actionmeister William Witney, who helmed many of Audie Murphy's latter-day vehicles. Here Murphy plays a Cavalry captain who takes on the entire Apache nation virtually single-handedly. He is undermined by villainous Read More

1967
Bonanza: The Trouble With Jamie

Actors: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Michael Burns, Ross Elliott

Synopsis: Former Wagon Train regular Michael Burns guest-stars as Jamie, the spoiled-rotten son of Ben Cartwright's eastern cousin Matthew (Ross Elliot). Appalled by Jamie's petulant arrogance, Ben takes it upon himself to teach the boy a lesson. It gradually develops that Jamie is jealous because of Read More

1966
The F.B.I.: The Forests of the Night

Synopsis: This episode is set in a remote Oregon community plagued by a drought that has dragged on for over three months. A local religious sect headed by Adam MacDonald (John Anderson) has managed to incur the wrath of some bigoted townsfolk, who go out of their way to torment and persecute McDonald and Read More

1966
The Raiders

Synopsis: In this western, an ex-officer for the confederate Army becomes a Texas cattle rancher. He and his fellow ranchers are dismayed when they learn that the coming railroad intends on bypassing their ranches. The rancher then leaves his land to begin fighting the railroad. Meanwhile the railroad Read More

1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Actors: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Reginald Gardiner, Marie Wilson

Synopsis: Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson adapted the novel by author Edward Streeter, whose work was also the basis of Father of the Bride (1950), into this domestic comedy. James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara star as Roger and Peggy Hobbs, a St. Louis couple with a large brood who desire a seaside vacation. Read More

1962
The Twilight Zone: The Shelter

Actors: Larry Gates, Jack Albertson, Joe Bernard, Sandy Kenyon, John McLiam

Synopsis: One of the few Twilight Zone episodes with virtually no sci-fi/fantasy trappings whatsoever, this is nonetheless a disturbing and unsettling half hour. In the midst of a surprise birthday party, the revellers are shocked to hear a Civil Defense announcement on the radio, declaring that America is Read More

1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Pearl Necklace

Synopsis: At the urging of her boyfriend, Mark (Jack Cassidy), pretty young Charlotte Jameson (Hazel Court) accepts the marriage proposal of her wealthy old boss, Howard Rutherford (Ernest Truex). Inasmuch as Howard has been told he has only a year to live, Mark figures he won't have to wait long to cut Read More

1961
The Wizard of Baghdad

Actors: Dick Shawn, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, John van Dreelen, Robert Simon

Synopsis: In this satirical costume fantasy, a clumsy no-talent genie ends up chastised by the genie king and given one last chance to prove himself. If he fails, he will end up a mere mortal. The hapless genie then heads for Baghdad astride a talking horse to try to become the Wizard of Baghdad. In that Read More

1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Doubtful Doctor

Synopsis: After a fight with his wife (Gena Rowlands) in which he tells her that he wishes he was single again, Ralph Jones (Dick York) is miraculously transported back to his bachelorhood, two years earlier. At least, that's the story Ralph tells his psychiatrist (John Zaremba), who has trouble believing Read More

1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Special Delivery

Synopsis: Suburbanites Bill and Cynthia Fortnam (Steve Dunne, Beatrice Straight) are a tad surprised when their 11-year-old son, Tom (Peter Lazer), receives a special-delivery package. The package turns out to contain mushroom seeds, which the industrious Tom plants and cultivates in the cellar. Although Read More

1959