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Bill Burrud(1925-1990)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Bill Burrud
Bill Burrud was born on 12 January 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Idol of the Crowds (1937), Girl Overboard (1937) and Devil's Squadron (1936). He died on 12 July 1990 in Sunset Beach, California, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1925
DiedJuly 12, 1990(65)
BornJanuary 12, 1925
DiedJuly 12, 1990(65)
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Known for

John Wayne, Bill Burrud, and Sheila Bromley in Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Idol of the Crowds
6.0
  • Bobby(as Billy Burrud)
  • 1937
Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon in Girl Overboard (1937)
Girl Overboard
6.0
  • Bobby Stacey(as Billy Burrud)
  • 1937
Richard Dix and Karen Morley in Devil's Squadron (1936)
Devil's Squadron
6.5
  • Butch(as Billy Burrud)
  • 1936
Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous
7.9
  • Charles(as Billy Burrud)
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • The World of Reptiles
    TV Movie
    • Host, Narrator
    • 1971
  • Safari to Adventure
    TV Series
    • Host (1969-1975)
    • 1969–1975
  • The Challenging Sea
    TV Series
    • Host (1969)
    • 1969
  • Thrill Hunters
    TV Series
    • Host (1966)
    • 1966
  • Flight to Adventure
    TV Series
    • Host (1960)
    • 1960
  • Treasure
    TV Series
    • Host (1958)
    • 1958
  • Bonita Granville in Hitler's Children (1943)
    Hitler's Children
    6.4
    • Prof. Nichols' Student (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jack A. Marta, Robert Armstrong, Bill Burrud, John Dilson, Donald Douglas, Joe Downing, Earl Felton, Paul Fix, Dwight Frye, Roland Got, Robert Homans, Cy Kendall, Lucien Littlefield, Robert Livingston, Bruce MacFarlane, Paul McVey, Horace Murphy, Ernest J. Nims, Sidney Salkow, Herman Schlom, June Travis, Ben Welden, Charles C. Wilson, and Harley Wood in The Night Hawk (1938)
    The Night Hawk
    5.7
    • Bobby McCormick (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1938
  • John Wayne, Bill Burrud, and Sheila Bromley in Idol of the Crowds (1937)
    Idol of the Crowds
    6.0
    • Bobby (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Richard Dix and Fay Wray in It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
    It Happened in Hollywood
    6.3
    • Billy - The Kid (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Bill Burrud, Richard Carle, Edward Ellis, Nan Grey, Ralph Morgan, and Robert Wilcox in The Man in Blue (1937)
    The Man in Blue
    5.1
    • Frankie as a Boy (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
    Captains Courageous
    7.9
    • Charles (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Bill Burrud, J. Edward Bromberg, Betty Furness, Victor Kilian, Ivan Lebedeff, Gavin Muir, and Andrew Tombes in Fair Warning (1937)
    Fair Warning
    6.3
    • Malcolm Berkhardt (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon in Girl Overboard (1937)
    Girl Overboard
    6.0
    • Bobby Stacey (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1937
  • Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, and Victor McLaglen in The Magnificent Brute (1936)
    The Magnificent Brute
    5.8
    • Pete Finney (as Billy Burrud)
    • 1936

Producer

  • New! Animal World
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Animals Are the Funniest People
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Curse of the Mayan Temple
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Safari to Adventure
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Animal World
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Billy Burrud
  • Born
    • January 12, 1925
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 12, 1990
    • Sunset Beach, California, USA(heart attack)

Did you know

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    In 1954, he founded Bill Burrud Productions which would produce programs that included "True Adventure", "Vagabond", "Wanderlust" (the theme song for which was "The Happy Wanderer"), "Animal World", "Islands in the Sun", "Wonderful World of Women", "Safari to Adventure", "Treasure" and "Natural Wonders". His company also produced numerous television specials.

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