Burns was a lifelong Texan (except for a couple of odd years in L.A.) and held a BFA from UT Austin. Before his film work, he had careers in commercial art, advertising and journalism. He was also a noted genealogist mostly due to his video "Out of Your Tree! Crazy About Genealogy." In May 2004, Bob was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rather than ...
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Parents
Agnes Broun, William Burnes
Siblings
Gilbert Burns, Agnes Burns, Isobel Burns, William Burns, Annabella Burns, John Burns
Movies
Confessions of a Serial Killer
Star Sign
Gemini
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Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nightwish
1989
Re-Animator
1985
Microwave Massacre
1983
as Robert Burns
Play Dead
1983
Mausoleum
1983
as Robert Burns
Time Walker
1982
Blood Song
1982
Full Moon High
1981
as Robert Burns
The Howling
1981
Disco Godfather
1979
Don't Go Near the Park
1979
as Robert Burns
She Came to the Valley
1979
Tourist Trap
1979
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
as Robert Burns
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mohammed's Radio
1995
Lucky
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
Franklin (farmer #3)
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
TV Mini-Series
Postman (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1995
TV Series
Man in Overalls
The Substitute Wife
1994
TV Movie
Leering Man (uncredited)
Mr. Pumpkin
1987
Short
As himself
Confessions of a Serial Killer
1985
Daniel Ray Hawkins
Microwave Massacre
1983
Homeless Man (uncredited)
The Howling
1981
Porn store patron (uncredited)
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Future-Kill
1985
special effects makeup
Demonoid: Messenger of Death
1981
special effects art director
Disco Godfather
1979
special effects
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Redboy 13
1997
The Outing
1987
Confessions of a Serial Killer
1985
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Still Chainsaw After All These Years
2004
Video documentary short
Mongrel
1982
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Still Chainsaw After All These Years
2004
Video documentary short
Mongrel
1982
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Still Chainsaw After All These Years
2004
Video documentary short
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
From Beyond
1986
set decorator: USA - as Robert Burns
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Still Chainsaw After All These Years
2004
Video documentary short
Location Management
Title
Year
Status
Character
Future-Kill
1985
location manager
Make Up Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tourist Trap
1979
special masks and mannequin effects
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Still Chainsaw After All These Years
2004
Video documentary short producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
dialect coach
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
2006
Video documentary dedicatee
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
Video documentary acknowledgment: still photographs provided by - as Robert Burns
Creature
1985
special thanks - as Robert Burns
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
Video documentary
Himself (as Robert Burns)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as Art Director
$1.7 Million
