BRUNS, Philip 1931–

(Phil Bruns, Phillip Bruns, Phil Burns, Phillip Burns)

PERSONAL

Born May 2, 1931, in Pipestone, MN.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Obie Award, performance, 1964, for Mr. Simian.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Man in the restaurant, A Thousand Clowns, United Artists, 1965.

Drunken man, All Woman (also known as Schizo), Joseph Brenner Associates, 1967.

(Uncredited) Biswangers' pool party guest, The Swimmer, Columbia, 1968.

Fred, Jenny, Cinerama Releasing Corp., 1970.

Officer Meyers, The Out–of–Towners, Paramount, 1970.

(As Phillip Bruns) Policeman, Taking Off, Universal, 1971.

(As Phil Bruns) Gallagher, The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (also known as The Gang That Couldn't Shoot), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1971.

Wilfrid, 1929, Silent Night, Bloody Night (also known as Death House and Night of the Dark Full Moon), Cannon, 1973.

(As Phil Bruns) Burt Coombes, Harry and Tonto, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1974.

Dillhoefer, The Great Waldo Pepper, Universal, 1975.

(As Philip Burns) Flash and the Firecat, Danton Films, 1975.

Duncan, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976.

Gil, Corvette Summer (also known as The Hot One), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1978.

Ace, The Stunt Man, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1980.

Federal Marshal Holt, My Favorite Year, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1982.

(As Phil Bruns) Frank Szabo, Flashdance, Paramount, 1983.

French ventriloquist dummy—manager, Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), MCA/Universal, 1987.

Doc Mandel, Return of the Living Dead Part II (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead), Lorimar Home Entertainment, 1988.

Nola, Dead Men Don't Die, Academy Entertainment, 1991.

(As Phil Bruns) Irv Crown, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1993.

Vinnie Helsting, Love Bites (also known as Love Bites: The Reluctant Vampire), 1993.

Vic, Pentathlon, Live Entertainment, 1994.

Bob, Digital Man, Republic Pictures Corp., 1995.

Clarence, Ed, Universal, 1996.

Mr. Schaefer, The Trigger Effect, Gramercy, 1996.

Old Coot, Johnny Skidmarks, New City Releasing, 1998.

Old man buyer, Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heat and Inferno), Viacom, 1999.

Television Appearances; Series:

Regular performer, Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine, 1964–1966.

George Shumway #1, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976–1977.

George Schumway (pre–plastic surgery), Forever Fernwood, syndicated, 1977.

Dr. Porchenko, General Hospital, ABC, 1984.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Senator McClellan, Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Let Me Hear You Whisper, 1969.

Brack, Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (also known as Hot Ice), NBC, 1973.

Judgement: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya—General Yamashita, 1974.

Gene Stafford, Columbo: An Exercise in Fatality, 1974.

Max, Last Hours before Morning, NBC, 1975.

Captain Jackson, The Kansas City Massacre, ABC, 1975.

Detective Lamonica, Aunt Mary, CBS, 1979.

Judge Mednola, Betrayed by Innocence (also known as Jailbait: Betrayed by Innocence), CBS, 1986.

Lucky, The Christmas Star, ABC, 1986.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jo–Jo Linsen, The Family Kovack, 1974.

Marty, Target Risk, NBC, 1975.

Mr. Ruth, The Chopped Liver Brothers, ABC, 1977.

Harold, But Mother! (also known as Mr. Right), 1979.

Police sergeant, Great Day, CBS, 1983.

Mitch, the director, Airwolf (also known as Shadow of the Hawke and Airwolf: The Movie), CBS, 1984.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Phil Bruns) "The Sacrifice," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1962.

"The Point Shaver," The Defenders, 1962.

District attorney, "Loophole," The Defenders, CBS, 1963.

Apple, "If Your Grandmother Had Wheels," East Side/West Side, CBS, 1964.

(As Phil Burns) District Attorney Quinn, "Bargain Day on the Street of Regret," The Trials of O'Brien, CBS, 1965.

Lieutenant Gargas, "Between the Lines," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1965.

"Blind Man's Bluff," Hawk, ABC, 1966.

(As Phil Bruns) "The Murderer Stallion Brief," Dundee and the Culhane, CBS, 1967.

Abner Lennox, "The Night of the Circus of Death," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1967.

Lorenzo, "A Hard Card to Play," Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1968.

J. C.C. Tompkins, "Lucy and the Gold Rush," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1968.

Al Morosco, "The Gates of Cerberus," Judd for the Defense, 1968.

(As Phil Bruns) Marshal Gandy, "How Tall Is Blood?," The Outcasts, ABC, 1969.

Ed Norton, "Phillip's Problem," Maude, CBS, 1974.

Mr. Seymour, "Therapy in Dynamite," Kojak, CBS, 1974.

Calvin, "Going Out of Business," Sanford and Son, NBC, 1974.

Calvin, "My Kingdom for a Horse" (also known as "First Night Out"), Sanford and Son, NBC, 1974.

Dr. Randolph, "The E.S.P. Spy," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1975.

Jack Evans, "The Sound of Silence," Isis, 1975.

"Bless the Big Fish," McCoy, NBC, 1975.

Pete, "Trail of Terror," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975.

Baxter, "A Time to Mourn," The Rookies, ABC, 1975.

"The Nicest Guys on the Block," Kojak, CBS, 1975.

Larkin, "Sharks Eat Sharks," Barbary Coast, ABC, 1975.

"Bus Stop," Barney Miller, ABC, 1976.

"The Ordeal," Bronk, 1976.

Mallory, "Wojo's Girl: Part 1," Barney Miller, NBC, 1979.

Doc Tivers, "L'affaire riel," How the West Was Won, ABC, 1979.

Colonel Hedley, "Goodbye, Cruel World," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1980.

Father, "Quarantine," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1980.

Elvin Swift, "The Doll," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981.

Leo, "Florence's New Job: Part 2," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1981.

"The Clown," Barney Miller, ABC, 1982.

Ben, "Gloria Comes Home: Parts 1 & 2," Archie Bunker's Place, 1982.

Judge, "Moon over Uranus: The Sequel," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Willy "The Weasel" Kaper, "Shadow of Sam Penny," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983.

Marvin Kroll, "Playing God: Part 2," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

Mr. Hubble, "Bull Gets a Kid," Night Court, NBC, 1984.

Old man, "Kentucky Rye," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985.

"Remote Control Man," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985.

Moe, "The Many Lives of Jonathan," Shadow Chasers, 1985.

George Aldrich, "Matt at the Barricades," All Is Forgiven, 1986.

(As Phil Bruns) "Heart and Seoul," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1986.

Morty Seinfeld, "The Stakeout," Seinfeld, NBC, 1990.

Nicky Pine, "Balancing Act," Baywatch Nights, syndicated, 1995.

(As Phillip Bruns) Peety, "Venom," Profiler, NBC, 1997.

(As Phillip Bruns) Professor Gladstone, "Hostess to Murder," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1999.

Also appeared in (as Phil Bruns) "Donuts," Mr. Belvedere, ABC.

Stage Appearances:

S.S. Lieutenant Kurt Gerstein, The Deputy, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1964.

The Moths, Mercury Theatre, New York City, 1970.

Private John Smalls, Blood Red Roses, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1970.

Morris, A Dream Out of Time, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1970–1971.

Commissioner, Lysistrata, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1972.

Also appeared in Mr. Simian.