David Burns

David Burns Born: June 22nd, 1902 New York City, New York, United States Died: March 12th, 1971 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Productions: Face the Music as Louis (original Broadway cast) Pal Joey as Ludlow Lowell Oklahoma! as Ali Hakim My Dear Public as Walters (original Broadway cast) Billion Dollar Baby as Dapper Welch (original Broadway cast) Heaven on Earth as H.H. Hutton (original Broadway cast) Alive and Kicking as Dr. Allen Drawbridge/Dr. Frisbee/Army (original Broadway cast) Out of This World as Niki Skolianos Two's Company as Various (original Broadway cast) Catch a Star! as Various (original Broadway cast) The Music Man as Mayor George Shinn (original Broadway cast) Do Re Mi as Brains Berman (original Broadway cast) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Senex (original Broadway cast) Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder (original Broadway cast) Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen as Colonel Wainwright Purdy III (original cast) Recordings: Out of This World (original cast recording) Two's Company (original cast recording) It's Always Fair Weather (film soundtrack) The Music Man (original cast recording) Do Re Mi (original cast recording) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (original cast recording) Hello, Dolly! (original cast recording) Vocal Type: Baritone David Burns was an American actor. Biography Born on Mott Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, Burns made his Broadway debut in 1921 in Polly Preferred before making his first musical appearance eleven years later. He summarily became an incredibly successful stage actor in musicals and comedies. As well as his stage work, Burns made a number of film appearances early in his career, including The Saint in London, and won a Primetime Television Emmy for his role in an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame. Burns passed away in 1971 whilst performing in the Kander & Ebb musical 70, Girls, 70. Singing Burns established himself as a prolific stage musical actor after appearing as Ali Hakim in the 1943 tour of Oklahoma! and began to appear in a wide variety of shows and revues, a wide variety of which he originated roles in. Burns was nominated for Tonys for his musical roles, namely Mayor Shinn in the original cast of The Music Man and Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!. He also appeared as Senex in the original cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.