After making their feature film debut in The Big Broadcast (1932), the pair went on to star in their own television series, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show," until Allen's retirement in 1958. In the wake of her death, Burns grieved but forged ahead, staging a remarkable film comeback in his twilight years with The Sunshine Boys (for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar), Oh, God! (1977), Going in Style (1979), Oh, God! Book II (1980), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), 18 Again! (1988) and Radioland Murders (1994).
He died in his sleep of natural causes on March 9, 1996, just seven weeks after his 100th birthday.
Oh God!Buttonholing venerable comedian George Burns for the title role was certainly a divine inspiration! God, in the guise of a wisecracking old gent, decides to makes his presence known to a harried grocery clerk (John Denver) so he can get the message out that "everything on earth can still work if we... Read More
The Sunshine BoysThink The Odd Couple for the octogenarian set. Walter Matthau and George Burns have never been better (or more cantankerous) as two faded vaudeville legends -- Lewis and Clark -- who reteam for a television special about the history of comedy. Trouble is, the two geezers can't stand each other.... Read More
Oh God! You Devil!Veteran funnyman George Burns turns in a truly omnipotent performance as he plays both title roles in this heavenly comedy about beleaguered young rock singer Bobby Shelton (Ted Wass), who sells his soul to Old Scratch in exchange for fame and fortune. Director Paul Bogart's cautionary tale -- the... Read More
Oh, God! Book IIGod (George Burns) makes a return trip to earth in this sequel to the 1977 smash hit Oh, God! This time, he teams up with a little girl who promises to make his name a household word by writing a catchy advertising slogan. As she perseveres in her task, she's expelled from school and is examined by... Read More
Here Comes Cookie / Love in BloomThis collection contains three of George Burns and Gracie Allen's magnificent 1930s comedies. Here Comes Cookie finds Allen inheriting a large sum of money and turning her family mansion into a vaudeville theater. In Love in Bloom, Burns and Allen are traveling carnival performers working in a... Read More
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Let Me in, I hear Laughter (2004) | NR | |
Vaudeville (1997) | NR | |
Radioland Murders (1994) | PG | |
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Oh God! You Devil! (1984) | PG | |
George Burns in Concert (1982) | NR | |
Oh, God! Book II (1980) | PG | |
Going in Style (1979) | PG | |
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Movie Movie (1978) | PG | |
Oh God! (1977) | PG | |
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The Sunshine Boys (1975) | PG | |
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Here's Lucy (1968) | NR | |
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The Lucy Show (1962) | NR | |
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) | NR | |
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The Golden Age of TV Comedy (1950) | NR | |
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International House (1933) | NR | |
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Jack Benny Collection (1930) | NR | |
Cavalcade of Comedy (1929) | NR | |
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