Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns (sometimes billed as Edward Burns; September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980) was an American actor.

Early years Burns was a twin and one of 13 children in a Catholic family in Philadelphia. He acted in plays when he was in high school. After he lost a job with the Post Toasties company, he decided to try acting as a profession. A successful screen test led to his first work in films. Cecil B. DeMille changed his first name from Edward to Edmund.

Career Burns was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly The Princess from Hoboken (1927), Made for Love (1926), and After the Fog (1929), although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in The Birth of a Nation (1915). Other films include The Country Kid (1923), The Farmer from Texas (1925), Ransom (1928), The Adorable Outcast (1928), Hard to Get (1929), The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), Hollywood Boulevard (1936), and his final film, Charles Barton's Murder with Pictures (1936) for Paramount Pictures.

Personal life Burns was married to Ruth Curry, whom he met at Camp Baldy resort. She was a widow with three children and the resort's owner.

Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 1915 The Birth of a Nation Klansman 1917 Diamonds and Pearls John Leffingwell Jr. The Slave Egbert Atwell Credited as Edward Burns Her Hour Dick Christie Credited as Edward Burns 1918 The Wasp Harry's roommate Credited as Edward Burns The Danger Mark Scott Seagrave Credited as Edward Burns Love Watches Count Andre de Juvigny The Ordeal of Rosetta Dick Under the Greenwood Tree Sir Kenneth Graham Credited as Edward Burns 1919 Marriage for Convenience Ned Gardiner Credited as Edward Burns Male and Female Treherne 1920 Pegeen John Archibald The Virgin of Stamboul Hector Baron Eyes of the Heart Mike Hogan To Please One Woman Dr. John Ransome 1921 Opened Shutters John Dunham Hickville to Broadway Peter Van Reuter Outlawed Sophy Robbin Fifty Candles Ralph Coolidge 1922 East Is West Billy Benson The Lavender Bath Lady David Bruce Lights of the Desert Andrew Reed The Woman's Side Theodore Van Ness Jr. 1923 The Dangerous Age Tom Jazzmania Sonny Daimler Scars of Jealousy Jeff Newland The Country Kid Arthur Grant 1924 The Humming Bird Randall Carey Broadway After Dark Jack Devlin Those Who Dare Harry Rollins 1925 The Manicure Girl Antonio Luca The Farmer from Texas Erik The Million Dollar Handicap George Mortimer 1926 Made for Love Nicholas Ainsworth / Aziru Paris at Midnight Eugene de Rastagnic Out of the Storm James Morton Whispering Wires Barry McGill The Lodge in the Wilderness Jim Wallace 1927 The Princess from Hoboken Terence O'Brien The Shamrock and the Rose Tom Kelly The Chinese Parrot Robert Eden 1928 Ransom Burton Meredith, scientist The Adorable Outcast Stephen Conn Phyllis of the Follies Clyde Thompson 1929 She Goes to War Reggie After the Fog John Temple Hard to Get Dexter Courtland Tanned Legs Clinton Darrow 1931 Sea Devils Richard Charters Hell-Bent for Frisco Frank Kenton 1932 The Shadow of the Eagle Clark, a director The Death Kiss Miles Brent Uncredited Western Limited Sinclair 1933 Rusty Rides Alone Steve Reynolds 1936 Hollywood Boulevard Pago Pago patron Uncredited