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A popular star of Broadway musicals, who only made occasional film appearances.

Won two Tony Awards: "The Music Man" - Actor in a Featured Role - Musical (1958) and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" - Actor in a Featured Role - Musical (1963).

Burns received a posthumous Tony nomination for "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen." (1971), which were announced on March 16. 1971, four days after his death.

Round-faced, fast-talking comic actor, often seen as hero's sidekick or second-string henchman.