Burl Ives

Personal Info

Credits
14 productions
Awards
4 won / 5 total
Professional Profile

Burl Ives

Awards & Nominations

5

1962

Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording

Won

1961

Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Nominated

1959

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

For The Big Country

Won

1958

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

For The Big Country

Won

Other

Order of Lincoln

Won

Filmography

5
Roots
1977 • tv

Roots

Senator Arthur J. Justin

Little House on the Prairie
1974 • tv

Little House on the Prairie

Sam Shelby

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964 • film

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Sam the Snowman (voice)

East of Eden
1955 • film

East of Eden

Sam the Sheriff

So Dear to My Heart
1948 • film

So Dear to My Heart

Uncle Hiram Douglas