
Burt Mustin
Highest Rated: 100% The Lusty Men (1952)
Lowest Rated: 10% Raintree County (1957)
Birthday: Feb 8, 1884
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Prolific character actor Burt Mustin didn't make his screen debut until he was 67 years old. A longtime salesman, Mustin got a taste for the performing arts when he began hosting a radio variety show in his hometown of Pittsburgh in 1921. From there, he tried his hand at theater and became a member of the Pittsburgh Savoyards, a theater troupe known for their Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Though Mustin wasn't much of a singer, he was unquestionably an asset to the group, as his character roles garnered rave reviews. Mustin moved to California in the 1950s and soon made his way into film and television. He quickly became a fixture in both, appearing in nearly 170 productions over the next 25 years. Despite a long list of one-off roles and quirky recurring characters, Mustin is best remembered as Gus the Fireman on the long-running family comedy "Leave It to Beaver." The beloved and diligent character actor made his final onscreen appearance in 1976 in the family-friendly Western "Baker's Hawk." After a career that crossed the United States, took him to stage and screen, and introduced him to countless stars, Burt Mustin died in 1977. He was 92 years old.






Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Moneychangers | Jack Henderson (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mobile Two | Wally (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Cobra | Unknown (Character) | - | 1971 |
40% | No Score Yet | A Time for Dying | Ed (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | 41% | The Witchmaker | Boatman (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | 29% | The Great Bank Robbery | Glazier (Character) | - | 1969 |
50% | 56% | Sex and the Single Girl | Harvey (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | 63% | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Bailiff (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Twilight of Honor | Court Clerk (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1963 |
30% | 47% | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Milton Evans (Character) | - | 1958 |
10% | 51% | Raintree County | Old Gent (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Cattle Queen of Montana | Dan (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | 46% | She Couldn't Say No | Amos (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | 40% | One Girl's Confession | Gardener (Character) | - | 1953 |
80% | 12% | A Lion Is in the Streets | Swift (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1953 |
100% | 83% | The Lusty Men | Jeremiah Watrus (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Talk About a Stranger | Mr. Nicely (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 43% | The Sellout | Elk M. Ludens (Character) | - | 1951 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 91% | All in the Family | Harry Feeney (Guest Star) | 1971 1973-1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rhoda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Carson | Guest | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Elmer Pierce (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here's Lucy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 1973 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Sanford and Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
78% | 0% | The Brady Bunch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest | 1971-1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | 20% | Bewitched | Guru (Guest Star) | 1966-1967 1971 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Old Man (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 1965 1970 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Gunsmoke | Uncle Finney (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cimarron Strip | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967-1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Mr. Ferguson (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
11% | No Score Yet | The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 1963 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Andy Griffith Show | Jud Crowley (Guest Star) | 1960-1966 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Get Smart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Mr. Parker (Guest Star) | 1962 1965 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes | Guest | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Charley (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joey Bishop Show | Art Frisbee (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Donald Lucas Parker (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957-1959 1961-1962 |
84% | 95% | The Twilight Zone | Old Man (Character) | 1960 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Kibitzer (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bus Stop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surfside 6 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | G.E. Theater | Burt (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call Mr. D | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Restless Gun | Old Timer (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Date With the Angels | Mr. Finley (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Father Knows Best | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to Loretta | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |