Discover
Michael Thornton Burns is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College, as well as a published author and former television and film teen actor.
Born
Tuesday, 30 December 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bachelorette | Himself (as Michael) | 2003 |
| The Brittas Empire | 1991 | |
| Worlds Beyond | William Purvis | 1986 |
| Frontline | Himself - Maine State Prison | 1983 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Michael | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Bobby Boone | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Carl Franklin | 1976 |
| Police Woman | Danny Powers | 1974 |
| Petrocelli | Billy Fletcher | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Bobby Lee Dickerson | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bachelorette | Himself (as Michael) | 2003 |
| The Brittas Empire | 1991 | |
| Worlds Beyond | William Purvis | 1986 |
| Frontline | Himself - Maine State Prison | 1983 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Michael | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Bobby Boone | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Carl Franklin | 1976 |
| Police Woman | Danny Powers | 1974 |
| Petrocelli | Billy Fletcher | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Bobby Lee Dickerson | 1974 |
| Santee | Jody / Jody Deaks | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Brian Elder | 1973 |
| Thumb Tripping | Gary | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Barry Jensen / Oren 'O.P.' Prentiss / Ron Harris | 1972 |
| Gidget Gets Married | Jeff 'Moondoggie' Stevens / Jeff Stevens | 1972 |
| Sarge | Michael Grear | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Paul Bruner | 1970 |
| The Andersonville Trial | James Davidson | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Carol (segment "Love and the Perfect Set-Up") / Randy Hollingshead (segment "Love and the Unwedding") / Wilbur (segment "Love and the Mail Room") / Zach Olmstead (segment "Love and the Scroungers") | 1969 |
| That Cold Day in the Park | The Boy | 1969 |
| The Mad Room | George Hardy / George | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Carl Harris / Greg Sorenson | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dinty Gallagher | 1969 |
| Then Came Bronson | Billy Mulavey | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Rick Landis | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Peter | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Randy Forrest | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Bill | 1968 |
| The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Pvt. Johnny Bannon | 1968 |
| Journey to Shiloh | Eubie Bell | 1968 |
| Stranger on the Run | Matt Johnson | 1967 |
| Diary of a Swinger | 1967 | |
| Cowboy in Africa | Dan Crose | 1967 |
| Gentle Ben | Rick | 1967 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Nugget Hughes | 1967 |
| 40 Guns to Apache Pass | Doug / Doug Malone | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Harold F. Rustin / Benjie 'Blue Boy' Carver | 1967 |
| The Road West | Harry Jr. | 1966 |
| Tarzan | Helmut Steuer | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Mike Keller / Jacob MacDonald / Harley Garnett | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Lon / Danny Wiggins | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Frankie Yorby | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Billy Dawson | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Cal Trevor | 1964 |
| The Raiders | Jimmy McElroy | 1963 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Frankie Kling | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | George Smith | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Col. Rod Ryan | 1963 |
| McHale's Navy | Orvie | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Will Benson / Toby Hamilton / Seth aka Scott / Noah MacIntosh / Jim Boyer Jr. / Bobby Crayton | 1962 |
| It's a Man's World | Howie Macauley | 1962 |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Danny Hobbs | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Chip Baring | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Little Bob Longstreet | 1961 |
| The Wizard of Baghdad | Prince Husan as a Child | 1961 |
| Thriller | Jody Matthews | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Danny | 1960 |
| Wrangler | Clary Browning | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Tommy Butler | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Paul Stockton | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Chrissie Tyler | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Jamie / Donny Benson | 1959 |
| Wagon Train | Barnaby West / Morgan Earp / Mathew Miner / Homer Banning / Bruce Millikan / Billy Latham / Billy Justis | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Billy Matson | 1957 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Billy Lansing / Joe / Sidney | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Arlie Joe / Dale Stonecipher / Eric Tabray | 1955 |
| Lassie | Joey Young / Hiker | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Stephen Perkins | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | John Thomas Parkes / Wilbur Schmidt | 1953 |
| American Bandstand | Himself - Interview | 1952 |
