Gus The Fireman

[Burzum25]

Not sure if qanyone remmebers him or actually likes him but he is in the episode of the Brady Bunch where Bobby wants to be just like Jesse James. Bobby says Jesse James is his hero. Burt Mustin (who played Gus) comes in and tells Bobby all the mean stuff James did and how he was a bad train robber. Just thought this was a fun fact.

[BlueEyes1767]

Originally posted by Burzum25
Not sure if qanyone remmebers him or actually likes him but he is in the episode of the Brady Bunch where Bobby wants to be just like Jesse James. Bobby says Jesse James is his hero. Burt Mustin (who played Gus) comes in and tells Bobby all the mean stuff James did and how he was a bad train robber. Just thought this was a fun fact.

I don't recall him on the Brady Bunch, but I remember thinking he was up there in age when he was on LITB. He was born 1882, which made him 75 years old when the series began in 1957. He didn't die until 1977, so he stayed productive until the end if he was on the Bradys in the early 70s.

[junecleaver]

i remember that Brady Bunch epi, he was also on a few episodes of All in the Family, and i think Sanford and Son...

[WardOleMan]

I believe he was in the Andy Griffith show many times.

[junecleaver]

the guy was in about everything! The Lucy Show, Petticoat Junction, Beverly Hillbillies...

[1954Boomer]

Burt Mustin (actor) -- Dead. Died January 28, 1977. Born February 8, 1882. Played very tall, very old men in the '60s and '70s

[MikeZ]

I loved Old Gus....always had something interesting to say to the kids....and always had a kind word for everyone.

I remember him in many other shows also...he was very active in his older years, much better than just sitting and wasting away!

[vlcreations]

Originally posted by WardOleMan
I believe he was in the Andy Griffith show many times.

Yeah, he played Jed or something like that. Always playing checkers.

[vlcreations]

Originally posted by junecleaver
the guy was in about everything! The Lucy Show, Petticoat Junction, Beverly Hillbillies...

I remember him in a couple of Dragnets.

[COUGAR83159]

Yeh I thought Old Gus was a vary funny charactor! LITB
I too Remember him on the Brady Bunch.

[Tweety]

Originally posted by BlueEyes1767
I don't recall him on the Brady Bunch, but I remember thinking he was up there in age when he was on LITB...


In fact, when Mustin appeared in the "Jesse James" episode of the Brady Bunch, he played an author whose father was killed by Jesse James. Mike found the book he wrote on James in the library, and was able to contact him and invite him to the Brady house. That's when he straightened out Bobby on the real Jesse James...

Mustin had an amazing career. He was already in his 70s when he played Gus on LITB , and 15 years later, there he is again on the Brady Bunch.

I also remember him on All in the Family, as well as a number of other shows...

Probably not too many people (including yours truly) would even know Mustin's name, but TV Land did a "tribute" to him a few years ago (basically a commercial showing a lot of his scenes from different TV shows, and kept saying his name all during the song they played), and as a result, now people can put a name with the face. He's one of the most recognizable character actors ever, but thanks to TV Land and their silly little commercial, now everyone knows who Burt Mustin was....pretty cool of TV Land to pay tribute to an accomplished but unrecognized and underappreciated actor.

[Stuck In The '70's]

He was appearing on the sitcom Phyllis when he died.

[MikeZ]

Originally posted by Tweety
Probably not too many people (including yours truly) would even know Mustin's name, but TV Land did a "tribute" to him a few years ago (basically a commercial showing a lot of his scenes from different TV shows, and kept saying his name all during the song they played), and as a result, now people can put a name with the face. He's one of the most recognizable character actors ever, but thanks to TV Land and their silly little commercial, now everyone knows who Burt Mustin was....pretty cool of TV Land to pay tribute to an accomplished but unrecognized and underappreciated actor.

I would love to see that! Do they ever replay it, or is it gone forever?

[1954Boomer]

I wonder if ole' Burt looked old when he was a kid? I can't imaging him ever looking young.

[Tweety]

Originally posted by MikeZ
I would love to see that! Do they ever replay it, or is it gone forever?

I'm guessing that they probably won't, but if TV Land ever does run that commercial again, it may not be for quite a while...

But you never know...TV Land has done stranger things, and they may just decide to do a Burt Mustin Box Set one of these days, for old times sake...

I didn't realize that Mustin died while being associated with the "Phyllis" show...that's quite a while back...I knew he died a long time ago, I just wasn't sure how long...

In any event, I haven't seen the Burt Mustin commercial on TV Land in several years...but in my opinion, it was too good to just put away forever...maybe we'll see it again sometime

[MikeZ]

Originally posted by boomer49
I wonder if ole' Burt looked old when he was a kid? I can't imaging him ever looking young.

It would be great if someone could come up with a youngster picture of Burt!

[vedastone]

For a great bio of Burt Mustin, see The Andy Griffith Show board thread entitled "Burt Mustin" (last post 12-20-03). A personal friend of Burt's describes the personality and career of this remarkable man.

[COUGAR83159]

I've never seen a Burt Mustin (gus) Commercial

[duluthduke]

He was also on several episodes of GUNSMOKE in the early 70s!

[Eddie Haskell]

http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/Archives/mustin/cadet.jpg
Burt Mustin-Pennsylvania Military College

[1954Boomer]

LOL! He looks old even in that dated photo.

[Michael [hXc]]

To me, he looked the same age in his sixties to his nineties. He never changed a bit.

[COUGAR83159]

To beaver 5

I agree with you Completely, he's alway's been the same
I never seen him look any diffrent.

[raths6]

I read somewhere that he didn't start acting until age 67. I wonder what he did before that?

[Michael [hXc]]

He was a car salesman.