Talk:Michael Burns (actor)

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I would welcome any further refinement of this article about this extraordinary man. drboisclair 07:33, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * You have just volunteered to do the work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.54.201.140 (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 4 October 2018

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Iffy★Chat -- 11:47, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Michael Burns (American actor) → Michael Burns (actor) – Sole actor named Michael Burns. No need to indicate national identity. Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 00:34, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:25, 4 October 2018 (UTC)


 * There also is Mike Burns (actor) (English actor in 1991 BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire), and "Mike" is a common short form for "Michael". Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:28, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:PRECISE. Mike Burns (actor) is not an article, it is merely a redirect to an article that contains no information about Mike Burns other than the name of one character he played in the 1990s sitcom. Station1 (talk) 06:32, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment. The Brittas Empire regular cast member Mike Burns had his own extremely brief stub for twelve-and-a-half years, from September 2005 to April 2018, when it was redirected to List of The Brittas Empire characters. However, even if the stub was still active, the American actor was never credited as "Mike", nor did he ever use "Mike Burns" as a stage name. The qualifiers are thus unbalanced, with one described as "(American actor)" and the other as simply "(actor)".   Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 13:22, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Support move. As we don't have an article for the Englishman, and the other American goes by a nickname, that leaves this American as the sole notable actor to professionally use some variant of the name.  ONR  (talk)  06:36, 6 October 2018 (UTC)


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Additional television role
Michael was also in McHale's navy - Make room for Ovie 50.109.214.235 (talk) 14:21, 25 October 2022 (UTC)