death_place death_date birth_place othername birth_date article_title name
oxnard , california , united states 17 october 1994 new york city , new york , united states george d. barrows , george burrows 7 february 1914 george barrows
 george barrows
george barrows

george d. barrows -lrb- february 7 , 1914 -- october 17 , 1994 -rrb- was an american actor known for playing ro-man in the film `` robot monster '' .
he was the son of actor henry a. barrows .
he often wore a gorilla suit for his film roles .
excluding his gorilla roles , barrows usually played bit parts in films and was rarely credited for his work .
barrows built the gorilla suit he used in `` robot monster , '' `` gorilla at large , '' and other films .
it is currently in the collection of the natural history museum of los angeles county .
