David Burke
Acting
Biography
David Burke is an English actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. He also starred as Josef Stalin in the last two episodes of Reilly, Ace of Spies.
Born: May 25, 1934
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
The Winter's Tale
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
King Lear
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Comedians
Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.
The Closer
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Spooks
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Henry VI Part 1
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Filmography
as George
as Blind Rabbi
as PC Collins
as Freddie (segment "The Summer House")
as Freddie
as Gunton, Hotel Landlord
as Professor / JK Harshom
as Patten
as Patten
as Gunton, Hotel Landlord
as Mr. Murdoch
as Sir Anthony Absolute
as Chebutykin
as Lord Reith
as Fiona's Father
as Philip Bryant
as Kent
as John Farrow
as Fred Messenger
as Party Guest / Dancer
as God (voice)
as Vachel
as Doctor de Vauzesmes
as Narrator (voice)
as Kent
as Sir John Crowborough
as Sir Arthur Stanley
as Gareth
as Dr. John H. Watson
as Stalin
as Sir William Catesby
as Duke of Gloucester / Dick the Butcher
as Duke of Gloucester
as Davis
as Camillo
as The Friar
as Mick Connor
as Len
as Tom Amyas, MP
as Tom Amyas M.P.
as Len
as Cardinal Volponi
as William Morris
as Patten
as Gunton, Hotel Landlord
as Michael Reagan
as Cardinal Volponi
as Beauchamps
as Len
as Roger Carson
as Jack (uncredited)
as Manager
as Jack Benjamin