David Burke

David Burke

Actor

Liverpool, England, UK
May 25, 1934

Biography

David Burke was a British actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in two 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.

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Representative Works

The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
6.1
/ English
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
7.0
/ English
The Young Messiah
The Young Messiah
6.4
/ English
Love and Distrust
Love and Distrust
3.8
/ English
Random Quest
Random Quest
6.7
/ English
Comedians
Comedians
7.5
/ English
Mesmer
Mesmer
6.0
/ English
The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III
8.0
/ English
King Lear
King Lear
8.5
/ English
Spaghetti House
Spaghetti House
6.3
/ Italian
Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
No Rating Yet
/ English
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
6.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Woman in Black
2012Nominee

Best Performance

The Woman in Black

Twelfth Night
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Twelfth Night

The Young Messiah
2016Nominee

Best Performance

The Young Messiah

Career Highlights

Love and Distrust
2010Highlight

Best Performance

Love and Distrust

Random Quest
2006Highlight

Best Performance

Random Quest

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