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David Burke

Acting · Born May 25, 1934 · Liverpool, England, UK

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.

David Burke movies and shows

  • Coronation Street1960
  • Midsomer Murders1997
  • The Bill1984
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot1989
  • The Closer2005
  • The Avengers1961
  • Crown Court1972
  • Play for Today1970
  • Spooks2002
  • The Wednesday Play1964
  • Waking the Dead2001
  • Sherlock Holmes1984
  • Screen Two1985
  • No Hiding Place1959
  • Dalziel and Pascoe1996
  • The Champions1968
  • Performance1991
  • The House of Eliott1991
  • Space Precinct1994
  • BBC2 Play of the Week1977
  • Centre Play1973
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas1971
  • In Suspicious Circumstances1991
  • Reilly: Ace of Spies1983