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Walter Burke(1908-1984)

  • Actor
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Walter Burke in Les mystères de l'Ouest (1965)
A farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
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Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor whose small stature and wizened features made him resemble a leprechaun (a role which he played on more than one occasion). Probably best known as Willie Stark's bodyguard in Les fous du roi (1949).
BornAugust 25, 1908
DiedAugust 4, 1984(75)
BornAugust 25, 1908
DiedAugust 4, 1984(75)
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Known for

James Garner in Ne tirez pas sur le shérif (1969)
Ne tirez pas sur le shérif
7.4
  • Fred Johnson
  • 1969
James Coburn in La folle mission du docteur Schaeffer (1967)
La folle mission du docteur Schaeffer
6.8
  • Henry Lux
  • 1967
John Derek, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Shepperd Strudwick in Les fous du roi (1949)
Les fous du roi
7.4
  • Sugar Boy
  • 1949
David Wayne in M le maudit (1951)
M le maudit
6.8
  • MacMahan
  • 1951

Credits

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Actor



  • The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
    The Hustler of Muscle Beach
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Priest
    • 1980
  • McLean Stevenson in Hello, Larry (1979)
    Hello, Larry
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Vandervellen
    • 1980
  • La légende d'Adams et de l'ours Benjamin (1977)
    La légende d'Adams et de l'ours Benjamin
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Patrick McGinty
    • 1978
  • La main rouge (1977)
    La main rouge
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Dolan
    • 1977
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Jack Werner
    • 1977
  • Les rues de San Francisco (1972)
    Les rues de San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Joey Collins
    • 1976
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Tim Riley
    • Joey
    • 1974–1976
  • Sur la piste du crime (1965)
    Sur la piste du crime
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Arnie Hellings
    • Cab Driver
    • Charlie Gallo ...
    • 1969–1974
  • Diana (1973)
    Diana
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hanrahan
    • Hanrahan
    • 1973
  • Le cercle noir (1973)
    Le cercle noir
    6.1
    • J D
    • 1973
  • Murdock's Gang (1973)
    Murdock's Gang
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Bert Collins
    • 1973
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Angel (segment "Love and the Family Hour")
    • Doc (segment "Love and the Heist")
    • 1971–1973
  • Doris comédie (1968)
    Doris comédie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jimmy Callahan
    • George Callahan
    • 1972
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Campbell
    • Jesse Pierson
    • Tim O'Brien
    • 1961–1972
  • Hec Ramsey (1972)
    Hec Ramsey
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Amos Mole
    • 1972

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Walter L. Burke
  • Height
    • 1.65 m
  • Born
    • August 25, 1908
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 4, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Kathryn Patricia RooneyAugust 14, 1937 - May 21, 1956 (her death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Margaret Burke
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Ensemble"; Broadway debut) in "Dearest Enemy" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Emil Gerstenberger. Dances / Ensembles Directed by Carl Hemmer. Orchestra under the direction of Richard Rodgers. Libretto Directed by Charles Sinclair and Harry Ford. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by Mark Mooring (Costumes for Act One), Hubert Davis (Costumes for Act One) and James Reynolds (Costumes for Acts Two and Three). Directed by John Murray Anderson. Knickerbocker Theatre: 18 Sep 1925-22 May 1926 (286 performances). Cast: Flavia Arcaro, Peggy Bancroft, Charles Bennington, Arthur Brown, Rachel Chester, Harold Crane, Roberta Curry, James Cushman, Marian Dabney, Marita Dennis, H.E. Eldridge, William Evill, Gloria Faye, Helen Ford, Percy French, Alden Gay, Louis Gomez, Conrad Gordon, George Harold, Don Knobloch, Frank Lambert, Edward Larkin, Andrew Lawlor Jr. (as "Jimmy Burke"), Joy Leitch, Betty Linn, Mildred Mann, Burton McEvilly, Elizabeth North, Jane Overton, Josephine Payne, Detmar Poppen (as "Gen. John Tryon"), Geneva Price, Charles Purcell (as "Capt. Sir John Copeland"), Eugenia Renon, John Seymour, Jack Shannon, Lucille Smyser, Helen Spring, Mark Truscott, John Valentine, Marian Williams, Polly Williams, Percy Woodley, Devah Worrell, Mabel Zoeckler. Produced by George Ford.

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    Worked as an acting coach in the 1970s.

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  • When did Walter Burke die?
    August 4, 1984
  • How did Walter Burke die?
    Emphysema
  • How old was Walter Burke when he died?
    75 years old
  • Where did Walter Burke die?
    Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Walter Burke born?
    August 25, 1908

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