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David Burke

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Liverpool, England, UK, 1934-05-25

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Saturday Night Out	Manager	57
2	1964	Rattle of a Simple Man	Jack (uncredited)	54
3	1969	There Is Also Tomorrow	Len	0
4	1971	Michael Regan	Michael Reagan	0
5	1976	Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground	Tweed	0
6	1977	A Choice of Evils	Cardinal Volponi	0
7	1978	Quiet as a Nun	Tom Amyas M.P.	0
8	1978	Return Fare	Len	0
9	1979	Comedians	Mick Connor	80
10	1981	The Man Who Saw Tomorrow	The Friar	70
11	1981	The Winter's Tale	Camillo	93
12	1982	Spaghetti House	Davis	62
13	1983	Henry VI Part 1	Duke of Gloucester	75
14	1983	Henry VI Part 2	Duke of Gloucester / Dick the Butcher	70
15	1983	The Tragedy of Richard III	Sir William Catesby	60
16	1988	Run for the Lifeboat	Gareth	0
17	1994	Mesmer	Doctor de Vauzesmes	60
18	1995	Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective	Dr. John H. Watson	0
19	1996	Twelfth Night	Party Guest / Dancer	69
20	1998	King Lear	Kent	80
21	2002	Bertie and Elizabeth	Lord Reith	56
22	2003	Three Sisters	Chebutykin	0
23	2004	The Rivals	Sir Anthony Absolute	0
24	2005	A View from a Hill	Patten	72
25	2006	Random Quest	Professor / JK Harshom	67
26	2006	Number 13	Gunton, Hotel Landlord	63
27	2010	The Summer House	Freddie	23
28	2010	Love and Distrust	Freddie (segment "The Summer House")	38
29	2012	The Woman in Black	PC Collins	61
30	2015	Harry Price: Ghost Hunter		61
31	2016	The Young Messiah	Blind Rabbi	64
32	2018	Only the Lonely	George	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	No Hiding Place		37
2	1960	Coronation Street	Jack Benjamin	54
3	1964	Sherlock Holmes		64
4	1964	Redcap		60
5	1966	A Game of Murder		0
6	1967	Inheritance	Henry Morcer	50
7	1968	The Champions	Roger Carson	61
8	1970	Manhunt	Beauchamps	65
9	1970	Play for Today		63
10	1970	Play for Today	Cardinal Volponi	63
11	1971	The Guardians		55
12	1971	Barlow	Bill Walker	60
13	1971	A Ghost Story for Christmas	Gunton, Hotel Landlord	75
14	1971	A Ghost Story for Christmas	Patten	75
15	1972	Holly	Tom Prentiss	0
16	1972	Crown Court		54
17	1975	The Love School	William Morris	0
18	1977	BBC2 Play of the Week	Len	70
19	1978	Armchair Thriller	Tom Amyas, MP	42
20	1978	Armchair Thriller	Tom Amyas M.P.	42
21	1978	The BBC Television Shakespeare	Camillo	60
22	1978	The BBC Television Shakespeare	Sir William Catesby	60
23	1980	Our John Willie		70
24	1981	Nanny		50
25	1983	Reilly: Ace of Spies	Stalin	70
26	1983	Spyship		70
27	1984	Sherlock Holmes	Dr. John H. Watson	81
28	1984	The Bill		67
29	1989	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Sir Arthur Stanley	82
30	1991	The House of Eliott	Sir John Crowborough	62
31	1991	Performance	Kent	60
32	1992	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales	Narrator (voice)	64
33	1994	Space Precinct	Vachel	59
34	1996	Testament: The Bible in Animation	God (voice)	64
35	1997	Midsomer Murders	John Farrow	75
36	1997	Midsomer Murders	Fred Messenger	75
37	2001	Waking the Dead	Philip Bryant	72
38	2002	Spooks	Fiona's Father	77
39	2005	The Closer	Mr. Murdoch	79