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Walter Burke

American actor (1908-1984) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 75

Walter Lawrence Burke was an American character actor of stage, film, and television whose career in entertainment spanned over a half century. Although he was a native of New York, Burke's Irish ancestry often led to his being cast in roles as an Irishman or Englishman.

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1984Died4 August 19841980The Hustler of Muscle BeachFilm, Priest1973The Stone KillerFilm, J D1972Goodnight, My LoveFilm, Wheezer1971ChandlerFilm, Zeno1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantFilm, Tinker1969Love, American StyleSeries, DocSupport Your Local Sheriff!Film, 1969Fred Johnson1968Adam-12Series, Billy Fuller1967Double TroubleFilm, Mate1966BatmanSeries, Sparrow1965Hogan's HeroesSeries, Alfred Burke / Alfie the Artist1964BewitchedSeries, The Great Zeno1963The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a DazeFilm, Lory Filch1962The Lucy ShowSeries, CockneyBeauty and the BeastFilm, 1962Grimaldi1961Ben CaseySeries1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphFilm, Wart1959BonanzaSeries, Jesse Pierson1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Jeff Marker1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Benny1951MFilm, MacMahan1950Mystery StreetFilm, The Ornithologist1949All the King's MenFilm, Sugar Boy1948The Naked CityFilm, Pater Backalis (Uncredited)1908Born25 August 1908

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  • The Naked City 1948
  • How the West Was Won 1962
  • All the King's Men 1949
  • Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969
  • Mystery Street 1950

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Filmography 24

109 credits on file

Television 24

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His small stature and distinctive voice and face also made him easily recognizable to audiences even when he was performing in minor supporting roles.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1984 · aged 75

In the same film or series as Walter

Danny ThomasAlso in The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)Jeanne CooperAlso in Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)Gordon PinsentAlso in Chandler (1971)Whitney BlakeAlso in The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)Don CalfaAlso in Goodnight, My Love (1972)Frank WilcoxAlso in All the King's Men (1949)