David Burke
CountryUnited Kingdom 
GenderMale
BirthdayMay 25, 1934
BiographyDavid Patrick George Burke (25 May 1934 – 10 May 2026) was a British actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1986), which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. He also appeared as Joseph Stalin in the last two episodes of Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983).
Other credits included Coronation Street (1963–1966), ITV Play of the Week (1963, 1967), Z Cars (1963–1969), Dixon of Dock Green (1965–1968), The Woodlanders (1970), The Guardians (1971), Play for Today (1971–1979), The Love School (1975), Rooms (1975), Crown Court (1975–1979), Esther Waters (1977), BBC Television Shakespeare (1981–1983), Nanny (1982–1983), The House of Eliott (1994), Bertie and Elizabeth (2002), Waking the Dead (2002), A Ghost Story for Christmas (2005–2006), The Woman in Black (2012), Heartbeat (2016), and The Young Messiah (2016).
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Other credits included Coronation Street (1963–1966), ITV Play of the Week (1963, 1967), Z Cars (1963–1969), Dixon of Dock Green (1965–1968), The Woodlanders (1970), The Guardians (1971), Play for Today (1971–1979), The Love School (1975), Rooms (1975), Crown Court (1975–1979), Esther Waters (1977), BBC Television Shakespeare (1981–1983), Nanny (1982–1983), The House of Eliott (1994), Bertie and Elizabeth (2002), Waking the Dead (2002), A Ghost Story for Christmas (2005–2006), The Woman in Black (2012), Heartbeat (2016), and The Young Messiah (2016).
Biography from the Wikipedia article David Burke (British actor). Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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