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Alfred Burke Biography (1918-)
Born February 28, 1918, in Peckham, London, England; son of William Burke andSarah Ann O'Leary; married Barbara Bonelle; children: one son, three daughters. Education: Trained for the stage at Royal Academy of DramaticArts; also attended Leo Street Boys' School and Walworth Central School.Career: Actor. Appeared in stage productions at the Library, Manchester, England, Midland Theatre Company, Nottingham Playhouse, and Birmingham Repertory.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 28, 1918
- Peckham, London, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Dancer, The Kid from Brooklyn, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
- Porter, The Constant Husband, Stratford, 1955
- (Uncredited) Touch and Go(also known as The Light Touch), Universal-International, 1955
- Operations Room Controller, High Flight, Columbia, 1956
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Interpol(also known as Pickup Alley), Columbia, 1957
- Petty officer, Yangtse Incident(also known as Battle Hell,
Escape of the Amethyst,
Their Greatest Glory, and Yangtze Incident), Everest Pictures, 1957
- French ticket clerk, Let's Be Happy, Allied Artists, 1957
- Lt. Colonel Callander, Amere victoire(also known as Bitter Victory), Columbia, 1957
- Mr. Pritchard, The Man Inside,1958
- Captain Ritter, No Time to Die(also known as Tank Force), 1958
- Podd, Model for Murder, Cinema Associates, 1958
- Mr. Barnes, The Man Upstairs, Kingsley-Union Films, 1958
- Poacher, Law and Disorder, Continental, 1958
- Dealer, Operation Amsterdam, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Travers, The Angry Silence,1960
- Shapley, Moment of Danger(also known as Malaga), Warner Bros., 1960
- Reporter, The Trials of Oscar Wilde(also known as The Green Carnation,
The Man with the Green Carnation, and The Trial of Oscar Wilde), Kingsley International, 1960
- Knocker Parsons, Dead Lucky,1960
- Harry Stone, The Man at the Carlton Tower(also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Man at the Carlton Tower), 1961
- Mitchell Logan, Backfire(also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries:Backfire), Allied Artists, 1961
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Crooks Anonymous, Janus Films, 1962
- Lany, The Pot Carriers,1962
- Trigger O'Flynn, On the Beat, United Artists, 1962
- Lumley, Mix Me a Person,1962
- Heinrich, The Man Who Finally Died, Goldstone Film Enterprises, 1962
- Marlon, Farewell Performance, RFD Productions, 1962
- Colin Webster, Children of the Damned, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
- Inspector Waveney, The 20,000 Pound Kiss(also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The 20,000 Pound Kiss and The o20,000 Kiss), Schoenfeld Films, 1963
- Dr. Wills, The Nanny, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- Detective Superintendent Hartley, The Night Caller(also known as Blood Beast from Outer Space,
Bloodbeast from Outer Space, and Night Caller from Outer Space), 1965
- Kersner, Guns in the Heather(also known as The Secret of BoyneCastle and Spy Busters), 1968
- Alyosha, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich(also known as En dag i Ivan Denisovitsj'liv), Cinerama, 1970
- Egeus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Manuel Salvadore, 1996
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Frank Marker, Public Eye,1965
- Major Richter, Enemy at the Door,1978
- Mr. Critchlow, Sophia and Constance,1988
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Miniseries
- Reverend Patrick Bronte, The Brontes of Haworth,1973
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The Borgias,1981
- Rear Admiral, Longitude, A&E, 2000
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Movies
- Adolph Eichmann, The House on Garibaldi Street, ABC, 1979
- Wojtyla, Sr., Pope John Paul II(also known as The Pope), CBS, 1984
- Lurgan, Kim, CBS, 1984
- Jones, The Glory Boys,1984
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Episodic
- Charles, "Bullet with My Name On It," Ghost Squad,1961
- Craven, "The Conspirators," Danger Man,1961
- Henry Foster, "All Work and No Pay," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),1969
- "Bewitched," Shades of Darkness, PBS, 1984
- "Poison," Bergerac,1987
- Also appeared as Kevin, "Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking," Minder.
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Other Television Appearances
- Appeared in The Crucible;
Home of the Brave;
The StrongAre Lonely;
The Birthday Party;
The Oresteia.
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) The Universal Legacy, Barn Theatre, Shere, Surrey, England, 1939
- George, Henry VI, Part III, Birmingham Rep, Old Vic Theatre, 19521953
- Henry Beaufort, Henry VI, Parts 1 & 2, Old Vic Theatre, 1953
- (West End debut) Second man, The MacRoary Whirl, Duchess Theatre,1953
- Paster, The Father, Piccadilly Theatre, 1964
- Title role, Henry IV, Leeds Playhouse, then Edinburgh Festival, 1970
- Strindberg, Pictures in a Bath of Acid, Leeds, 1971
- Becket, Murder in the Cathedral, Worcestor Cathedral, 1971
- Abel Murdoch, The Centaur, Royal Court, 1972
- Title role, Dr. Knock, Oxford Playhouse, 1973
- Escalus, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, 2000
- John of Gaunt, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 2000
- Also appeared as Duncan, Macbeth, Gonzola, The Tempest, Nestor, Troilus and Cressida, Lefeu, All's Well That Ends Well, Lepidus, Antony and Cleopatra, and Button Moulder, Peer Gynt,all Royal Shakespeare Company.
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