David Burke

David Burke

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

História

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.

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David Burke

Filmes

Only the Lonely
George
When Elspeth Morris, 70, loses her beloved husband George, life becomes intolerable. Increasingly surrounded by people she has nothing in common with, she feels utterly alienated, abandoned and alone until circumstances lead to an unlikely friendship with her neighbour, Gurmeet.
The Village That Rose From The Dead
Fred Messenger
When a man is found murdered during the reopening of a ghost village, Barnaby must unravel a sinister web of lies from both past and present in order to catch the killer.
O Jovem Messias
Blind Rabbi
Aos sete anos, Jesus vive com sua família em Alexandria, Egito, onde eles fugiram para evitar o massacre de crianças pelo Rei Herodes de Israel. Jesus sabe que seus pais, José e Maria, mantêm segredos sobre seu nascimento e o tratamento que o faz diferente de outros garotos. Seus pais, porém, acreditam que ainda é cedo para lhe contar a verdade de seu milagroso nascimento e seu propósito. Com a morte do Rei, eles resolvem voltar para sua terra natal, Nazaré, sem saber que o herdeiro do trono, o novo rei, é como seu pai e está determinado a matar Jesus, ao mesmo tempo em que ele descobre a verdade sobre a sua vida.
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
When MP's wife Grace Goodwin is found naked on a London street, Harry Price is summoned to investigate claims that her house is haunted.
A Mulher de Preto
PC Collins
O jovem advogado Arthur Kipps viaja para um remoto vilarejo para tratar dos papéis de um cliente recém-falecido. Na cidade pequena e mal-assombrada, ele vê uma mulher misteriosa vestida apenas de preto, uma aparição que o leva a descobrir um terrível segredo.
Amor & Suspeita
Freddie (Segment 1: The Summer House)
Esta coleção de cinco curtas-metragens retrata artisticamente a capacidade do desejo de fortalecer e destruir aqueles que o encontram. Em "The Summer House", a sensual Jane (Talulah Riley) é cortejada por um ex-namorado, Richard (Robert Pattinson), durante o verão caótico de 1969. Outras histórias giram em torno de uma garçonete (Amy Adams) desesperada para resgatar sua filhinha. e um técnico (James Franco) que usa dispositivos para manter as emoções sob controle.
The Summer House
Freddie
A young girl flees to France to forget her boyfriend; first his letters pursue her, then he himself follows her there. During a party to celebrate the moon landing she takes her own small step...
Number 13
Gunton, Hotel Landlord
In order to authenticate some historical papers in a cathedral town, Oxbridge academic Anderson stays at a local hotel in room 12, initially disregarding the lack of a number 13 as provincial superstition. During the night, noise conspires to keep him awake and the historian is astonished to come face to face with door number 13. Continuing his work, a history of a reformation era witchcraft scandal emerges. The nocturnal disturbances escalate, leading Anderson with no choice but to open the door to room number 13...
Random Quest
Professor / JK Harshom
Following a scientific experiment, a man wakes up in a parallel universe and begins living a life similar to, but different from, his own.
A View from a Hill
Patten
On holiday, a young man borrows a pair of binoculars when his own are broken. But they seem somehow bewitched, showing things that could only be seen with dead men's eyes... visions from the past. And using them could lead to a sinister rendezvous on Gallow's Hill.
The Rivals
Sir Anthony Absolute
Romantic havoc ensues in the town of Bath when Sir Anthony arrives to arrange the marriage of his son Captain Jack Absolute to the wealthy Lydia Languish. Jack and Lydia are already in love, but because of Lydia's obsession with romantic novels, Jack has disguised himself as a poor officer named Ensign Beverly and he is only one of Lydia's many suitors.
Bertie and Elizabeth
Lord Reith
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.
King Lear
Kent
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Noite de Reis
Party Guest / Dancer
A comédia de confusão de gênero de Shakespeare, na qual uma garota se disfarça de homem para estar perto do conde que ela adora, apenas para ser perseguida pela mulher que ele ama.
As You Like It
Narrator (voice)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (also known as The Animated Shakespeare) is a series of twelve half-hour animated television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, originally broadcast on BBC2 between 1992 and 1994. As You Like It is animated using watercolours on glass.
Mesmer
Doctor de Vauzesmes
Para alguns ele era um mago, um milagreiro; para outros era um charlatão, uma fraude. Suas teorias eram revolucionárias, mas ele foi rejeitado por seus contemporâneos e deportado de sua terra natal, Viena. Ele incendiou Paris, se tornou um renegado na medicina, um visionário, um vilão. Franz Anton Mesmer Nasceu em 23 de maio de 1734, em Iznang, aldeia próxima do lago de Constança, filho do casal Franciscus Antonius Mesmer e Maria Ursula Michel, membros de uma grande família católica da Suábia, região que hoje pertence à Alemanha. Mesmer desencarnou em 5 de março de 1815.
Prisioneiros Da Fé
Embora em cadeias, eles viviam livres por causa da fé. Esta é a comovente história de Georgi, Fyodor e Bekir, três cristãos russos que milagrosamente se encontraram na mesma prisão. O diretor do campo de concentração não entende como tamanho erro pôde acontecer. Conheça suas lutas, alegrias e tristezas. E veja como Deus fortalece a fé em meio a uma perseguição e escárnio por parte dos opositores.
Run for the Lifeboat
Gareth
Problems of a Welsh coastal village where the lifeboat crew is the main focus.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem
Dr. Watson
Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance.
The Tragedy of Richard III
Sir William Catesby
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.
Henry VI Part 2
Duke of Gloucester / Dick the Butcher
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Henry VI Part 1
Duke of Gloucester
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
The Winter's Tale
Camillo
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.
Nostradamus: O Homem que Viu o Amanhã
The Friar
Apresentado por Orson Welles, esse documentário utiliza várias dramatizações, imagens de arquivo, noticiários de TV, clipes e entrevistas para perguntar: Poderia um astrólogo e médico francês do século XVI, Nostradamus, realmente ter previsto eventos como, por exemplo, a queda do Rei Luis XVI, a ascensão de Napoleão e o assassinato do Presidente John F. Kennedy? E há profecias que ainda se realizarão?
Comedians
Mick Connor
Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.
A Choice of Evils
Cardinal Volponi
Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but struggles to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or his friend.
Michael Regan
Michael Reagan
Under stress, Irish tenant farmer Michael Regan, suddenly snaps one day and locks himself in his home, threatening the lives of his wife and child.
There Is Also Tomorrow
Len
The commanding officer of a regiment handling nuclear missiles is shocked to see his daughter Sally on television taking part in a student demonstration.
Rattle of a Simple Man
Jack
Percy Winthram is a naive young man who still lives at home with his mum. In London for the Cup Final with his friends, he finds himself in a Soho strip club, where he meets blonde hostess Cyrenne. Accepting a bet from friend Ginger, he accompanies Cyrenne back to her flat, and a boast-worthy night of lust seems to be on the cards; however, drained of beer and bravado, Percy's innocence and vulnerability become all too evident…
Rattle of a Simple Man
JaJach
Percy Winthram is a naive young man who still lives at home with his mum. In London for the Cup Final with his friends, he finds himself in a Soho strip club, where he meets blonde hostess Cyrenne. Accepting a bet from friend Ginger, he accompanies Cyrenne back to her flat, and a boast-worthy night of lust seems to be on the cards; however, drained of beer and bravado, Percy's innocence and vulnerability become all too evident…
Saturday Night Out
Manager
Five seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London.