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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9415 |
| Birthday | 1934-05-25 |
| Place of Birth | Liverpool, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Дэвид Бёрк, Дэвид Берк, David Burke, |
1988
Run for the Lifeboat
0/0
When unmarried mother Maggie takes her son Terry on holiday to the Welsh fishing village of Gorbay, they meet Gareth, a member of the local lifeboat c...
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Run for the Lifeboat
1998
King Lear
8.5/2
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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King Lear
1981
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
7.021/24
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th centur...
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
2012
The Woman in Black
6.141/3648
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he w...
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The Woman in Black
1983
Henry VI Part 2
7.5/2
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 2
2003
Three Sisters
0/0
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her...
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Three Sisters
1979
Comedians
7.5/2
Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.
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Comedians
1995
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
0/0
Sherlock Holmes Documentary
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Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1982
Spaghetti House
6.316/19
Three black militants kidnap the waiters in an Italian restaurant in London. Soon the victims befriend their kidnappers.
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Spaghetti House
1994
Mesmer
6.025/20
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal mag...
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Mesmer
2015
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
6.2/27
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.
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Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
6.389/9
The life of England’s George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.
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Bertie and Elizabeth
2004
The Rivals
8/1
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 Langu...
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The Rivals
1981
The Winter's Tale
9.5/4
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdit...
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The Winter's Tale
2005
A View from a Hill
7.192/13
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...
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A View from a Hill
2006
Number 13
6.3/9
In order to authenticate some historical papers in a cathedral town, Oxbridge academic Anderson stays at a local hotel in room 12, initially disregard...
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Number 13
2006
Random Quest
6.7/11
Following a scientific experiment, a man wakes up in a parallel universe and begins living a life similar to, but different from, his own.
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Random Quest
2010
Love and Distrust
3.9/32
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.
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Love and Distrust
1983
Henry VI Part 1
7.667/3
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 1
1977
A Choice of Evils
0/0
Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but s...
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A Choice of Evils
1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
8/2
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 Duk...
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The Tragedy of Richard III
2010
The Summer House
2.3/5
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...
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The Summer House
1969
There Is Also Tomorrow
7/1
The commanding officer of a regiment handling nuclear missiles is shocked to see his daughter Sally on television taking part in a student demonstrati...
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There Is Also Tomorrow
2018
Only the Lonely
0/0
When Elspeth Morris, 70, loses her beloved husband George, life becomes intolerable. Increasingly surrounded by people she has nothing in common with,...
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Only the Lonely
2016
The Young Messiah
6.4/145
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it fol...
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The Young Messiah
1996
Twelfth Night
6.979/94
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman...
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Twelfth Night
1971
Michael Regan
8/1
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.
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Michael Regan
1964
Rattle of a Simple Man
5.5/14
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 str...
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Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
Saturday Night Out
6/4
Five seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London.
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Saturday Night Out
1978
Return Fare
0/0
' If he's been locked up all these years why is it all right to let him out now? ' ' New thinking.' But what happens when new thinking comes up agains...
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Return Fare
1976
Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
0/0
A man abducts a boy after his son is taken from him by social services.
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Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
1978
Quiet as a Nun
8/1
A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent. She had recently inherited a fortune. The repor...
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