Background
Burke was born on 25 May 1934 in Liverpool, England, and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Career
He also starred as Josef Stalin in the last two episodes of Reilly, Ace of Spies. In the theatre, Burke originated the part of Niels Bohr in Michael Frayn"s Copenhagen. He was thought by many to portray Doctor Watson with an excellent style.
He was replaced by Edward Hardwicke.
Burke had earlier experience with Holmes having played the villain in an adaptation of "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" for the 1965 British Broadcasting Corporation series starring Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock. Other notable television appearances include his turn as Joseph Stalin in the British serial Reilly, Ace of Spies and the John Wyndham science fiction story Random Quest.
He also played William Morris in the 1975 series The Love School. Burke frequently portrays Johannes Coenradus Klene in the Dutch commercials for Klene liquorice.
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