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Walter Lawrence Burke (August 25, 1908 – August 4, 1984) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television whose career in entertainment spanned over a half century.
Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor whose small stature and wizened features made him resemble a leprechaun (a role which he played on more than one occasion). Probably best known as Willie Stark's bodyguard in All the King's Men (1949).
Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor whose small stature and wizened features made him resemble a leprechaun (a role which he played on more than one occasion). Probably best known as Willie Stark's bodyguard in All the King's Men (1949).
Diminutive Irish-American character actor Walter Burke could be quite sinister looking with his stone-carved face and piercing, beady eyes, but in other roles he could be a jovial leprechaunish type.
Aug 16, 1984 · LOS ANGELES -- Walter Burke, a character actor who appeared in a dozen films and more than 200 television programs, including 'Perry Mason,' 'Bonanza' and 'Batman,' has died. He was 75.
Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor Walter Burke parlayed his slight frame and wizened face into numerous parts in films and television series of the 1950s and '60s. Born in Brooklyn to parents who had emigrated from Ireland, he first acted on the stage, making his Broadway debut...
Birthday: Aug 25, 1908. Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA. Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor Walter Burke parlayed his slight frame and wizened face into numerous parts...
Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor Walter Burke parlayed his slight frame and wizened face into numerous parts in films and television series of the 1950s and '60s.
Walter Burke (August 25, 1908 (Brooklyn, New York) – August 4, 1984 (Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California)) was a prolific Irish-American character actor, of stage, film, and television.
Highly recognizable Irish-American character actor Walter Burke parlayed his slight frame and wizened face into numerous parts in films and television series of the 1950s and '60s.
