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Walter Lawrence Burke was an American character actor, of stage, film, and television of Irish descent. Usually cast as an Irishman or Englishman, his small stature, distinctive voice, and face made him easily recognizable in even the most minor of roles.
Birth Name
Walter Lawrence Burke
Born
Tuesday, 25 August 1908
Died
Saturday, 04 August 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hustler of Muscle Beach | Priest | 1980 |
| Hello, Larry | Mr. Vandervellen | 1979 |
| The Red Hand Gang | Dolan | 1977 |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Patrick McGinty | 1977 |
| Diana | Hanrahan / Mr. Hanrahan | 1973 |
| The Stone Killer | J D | 1973 |
| Police Story | Joey / Tim Riley | 1973 |
| Goodnight, My Love | Wheezer | 1972 |
| Hec Ramsey | Amos Mole | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Joey Collins | 1972 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hustler of Muscle Beach | Priest | 1980 |
| Hello, Larry | Mr. Vandervellen | 1979 |
| The Red Hand Gang | Dolan | 1977 |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Patrick McGinty | 1977 |
| Diana | Hanrahan / Mr. Hanrahan | 1973 |
| The Stone Killer | J D | 1973 |
| Police Story | Joey / Tim Riley | 1973 |
| Goodnight, My Love | Wheezer | 1972 |
| Hec Ramsey | Amos Mole | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Joey Collins | 1972 |
| Circle of Fear | Daniel | 1972 |
| Chandler | Zeno | 1971 |
| Nichols | Hartford | 1971 |
| The Man and the City | Tony Stapp | 1971 |
| Support Your Local Gunfighter | Morris | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Virgil Willis | 1971 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | The Stableman | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Jamie (segment "Deliveries in the Rear") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Angel (segment "Love and the Family Hour") / Doc (segment "Love and the Heist") | 1969 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Dylan | 1969 |
| Support Your Local Sheriff! | Fred Johnson | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Jimmy Callahan / George Callahan | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Billy Fuller | 1968 |
| The Outsider | L.J. Fox | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Stanley Wolczak | 1968 |
| The President's Analyst | Henry Lux | 1967 |
| Stranger on the Run | Abraham Berk | 1967 |
| Ironside | Smiley | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Shimmy Jones | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Gideon Stark / Loomis / Ollie | 1967 |
| Double Trouble | Mate | 1967 |
| Rango | Brooks | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Nate Ullstead | 1966 |
| The Plainsman | Abe Ireland | 1966 |
| Batman | Sparrow | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | The Boss | 1965 |
| My Brother the Angel | Al | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | John P. Cassidy | 1965 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Alfred Burke / Alfie the Artist | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Charlie Gallo / Cab Driver / Benny Logan / Arnie Hellings | 1965 |
| Laredo | Jake Taggert | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Young Billy / T. J. Dyce / Ned Stokely / George Gates | 1965 |
| I Spy | Johnny Sax | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Smiley Jaspers | 1965 |
| Lost in Space | Mr. O. M. | 1965 |
| Branded | Luke | 1965 |
| My Fair Lady | Bystander Who Warns Eliza | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Hamel | 1964 |
| Bewitched | The Great Zeno | 1964 |
| Mickey | Grandpa Toddie | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Leprechaun Mickey Moore O'Shaughnessy / Leprechaun Patrick Moore O'Shaughnessy | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Alfred Swanson | 1964 |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Billy Joe | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Higgins | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | Potts | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Doc Martin | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Frederick Riner / Invisibles Recruiter | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Hoby Osborne | 1963 |
| Grindl | Olaf | 1963 |
| The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze | Lory Filch | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | McChesney | 1963 |
| How the West Was Won | Wagon Poker Player | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Cockney | 1962 |
| Empire | Micah | 1962 |
| Fair Exchange | Travis | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Tim Mayhew | 1962 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Grimaldi | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Billy Neal | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Sean O'Farrell | 1962 |
| Jack the Giant Killer | Garna / Gama | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Rabbits / Joseph Bell | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Hotel Clerk | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | Danny Gimp | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Gympy | 1961 |
| King of Diamonds | Hans Stuger | 1961 |
| Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Wart | 1960 |
| Two Faces West | Professor Gluyas Hatwell | 1960 |
| Klondike | Sam Bronson | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Mesrob | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Jim Murphy | 1960 |
| Thriller | Lucas / Croxton | 1960 |
| Assignment: Underwater | Alonzo | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | Aristedes | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Gulter | 1959 |
| Mr. Lucky | Tobias Foss | 1959 |
| The Crimson Kimono | Ziggy | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Wino / Malone | 1959 |
| This Man Dawson | 'Jumpy' Higgins | 1959 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Tyce / Tom Abbott | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Kilgore | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Napoleon Gunther / Wilbur Wick | 1959 |
| The Alaskans | Jenks / Sid Queed | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Joe Mizell | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Mr. Smith | 1959 |
| Hennesey | Chester Chadwick | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Tim O'Brien / Jesse Pierson / Campbell | 1959 |
| Johnny Staccato | Raymond 'Stash' McGill | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Miles Miller | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Herbie Snow / Mr. Harman | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Sam Barry / Peter Menzies | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Tim / Tim Potter | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Mr. Dimity | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Benny Markham / Joe Dolan / Tom Riordan | 1958 |
| Lawman | Whiskey Jimmie / 'Specs' Toynby / Jimmy Fresco / Ernie | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Sneaky Joe | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Mike Thompson | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Ditto / Cliffie Thomas | 1958 |
| Never Love a Stranger | Jimmy Keough | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Mouse | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Van | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Harry Ames | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Irish Eddie | 1957 |
| The Californians | The Mole | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | James Blackburn / Jack Grabba / Gerald Kelso / Freddie Green / Adams | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Bert Bender | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Bartender | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Andy Miggs / Teacher Abbott | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Marty Saunders | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Gus Henessy / Jeff Marker | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mr.Jacoby | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Devlin / Sam Adams | 1955 |
| Fury | Grimes | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Benny | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Bystander / Elko / George Acton / Herman / Willie Kearns | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Tinker / Artemus the Peddler | 1954 |
| The Elgin Hour | Armstrong | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Blinky | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Shorty | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | L.B. Prentiss | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Better Half") | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Willoughby / Gopher Green / Ben Brown | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Sgt. Finny | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Squeak | 1951 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | O'Mara | 1951 |
| M | MacMahan | 1951 |
| Double Deal | Wally - Karnes' Thug | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Inky Green | 1950 |
| Dark City | George - Bartender | 1950 |
| The Killer That Stalked New York | Danny - Bellhop | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Benson | 1950 |
| Danger | Inch / Peaches | 1950 |
| Mystery Street | An Ornithologist / The Ornithologist | 1950 |
| All the King's Men | Sugar Boy | 1949 |
| Martin Kane | Eddie Stevens | 1949 |
| The Naked City | Pete Backalis / Pater Backalis (Uncredited) | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Steerage Passenger | 1947 |
