Time and sheer volume of work have made David Burke a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Of everything on the filmography, 'The Woman in Black' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'Sherlock Holmes' counts among the more visible credits. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. The filmography leans toward drama. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
David Burke
Actor · Since 1960
91 years (May 25, 1934 – May 1, 2026)Liverpool, UKLiverpool, England, UK
15 Movies · 30 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made David Burke a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Of everything on the filmography, 'The Woman in Black' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'Sherlock Holmes' counts among the more visible credits. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. The filmography leans toward drama. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
David Burke was a British actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in two 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.