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Paul Burke is a Actor and Stunts American born on 21 july 1926 at New Orleans (USA)

Paul Burke

Paul Burke
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 july 1926 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 13 september 2009 (at 83 years) at Palm Springs (USA)

Paul Burke (July 21, 1926 – September 13, 2009) was an American actor best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, Naked City and Twelve O'Clock High. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in Naked City.

Biography

Paul Burke est surtout connu pour ses premiers rôles dans les séries Naked City and Twelve O'Clock High .

Paul Burke est né à la Nouvelle-Orléans, le fils de Santa Maria (Palerme) et Martin Joseph "Marty" Burke, un boxeur qui a combattu Gene Tunney et possédait plus tard, un restaurant et une discothèque appelée "Marty Burke" dans la Nouvelle-Orléans Quartier français .

Après une formation à la Pasadena Playhouse, la carrière cinématographique de Burke a commencé avec un petit rôle dans le film Golden Girl. Au début de sa carrière, Burke guest star dans la série syndiqué, Highway Patrol et les hommes d'Annapolis. En 1956-1957, Burke a été jeté comme le Dr Noah McCann Arche de Noé, un programme hebdomadaire Jack Webb-produit qui a été diffusé sur NBC, l'histoire d'un couple de vétérinaires dédiés. Victor Rodman a joué le collègue plus âgé, le Dr Sam Rinehart.

Dans la saison 1957-1958, Burke est apparu comme Jeff Kittridge dans cinq épisodes de la série d'aventure / drame de Barry Sullivan, Harbormaster. Burke a également invité vedette sur les épisodes de Tightrope, Dragnet, Aventures de Superman, The Man et le défi, et M Squad. Dans la saison 1959-1960, il est apparu comme Robertson dans les NBC série d'espionnage Five Fingers, mettant en vedette avec David Hedison.

Paul Burke a joué dans le rôle principal de la série policière Naked City, où il est apparu comme Adam Flint de 1960 à 1963. Burke est alors apparu dans le rôle principal du capitaine (plus tard Major, alors colonel) Joe Gallagher sur douze O'Clock High entre 1964 et 1967, au cours de laquelle il a rencontré sa femme, Lyn. Le Haut rôle Twelve O'Clock dernière avance le rôle de la télévision de Burke.

En 1967, Paul Burke a joué dans la vallée de film des poupées , le jeune avocat qui lie d'amitié tous les trois stars féminines et avait une relation orageuse avec Anne Welles. Il a également joué un officier de police qui poursuivait un voleur d'art joué par Steve McQueen dans l'Affaire Thomas Crown.

Pendant les années 1970, il est apparu dans trois épisodes chacun de La croisière s'amuse . En 1984, il est apparu comme C.C. Capwell dans vingt et un épisodes du feuilleton Santa Barbara. Il est apparu dans des rôles de soutien dans un certain nombre de séries télévisées, y compris les rôles récurrents dans la dynastie de 1982-1988 et dans Magnum série avec Tom Selleck. À partir de 1981-1985 Paul Burke a également servi en tant que porte-parole de la télévision commerciale pour le Radio Shack détaillant de produits électroniques.

Paul Burke était le grand-père de l'actrice Alia Shawkat.

Il a pris sa retraite au début des années 1990. Souffrant de leucémie et de lymphome non hodgkinien, il est mort à son domicile de Palm Springs, en Californie.

Sa seconde épouse, Lyn Peters, est morte à Palm Springs le 10 septembre 2013, à l'âge de 72 ans.

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Filmography of Paul Burke (15 films)

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Actor

Wild and Wooly, 1h44
Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Charles Siebert, Ross Martin, David Doyle, Elyssa Davalos, Vic Morrow, Doug McClure
Roles Tobias Singleton
Rating72% 3.642223.642223.642223.642223.64222
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, 1h48
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Carol White (actrice anglaise), Mala Powers, Suzanne Somers, Scott Hylands, Paul Burke, Edith Atwater
Roles Jack Byrnes
Rating61% 3.096853.096853.096853.096853.09685
Cathy Palmer (White), a young British woman, comes to San Francisco to live. There she meets Kenneth Daly (Hylands), a relationship develops and she becomes pregnant, but when Cathy sees another side of Kenneth's personality, she elects to break off their engagement and abort the pregnancy.
Once You Kiss a Stranger..., 1h46
Directed by Robert Sparr
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind Hayes, Philip Carey, Stephen McNally
Roles Jerry Marshall
Rating54% 2.708212.708212.708212.708212.70821
Jerry is a professional golfer. When a woman named Diana recognizes how much Jerry hates a rival player, Mike, she offers to commit murder if Jerry will do likewise for her.
The Thomas Crown Affair, 1h42
Directed by Norman Jewison, Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston, Gordon Pinsent, Addison Powell
Roles Det. Lt. Eddy Malone
Rating68% 3.4489253.4489253.4489253.4489253.448925
Millionaire businessman-sportsman Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) pulls off a perfect crime by orchestrating four men to rob $2,660,527.62 from a Boston bank, along with a fifth man who drives the getaway Ford station wagon with the money and dumps it in a cemetery trash can. None of the men ever meets Crown face-to-face, nor do they know or meet each other before the robbery. Crown retrieves the money from the trash can personally after secretly following the driver of the station wagon, then personally deposits the money into an anonymous Swiss bank account in Geneva, making several trips, never depositing the money all at once so as to not draw undue attention to his actions.
Valley of the Dolls, 2h3
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about television, Children's films
Actors Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Lee Grant, Tony Scotti
Roles Lyon Burke
Rating60% 3.0000753.0000753.0000753.0000753.000075
Three young women meet when they embark on their careers. Neely O'Hara (Duke) is a plucky kid with undeniable talent who sings in a Broadway show—the legendary actress Helen Lawson (Hayward) is the star of the play—while Jennifer North (Tate), a beautiful blonde with limited talent, is in the chorus. Anne Welles (Parkins) is a New England ingenue who recently arrived in New York City and works as a secretary for a theatrical agency that represents Lawson. Neely, Jennifer, and Anne become fast friends, sharing the bonds of ambition and the tendency to fall in love with the wrong men.
Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Paul Burke, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles Barney Stafford
Rating54% 2.709582.709582.709582.709582.70958
Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Paul Burke, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles Barney Stafford
Rating54% 2.709582.709582.709582.709582.70958
Della Chappell (Joan Crawford) is a reclusive wealthy woman, consumed by power and dedicated to protecting her daughter Jenny's (Diane Baker) future. Her father founded the town of Royal Bay and she still owns most of it. An outside company wants to buy parts of the town for development but Della refuses to consider the option. Barney Stafford (Paul Burke), a lawyer representing the developers' interests, butts heads with Della frequently.
Screaming Eagles, 1h19
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Tom Tryon, Jan Merlin, Jacqueline Beer, Alvy Moore, Martin Milner, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway
Roles Cpl. Dreef
Rating58% 2.9046452.9046452.9046452.9046452.904645
Prior to the Normandy landings three replacements are assigned to the 1st Platoon, "D" Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. Amongst them is Private Mason (Tom Tryon) who doesn't get along with his fellow paratroopers but is kept in the unit by his platoon commander Lt. Pauling (Jan Merlin).
Francis in the Navy, 1h20
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Military humor in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Donald O'Connor, Martha Hyer, Clint Eastwood, Richard Erdman, Jim Backus, David Janssen
Roles Tate
Rating57% 2.8521252.8521252.8521252.8521252.852125
U. S. Army officer Lt. Peter Sterling gets mistaken for his lookalike in the U. S. Navy, Bosun's Mate 'Slicker' Donevan, and as a result gets promptly shipped to Donevan's base. With his old pal Francis, Sterling continues his misadventures, this time in the Navy.
Spy Chasers, 1h1
Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, David Gorcey, Bernard Gorcey, Leon Askin, Benny Bartlett
Roles Michael, the real courier
Rating60% 3.049923.049923.049923.049923.04992
Princess Ann of Truania arrives at Louie's Sweet Shop. She is the daughter of the exiled king and is looking for Louie, whose brother is a valuable assistance to the king back in Truania. They request the boys assistance to safeguard a half-coin for them. The other half will be delivered to them with a message when it is safe for the king to return to his country and regain control. The king's assistant, Colonel Baxis and Zelda, Ann's lady-in-waiting are traitors and are immediately distrusted by the boys. The traitor's intend to send a fake half-coin to the boys in order to get the king to return to his country too soon so that he can be arrested. Ann overhears the plot and is kidnapped. Eventually the boys rescue Ann and convince the king that his assistant is a traitor.
South Sea Woman, 1h39
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays, Road movies
Actors Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Henri Letondal, Arthur Shields, Barry Kelley
Roles Ensign at Court-martial
Rating61% 3.0972953.0972953.0972953.0972953.097295
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant James O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. The film alternates between flashbacks and the courtroom, as witnesses give their testimony.
Fixed Bayonets!, 1h32
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Craig Hill, Skip Homeier, Paul Burke
Roles Doggie (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.444113.444113.444113.444113.44411
The film is set in the first winter of the Korean War during the Red Chinese intervention . The story follows the fate of a lone 48 man platoon left as a rear guard to defend a choke point, to cover the withdrawal of their division over an exposed bridge. The subplot explores the psychological makeup of the individuals charged with leadership of the platoon, and therein examines the nature of service and valor. Ultimately command of the platoon falls upon Cpl. Denno (Richard Basehart), who has an innate aversion to responsibility for the lives of others.

Team

The Suicide Squad
Directed by Zack Snyder, James Gunn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis
Roles Stunts
Rating72% 3.6032353.6032353.6032353.6032353.603235
Le nouveau film DC Comics centré sur la Suicide Squad.