Walter Burke(1908-1984)
- Actor
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).
Actor
- 1980
- 1980
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1974–1976
- 1969–1974
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- Love, American Style6.8TV Series
- Angel (segment "Love and the Family Hour")
- Doc (segment "Love and the Heist")
- 1971–1973
- 1972
- 1961–1972
- 1972
- Alternative name
- Walter L. Burke
- Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Born
- Died
- Spouse
- Kathryn Patricia RooneyAugust 14, 1937 - May 21, 1956 (her death, 4 children)
- Other worksStage: Appeared (as "Ensemble"; Broadway debut) in "Dearest Enemy" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Emil Gerstenberger. Dances / Ensembles Directed by Carl Hemmer. Orchestra under the direction of Richard Rodgers. Libretto Directed by Charles Sinclair and Harry Ford. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by Mark Mooring (Costumes for Act One), Hubert Davis (Costumes for Act One) and James Reynolds (Costumes for Acts Two and Three). Directed by John Murray Anderson. Knickerbocker Theatre: 18 Sep 1925-22 May 1926 (286 performances). Cast: Flavia Arcaro, Peggy Bancroft, Charles Bennington, Arthur Brown, Rachel Chester, Harold Crane, Roberta Curry, James Cushman, Marian Dabney, Marita Dennis, H.E. Eldridge, William Evill, Gloria Faye, Helen Ford, Percy French, Alden Gay, Louis Gomez, Conrad Gordon, George Harold, Don Knobloch, Frank Lambert, Edward Larkin, Andrew Lawlor Jr. (as "Jimmy Burke"), Joy Leitch, Betty Linn, Mildred Mann, Burton McEvilly, Elizabeth North, Jane Overton, Josephine Payne, Detmar Poppen (as "Gen. John Tryon"), Geneva Price, Charles Purcell (as "Capt. Sir John Copeland"), Eugenia Renon, John Seymour, Jack Shannon, Lucille Smyser, Helen Spring, Mark Truscott, John Valentine, Marian Williams, Polly Williams, Percy Woodley, Devah Worrell, Mabel Zoeckler. Produced by George Ford.
- TriviaWorked as an acting coach in the 1970s.
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