David Burke
Acting
Born 1934-05-25 · Liverpool, England, UK · Died 2026-05-01
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.
Acting
Only the Lonely
George
The Young Messiah
Blind Rabbi
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
The Woman in Black
PC Collins
Love and Distrust
Freddie (segment "The Summer House")
The Summer House
Freddie
Number 13
Gunton, Hotel Landlord
Random Quest
Professor / JK Harshom
A View from a Hill
Patten
The Closer
Mr. Murdoch
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Patten
The Rivals
Sir Anthony Absolute
Three Sisters
Chebutykin
Bertie and Elizabeth
Lord Reith
Spooks
Fiona's Father
Waking the Dead
Philip Bryant
King Lear
Kent
Midsomer Murders
John Farrow
Midsomer Murders
Fred Messenger
Twelfth Night
Party Guest / Dancer
Testament: The Bible in Animation
God (voice)
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Dr. John H. Watson
Space Precinct
Vachel
Mesmer
Doctor de Vauzesmes
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Narrator (voice)
Performance
Kent
The House of Eliott
Sir John Crowborough
In Suspicious Circumstances
James Maybrick
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Sir Arthur Stanley
Run for the Lifeboat
Gareth