Burke, Robert John 1955–

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Burke, Robert John 1955–

(Robert Burk, Robert Burke)

PERSONAL

Original name, John Burke; born January 17, 1955, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Education: Studied acting at Purchase College State University of New York.

Addresses: Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Cannon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Robert Burke) Patrick, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Paramount, 1977.

(As Robert Burke) Levi Saunders, The Chosen, Analysis Film Releasing, 1981.

(As Robert Burke) Josh Hutton, The Unbelievable Truth, Miramax, 1989.

(As Robert Burke) Dave Wilkie, Rambling Rose, New Line Cinema, 1991.

(As Robert Burke) Bill McCabe, Simple Men (also known as Uomini semplici), Fine Line Features, 1992.

(As Robert Burke) Title role, Dust Devil, 1992.

(As Robert Burke) Frank McLaury, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993.

Paul, Heaven & Earth (also known as Entre ciel et terre), Warner Bros., 1993.

(As Robert Burke) Paul Parker, A Far Off Place, Buena Vista, 1993.

(As Robert Burke) RoboCop, RoboCop 3, Orion, 1993.

Second man in men's room in New York, Flirt, Cinepix Film Properties, 1995.

Billy Halleck, Stephen King's "Thinner" (also known as Thinner), Warner Bros., 1996.

Frankie, Somewhere in the City, Artistic License Films, 1996.

Handsome man, If Lucy Fell, TriStar, 1996.

Pat Schiller, Fled, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996.

R. G. Greiser, Killer: A Journal of Murder (also known as The Killer), First Independent Films, 1996.

Henry, First Love, Last Rites, Strand Releasing, 1997.

Officer B, Cop Land (also known as CopLand), Buena Vista, 1997.

(As Robert Burke) Tom Hutton, Mayday—Flug in den Tod, 1997.

Christian, Triples, 1998.

The monster, No Such Thing (also known as Monster), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001.

Automated bank voice, For Earth Below (short film), Decoy Films, 2002.

(As Robert Burke) Bob, State Property, Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Instructor Jenks, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereaux), Miramax, 2002.

Jim, Piggie, This Little Piggie, 2003.

Roy, Tea Time with Roy and Sylvia (short film), 2003.

Rudy, Connie and Carla, Universal, 2004.

Belligerent American, Munich (also known as Untitled 1972 Munich Olympics Project), Universal/DreamWorks, 2005.

Ben's father, Happy (short film), 2005.

Binky Bartlett, The OH in Ohio, Ambush Entertainment, 2005.

Charlie Mack, Good Night, and Good Luck, Warner Independent Pictures, 2005.

Steven, Hide and Seek, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Detective Ron Banks, Jack's Law, 11 Pictures/Dr. October, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jules Weller, Falcone, CBS, 2000.

FBI agent Pierce Taylor, Oz, HBO, 2000–2003.

Internal affairs sergeant Ed Tucker, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2002–2004.

Father Mickey Gavin, Rescue Me, FX Channel, beginning 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Hosea Sholto, The Bastard (also known as The Kent Chronicles and The Kent Family Chronicles), Operation Prime Time (OPT), 1978.

Astronaut William "Bill" Anders, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jungmeier, It's Always Something, ABC, 1990.

Steve, Crazy for a Kiss, BBC, 1995.

Captain Frank Drummond, A Bright Shining Lie, HBO, 1998.

Paul Bacon, Alptraum im Airport (also known as Midnight Flight), 1998.

Mr. Neck, Speak, Showtime, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As Robert Burk) Back to the Beanstalk (musical), CBC, 1991.

Colonel Conroy, "The Water Is Wide," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Albert Anastasia, The Gangster Chronicles: A American Story (also known as The Gangster Chronicles), NBC, 1981.

O'Toole, "Torn," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986.

(As Robert Burke) Arthur "Buzz" Paley, "Act of God," Law & Order, NBC, 1995.

Jeffrey Andrews, Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1997.

FBI agent Ron Innes, "Brother's Keeper," Law & Order, NBC, 2001.

Walker Lewis, "The Good Fight," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002.

Walker Lewis, "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002.

FBI agent Jim Resdon, "Blood Brothers," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

Special agent Jeff Donaldson, "Permanent Markers," Queens Supreme, CBS, 2003.

Lieutenant colonel Milton Danbury, "Paradigm," Law & Order, NBC, 2004.

Officer Zmuda, "Two Tonys," The Sopranos, HBO, 2004.

Appeared as Tom McKenna, Happy Days, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

The Family Brood, CBS, 1998.

Jules Weller, Falcone, CBS, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

RoboCop, RoboCop vs. the Terminator, 1994.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Starlog, December, 1993.