David Burke
Known for: Actor
Born: 25 May 1934, Liverpool, England, UK
Died: 1 May 2026
Credits: 60+ titles
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.
Filmography
Only the Lonely
The Young Messiah
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
The Woman in Black
Love and Distrust
The Summer House
Number 13
Random Quest
A View from a Hill
The Closer
A Ghost Story for Christmas
The Rivals
Three Sisters
Bertie and Elizabeth
Spooks
Waking the Dead
King Lear
Midsomer Murders
Twelfth Night
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Dalziel and Pascoe
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
As You Like It
Space Precinct
Mesmer
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Performance
The House of Eliott
In Suspicious Circumstances
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Run for the Lifeboat
Screen Two
The Bill
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Spyship
Reilly: Ace of Spies
The Tragedy of Richard III
Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 1
Spaghetti House
The Winter's Tale
Nanny
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Our John Willie
Comedians
Return Fare
Quiet as a Nun
Armchair Thriller
BBC2 Play of the Week
A Choice of Evils
Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
The Love School
Centre Play
Crown Court
Holly
Villains
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Michael Regan
The Guardians