Alfred Burke?

[joeymonsta]

Hi, does anyone know if the veteran actor Alfred Burke is still with us? If so, is he retired? still acting etc?

[Focus 2]

Yes! His last appearance to date was in the 2002 film "Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets". I havn't seen it though.



Excellent info at:



Alfred Burke: Information from Answers.com

[Moor Larkin]

He was evidently still doing theatre at 82 years-old!!......



RSC Pictures & Exhibitions: Exhibitions Introduction

[sippog]

My wife worked with him in the 2002 RSC production of ROBERTO ZUCCO; so he's definitely still around and going strong

[John Llewellyn Moxey]

My wife worked with him in the 2002 RSC production of ROBERTO ZUCCO; so he's definitely still around and going strong

I do hope he is still performing. I was lucky enough to direct him twice. Interesting man..terrific actor.



John Llewellyn

[smudge]

I do hope he is still performing. I was lucky enough to direct him twice. Interesting man..terrific actor.

John Llewellyn

Hear, hear John, a terrific actor indeed.



He came out of retirement to do Hecuba at the Donmar on 2004, but as far as I know that was his last job. I believe (from the grapevine) he's living quietly now as his eyesight has been troubling him these past couple of years.



As has been said on this board before, one of our greatest actors who never got a knighthood.



One episode of PUBLIC EYE ' The Man Who Said Sorry' was an AWESOME two-hander between himself and Paul Rogers. Amazing performing - far beyond what one would expect of a popular television series.



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[JohnMBreslin]

Yes Alfred Burke is doing well and he is very fit for his age....

I saw him not long ago and he looks very healthy..........

he is born 1918 and he celebrated his 89 birthday in February.



He live´s in South London.



His agents addresse:

c/o Joy Jameson LTD

21 Uxbridge Street

Kensington

GB London W8 7TQ



Greetings

JohnMBreslin

[smudge]

Yes Alfred Burke is doing well and he is very fit for his age....

I saw him not long ago and he looks very healthy..........

he is born 1918 and he celebrated his 89 birthday in February.



He live´s in South London.



His agents addresse:

c/o Joy Jameson LTD

21 Uxbridge Street

Kensington

GB London W8 7TQ



Greetings

JohnMBreslin

Thanks for that John -



He lives in the Peckham area doesn't he ? That's where he grew up IIRC...



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[Moor Larkin]

My dad, who hardly watches TV now (except for football) was unusually enthusiastic about three shows, when I was a growing lad. They were Danger Man, Callan and Public Eye. I have a fancy that his most favourite was Public Eye.



Mr. Burke seems to have joined the RSC at 68 years old....

Alfred Burke was in his late sixties when he joined the RSC. During the next fourteen years he played a succession of incisive cameos with the gravity and grace of a master

A Dictionary of the RSC by Simon Trowbridge

presumably a hobby for his retirement.....

[hankoler]

Did he also play a character called "Marker" on the box many years ago.

[smudge]

Did he also play a character called "Marker" on the box many years ago.

Yep - in the above-mentioned PUBLIC EYE...



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[Harbottle]

Hear, hear John, a terrific actor indeed.

He came out of retirement to do Hecuba at the Donmar on 2004, but as far as I know that was his last job. I believe (from the grapevine) he's living quietly now as his eyesight has been troubling him these past couple of years.

As has been said on this board before, one of our greatest actors who never got a knighthood.

One episode of PUBLIC EYE ' The Man Who Said Sorry' was an AWESOME two-hander between himself and Paul Rogers. Amazing performing - far beyond what one would expect of a popular television series.



Smudge

Watched this recently myself thanks to a member here Brilliant television, I was quite enthralled, they really don't make them like this any more.



I'm half way through the final series and the standard has not faltered what a wonderful series Public Eye is.



Delighted to hear that Alfred Burke is still going strong a marvellous actor.

[Shadwell]

Anyone got information on this excellent character actor? The last work he did was on Harry Potter in 2002. He must be in his eighties by now and is probably retired although I have heard rumours that he still treads the board in theatre. He's one of the best character actors of his generation (IMHO) and deserved better recognition. I hope he's in good health. Anyone know the latest????

[Rennie]

Anyone got information on this excellent character actor? The last work he did was on Harry Potter in 2002. He must be in his eighties by now and is probably retired although I have heard rumours that he still treads the board in theatre. He's one of the best character actors of his generation (IMHO) and deserved better recognition. I hope he's in good health. Anyone know the latest????

The Theatre Archive Project - interviews - Alfred Burke (page 1)

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I think - and I only have the two thus available on DVD - the oldest series, set in Brighton after his release from prison has the most subtle drama, so if you were going for one to start with.....but the second, mostly set in Windsor, also has some cracking stories....

[CaptainWaggett]

Fans of Mr Burke will be pleased to hear that he's in the National Theatre's forthcoming production of Oedipus Rex (in which he's reunited with Ralph Fiennes - I remember them in a Sam Mendes Troilus and Cressida c1990)

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Fans of Mr Burke will be pleased to hear that he's in the National Theatre's forthcoming production of Oedipus Rex (in which he's reunited with Ralph Fiennes - I remember them in a Sam Mendes Troilus and Cressida c1990)

At age 90 - fair play!! It's not too late to bring Marker back for a one-off, then....

[Marky B]

Looking at the IMDB,his first appearance was in a Danny Kaye film called The Kid From Brooklyn in 1946.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Dame Starry]

He was in Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix but, if you blinked, you missed it.



DS x.

[TomDaws]

I dimly remember an episode of Public Eye that I'd love to see again ; he was on a beach (Brighton ?) for most of it, dissuading some young guys he'd previously offended from beating him up. Unless I'm wildly mistaken, this conversation lasted for about half the entire programme. Can anyone put a name to this episode ?