--- name: "Walter Burke" canonical: "https://film.one/person/walter-burke" roles: [] born: "25 August 1908" died: "4 August 1984" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T04:08:13.841326+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Walter Burke Actor. Born 25 August 1908 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 4 August 1984. ## Details - **Born:** 25 August 1908, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 4 August 1984 - **Also known as:** Walter Lawrence Burke, Walter L. Burke - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 74 (1), 1960s 62 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Burke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7964422, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121900/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120447 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*All the King's Men*](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Walter Burke (1908–1984) was an American character actor who appeared in stage, film and television productions over five decades. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career as a child actor on Broadway, with early appearances including Up in Central Park and Major Barbara. Burke made his film debut in The Naked City (1948) and gained notice for his role as Sugar Boy in All the King's Men (1949). He went on to appear in more than twenty further films, including How the West Was Won (1962) and My Fair Lady (1964). From the 1950s onwards he worked extensively in television, with guest roles in series such as The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Bewitched, Batman and The Munsters. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) - *All the King's Men* (1949), Fi1m 74, as Sugar Boy — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *How the West Was Won* (1962), Fi1m 62, as Wagon Poker Player (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md) ## Complete filmography (90) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Hustler of Muscle Beach* (1980), as Priest - *Hello, Larry* (1979), series, as Mr. Vandervellen - *Grizzly Adams* (1977), series, as Patrick McGinty - *The Stone Killer* (1973), as J D - *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor - *Goodnight, My Love* (1972), as Wheezer - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor - *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Daniel - *Chandler* (1971), as Zeno - *Nichols* (1971), series, as Hartford - *Support Your Local Gunfighter* (1971), as Morris - *The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again* (1970), as The Stableman - *The Boy Who Stole the Elephant* (1970), as Tinker - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Doc - *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1969), series, Actor - *Support Your Local Sheriff!* (1969), as Fred Johnson - *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Billy Fuller - *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor - *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Stanley Wolczak - *The President's Analyst* (1967), as Henry Lux - *Stranger on the Run* (1967), as Abraham Berk - *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor - *Double Trouble* (1967), as Mate - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *Rango* (1967), series, Actor - *The Plainsman* (1966), as Abe Ireland - *Batman* (1966), series, as Sparrow - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Benny Logan, Charlie Gallo, Cab Driver - *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as Boss - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Alfred Burke / Alfie the Artist - *Laredo* (1965), series, Actor - *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as O. M. - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Young Billy, George Gates, T. J. Dyce, Ned Stokely - *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Smiley Jaspers - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Hamel - *Bewitched* (1964), series, as The Great Zeno - *Mickey* (1964), series, Actor - *The Wheeler Dealers* (1963), as Billy Joe (uncredited) - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Higgins - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Doc Martin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Recruiter, Dr. Frederick Riner - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, Actor - *The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze* (1963), as Lory Filch - *How the West Was Won* (1962), as Wagon Poker Player (uncredited) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md) - *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Cockney - *Fair Exchange* (1962), series, Actor - *Jack the Giant Killer* (1962), as Gama - *Beauty and the Beast* (1962), as Grimaldi - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Hotel Clerk - *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Actor - *Let No Man Write My Epitaph* (1960), as Wart - *The Islanders* (1960), series, as Mesrob - *Outlaws* (1960), series, Actor - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Croxton, Lucas - *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, Actor - *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor - *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor - *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Joe Mizell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), series, as Mr. Smith - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Jesse Pierson, Tim O'Brien - *Johnny Staccato* (1959), series, Actor - *The Lawless Years* (1959), series, Actor - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Sam Barry, Peter Menzies - *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Tim, Tim Potter - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor - *Lawman* (1958), series, Actor - *Yancy Derringer* (1958), series, as Sneaky Joe - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer* (1958), series, as Van - *The Californians* (1957), series, as The Mole - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Freddie Green, Adams, James Blackburn, Jack Grabba, Panhandler (Kelso) - *The Thin Man* (1957), series, Actor - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Jeff Marker - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Benny - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Bystander, Herman, Willie Kearns, Elko, George Acton - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as L.B. Prentiss - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Squeak - *The Guy Who Came Back* (1951), as O'Mara - *M* (1951), as MacMahan - *The Killer That Stalked New York* (1950), as Danny - Bellhop (uncredited) - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Benson - *Mystery Street* (1950), as The Ornithologist - *All the King's Men* (1949), as Sugar Boy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md) - *The Naked City* (1948), as Pater Backalis (Uncredited) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/walter-burke