Walter Lawrence Burke

8.25.1908 - Walter Lawrence Burke was born in Brooklyn. He began his career in the 1920s, performing on Broadway in musicals and dramas. In 1948, he made his film debut in "The Naked City", followed by "All the Kings Men" (1949). He went on to appear in twenty more films such as "Dark City" (1950), "Never Love a Stranger" (1958), "Jack the Giant Killer" (1962), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "The President's Analyst" (1967) and "The Stone Killer" (1973). Among television credits: "The Twilight Zone", "Perry Mason", "The Untouchables", "Bonanza", "Lost in Space" and "The Lucy Show".

Burke split most of his later life between Hollywood, and his horse ranch in Monroe County PA where he would sometimes teach dramatics at a local college.

He died of emphysema on 8.4.1984 while living at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills CA. He was a lifelong heavy smoker.