David Burke
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David Burke (born May 25, 1934 in Liverpool) is an English actor, known for playing Watson in Granada Television's 1980s Sherlock Holmes series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role.
Burke was born in Liverpool, England and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His strong and intelligent depiction of Watson was hailed as closer to the original Conan Doyle stories than previous screen incarnations. However, he left the series after thirteen episodes, concluding with The Final Problem, in order to spend more time with his wife the notable actress Anna Calder-Marshall, and their son Tom Burke, who is also an actor, as well as to return to working in the theatre. He was succeeded as Watson by Edward Hardwicke, who he himself recommended to the production team.
His most recent on-screen appearance was in a BBC Four adaptation of the John Wyndham story Random Quest, shown on 27th November 2006.
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