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Date Posted: 09/13/09 2:58:35pm
Paul Burke, the New Orleans-born actor best known for his roles in the
"Naked City," "12 O'Clock High" and "Dynasty" television series, died
early Sunday in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 83.
Mr. Burke was born in 1926, the son of boxer Martin Burke. The family
owned the nightclub and restaurant Marty Burke's in the French Quarter
during World War II, and Mr. Burke spent much of his childhood around
the family business.
He made his way to Hollywood at the age of 19, where he studied acting
at the Pasadena Playhouse school of theatre arts.
At first, Mr. Burke was cast in small roles in films and became
protege to Warner Bros. director Lloyd Bacon. He travelled back and
forth between Hollywood and New York, playing guest roles in
television series. In 1957, Mr. Burke landed his first leading role as
Dr. Noah McCann in NBC's live television series "Noah's Ark."
He also did numerous guest roles in TV series and starred in several
other series including ABC's "Harbourmaster" and NBC's "Five
Fingers."
Mr. Burke was nominated for an Emmy twice for his role as Det. Adam
Flint in the Emmy Award winning series "Naked City," which he joined
in its second season when the format changed from half-hour to hour
long drama. With storylines inspired by real life crime and its
gritty, semi-documentary shooting style on location in New York City,
the series attracted the brightest up and coming talents of the New
York stage to guest roles -- Dustin Hoffman, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight
among them.
Mr. Burke later went on to a starring role in ABC's popular series,
"12 O'Clock High" as Col. Joseph Anson Gallagher.
Throughout his career he was a staple in television series, utilized
most frequently by friend and colleague Aaron Spelling. In the 1980s
Mr. Burke found himself in one of the most widely watched series of
the time, "Dynasty," as the infamous Congressman Neal McVane who
framed Alexis for murder.
Though Mr. Burke spent much of his career in television, he also had
success in feature films. In 1967 the best-selling Jacqueline Susann
novel "Valley of the Dolls" was made into a movie and Mr. Burke was
cast as Lyon Burke, starring alongside Sharon Tate, Patty Duke and
Barbara Parkins.
His other roles in film include leading roles in "The Thomas Crown
Affair" with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and "Daddy's Gone A-
Hunting."
In 1979 Burke married television actress Lyn Peters whom he'd worked
with on "12 O'Clock High." In the past several years the couple had
retired permanently to their Palm Springs home.
Burke is survived by his wife, Lyn, and his three children from his
first marriage, Paula Burke-Lopez, Paul Brian Burke and Dina Burke-
Shawkat( the mother of Alia Shawkat of "Arrested Deveiopment")
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