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Robert John Burke

  • Actor
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Robert John Burke
Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer.
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Bobby is a certified and active New York State firefighter, currently captain of an engine. Burke is also active with foundation work including vet-hack, Leary Firefighter Foundation, FDNY Foundation, FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation, Lt. Joseph DiBernardo Foundation for Fire Fighter Survival. Burke holds a second degree black belt in Matsubayashi, Shorin-ryu Okinawa karate.
BornSeptember 12, 1960
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BornSeptember 12, 1960
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      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    RoboCop 3 (1993)
    RoboCop 3
    4.2
    • RoboCop(as Robert Burke)
    • 1993
    Robert John Burke in Thinner (1996)
    Thinner
    5.8
    • Billy Halleck
    • 1996
    Sam Rockwell in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
    Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
    7.0
    • Instructor Jenks
    • 2002
    Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, and Kurt Russell in Tombstone (1993)
    Tombstone
    7.8
    • Frank McLaury(as Robert Burke)
    • 1993

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    Actor

    • Where to Land
      • Leonard
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Tiger Bones
      • Professor
      • Pre-production
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Seth
      • 2025
    • Keira Knightley in Boston Strangler (2023)
      Boston Strangler
      6.5
      • Eddie Holland
      • 2023
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • Smitty
      • 2022
    • Triggered (2022)
      Triggered
      7.7
      Short
      • David
      • 2022
    • Freida Pinto in Intrusion (2021)
      Intrusion
      5.3
      • Detective Steven Morse
      • 2021
    • Michael Lombardi in The Retaliators (2021)
      The Retaliators
      5.3
      • Captain Briggs
      • 2021
    • Hudson Falls (2021)
      Hudson Falls
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Detective Gregory Watts
      • 2021
    • James Paxton, Jessie Jayne Clancy, and Anthony Shershenovich in R.A. The Rugged Man: Wondering (How to Believe) (2020)
      R.A. The Rugged Man: Wondering (How to Believe)
      Music Video
      • Jenny's Dad
      • 2020
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ed Tucker
      • IAB Captain Ed Tucker
      • IAB Lieutenant Ed Tucker ...
      • 2002–2020
    • Being (2019)
      Being
      3.2
      • Sheriff Campbell
      • 2019
    • JAKTEN (2019)
      JAKTEN
      Short
      • General Hagan
      • 2019
    • Aidan Gillen and Michael Malarkey in Project Blue Book (2019)
      Project Blue Book
      7.6
      TV Series
      • William Fairchild
      • 2019
    • The Finest (2018)
      The Finest
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Lt Reddick
      • 2018
    • When the 4 O'Clock Bell Rings
      Short
      • Frank
      • 2018
    • Luke Prael in Boarding School (2018)
      Boarding School
      5.9
      • Mr. Holcomb
      • 2018
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    • Alternative names
      • Robert J. Burke
    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • September 12, 1960
      • Washington Heights, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Angelica Clark? - present (2 children)
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      • 2 Interviews
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      He became a NY State Certified firefighter after helping with the rescue efforts during 9/11.
    • Quotes
      [Talking about RoboCop 3 (1993)] Peter Weller really defined the character in terms of movement. But there's always room for reinterpretation.
    • Trademark
        Frequently plays unfriendly, square-jawed, growly-voiced suits, commonly Feds or gangsters, who always seem to be foiling the protagonists

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