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Jim Burk(1932-2009)

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  • Actor
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Jim Burk was born on 14 November 1932 in Newhall, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and Tango & Cash (1989). He died on 10 March 2009 in Darby, Montana, USA.
BornNovember 14, 1932
DiedMarch 10, 2009(76)
BornNovember 14, 1932
DiedMarch 10, 2009(76)
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Known for

Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.7
  • Stunts
  • 1982
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
2010: The Year We Make Contact
6.7
  • Stunts
  • 1984
Tango & Cash (1989)
Tango & Cash
6.4
  • Stunts
  • 1989
Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown
8.1
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1974

Credits

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Stunts

  • Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, and Andy Garcia in Hero (1992)
    Hero
    6.5
    • stunts (as Jimmy H. Burk)
    • 1992
  • Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
    Hook
    6.8
    • stunts (as James H. Burk)
    • 1991
  • Far Out Man (1990)
    Far Out Man
    4.9
    • stunts
    • 1990
  • Tango & Cash (1989)
    Tango & Cash
    6.4
    • stunts
    • 1989
  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
    Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
    4.4
    • stunts
    • 1989
  • Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)
    Young Guns
    6.8
    • stunts
    • 1988
  • Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, and Vanity in Action Jackson (1988)
    Action Jackson
    5.6
    • stunts
    • 1988
  • Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)
    Dragnet
    6.0
    • stunts
    • 1987
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
    2010: The Year We Make Contact
    6.7
    • stunts
    • 1984
  • Richard Kiel and Julie Newmar in Hysterical (1982)
    Hysterical
    5.3
    • stunts (as James H. Burk)
    • 1982
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    7.7
    • stunts
    • 1982
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman in Conan the Barbarian (1982)
    Conan the Barbarian
    6.9
    • stunts
    • 1982
  • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
    Reds
    7.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
    5.4
    • stunts
    • 1981
  • Wholly Moses! (1980)
    Wholly Moses!
    4.8
    • stunts
    • 1980

Actor

  • Adam Goldberg, Rick Hoffman, Tom Everett Scott, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in The $treet (2000)
    The $treet
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Santa Claus (as Jim Burke)
    • 2000
  • Michelle Forbes, Billy Burke, Joelle Carter, Martin Donovan, Ted Levine, and Michael Jai White in Wonderland (2000)
    Wonderland
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cop #1 (as Jim Burke)
    • 2000
  • A Smile Like Yours (1997)
    A Smile Like Yours
    4.8
    • Nancy Tellen's Groom (as Jim Burke)
    • 1997
  • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Uniform Cop (as Jim Burke)
    • 1994
  • Lee Horsley in Paradise (1988)
    Paradise
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Otto (as Jim Burke)
    • 1991
  • Catherine Oxenberg and Chris Mulkey in K-9000 (1990)
    K-9000
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Zeiss Man
    • 1990
  • Mickey Rourke in Johnny Handsome (1989)
    Johnny Handsome
    6.1
    • Prison Guard
    • 1989
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Second Trucker (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Brainstorm (1983)
    Brainstorm
    6.4
    • Lab Technician
    • 1983
  • Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    5.0
    • Ranger Stephenson (as Jim Burke)
    • 1981
  • All God's Children (1980)
    All God's Children
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Tom Horn (1980)
    Tom Horn
    6.8
    • Slaughterhouse Man (as Jimmy H. Burk)
    • 1980
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Kolo
    • Bart
    • Paul Kendall
    • 1978–1980
  • Prophecy (1979)
    Prophecy
    5.6
    • Rescuer (as James H. Burk)
    • 1979
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • M.P.
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • James H. Burk
  • Born
    • November 14, 1932
    • Newhall, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 10, 2009
    • Darby, Montana, USA(heart failure)

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    Stuntman and actor who worked on over a dozen films with John Wayne.

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