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Burk Symon(1888-1950)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Burk Symon was born on 18 November 1888 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for In This Corner (1948), The Bondage of Barbara (1919) and Canon City (1948). He died on 20 February 1950 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1888
DiedFebruary 20, 1950(61)
BornNovember 18, 1888
DiedFebruary 20, 1950(61)
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Known for

Scott Brady and Anabel Shaw in In This Corner (1948)
In This Corner
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1948
Arthur Housman, Mae Marsh, Jack McLean, and Matt Moore in The Bondage of Barbara (1919)
The Bondage of Barbara
  • Writer(as Burke Symon)
  • 1919
Scott Brady in Canon City (1948)
Canon City
6.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1948
Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, and Tor Johnson in Behind Locked Doors (1948)
Behind Locked Doors
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1948

Credits

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Actor

  • Gene Kelly and Teresa Celli in Black Hand (1950)
    Black Hand
    6.4
    • Judge
    • 1950
  • Claudette Colbert, Paul Kelly, Philip Ober, and Robert Ryan in The Secret Fury (1950)
    The Secret Fury
    6.6
    • Judge Mathews (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, and Hoagy Carmichael in Young Man with a Horn (1950)
    Young Man with a Horn
    7.2
    • Second Pawnbroker (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Life of St. Paul Series (1949)
    Life of St. Paul Series
    8.3
    • Simeon
    • 1949
  • Pat O'Brien, George Raft, and Ella Raines in A Dangerous Profession (1949)
    A Dangerous Profession
    6.0
    • Herman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, and George Brent in Bride for Sale (1949)
    Bride for Sale
    6.0
    • Setley
    • 1949
  • Randolph Scott and Jane Nigh in Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
    Fighting Man of the Plains
    6.5
    • Meeker
    • 1949
  • Walter Catlett, Mary Stuart, and Raymond Walburn in Leave It to Henry (1949)
    Leave It to Henry
    5.6
    • Judge
    • 1949
  • Arthur Franz and Jean Heather in Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
    Red Stallion in the Rockies
    5.1
    • Andrew 'Andy' Davis (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, and Howard Duff in Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
    Johnny Stool Pigeon
    6.6
    • Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
    Ma and Pa Kettle
    6.7
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon in After the Ball (1914)
    After the Ball
    5.9
    • Student
    • 1914

Writer

  • Scott Brady and Anabel Shaw in In This Corner (1948)
    In This Corner
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1948
  • Birth of a Baby (1938)
    Birth of a Baby
    4.3
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Arthur Housman, Mae Marsh, Jack McLean, and Matt Moore in The Bondage of Barbara (1919)
    The Bondage of Barbara
    • story (as Burke Symon)
    • 1919
  • Jane Gail and Matt Moore in The Brass Girl (1917)
    The Brass Girl
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • The Fireman's Bride
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Otto the Artist
    Short
    • story
    • 1916
  • Not What the Doctor Ordered
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Otto the Soldier
    Short
    • story
    • 1916

Additional Crew

  • Reign of Terror (1949)
    Reign of Terror
    6.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1949
  • Arthur Franz and Jean Heather in Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
    Red Stallion in the Rockies
    5.1
    • dialogue director
    • 1949
  • Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, and Tor Johnson in Behind Locked Doors (1948)
    Behind Locked Doors
    6.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1948
  • Scott Brady in Canon City (1948)
    Canon City
    6.4
    • dialogue director
    • 1948
  • Lois Butler in Mickey (1948)
    Mickey
    6.5
    • dialogue director
    • 1948
  • Noreen Nash and Gene Raymond in Assigned to Danger (1948)
    Assigned to Danger
    5.8
    • dialogue director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Burke Symon
  • Born
    • November 18, 1888
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 20, 1950
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Directed screen tests at 20th Century-Fox.

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