Robert John Burke
Biography
Robert John Burke is an American actor who trained at the Acting Conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase and became a regular in Hal Hartley's early independent films, beginning with The Unbelievable Truth (1989). He worked with Hartley again on Simple Men (1992), a Palme d'Or nominee at Cannes, and on Flirt (1996), and he appeared opposite Laura Dern in Rambling Rose (1991). He inherited the lead in RoboCop 3 (1993) and starred in Dust Devil (1993) and No Such Thing (2001). He took the lead in Thinner (1996), adapted from Stephen King, and later credits include Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Safe (2012) and BlacKkKlansman (2018). On television he played Mickey Gavin on Rescue Me, Bart Bass on Gossip Girl and Ed Tucker on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
66years old
Turns 67 on September 12in 334 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Robert Burke
Movie Career
- Films
- 36
- Career span
- 45 years1981 to 2026
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First role
Burke's film career began as a regular performer in the indie films of Hal Hartley, a fellow alumnus of his acting conservatory.
Robert John Burke movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hal Hartley directed five of these films, Spike Lee two and George Clooney two. Bill Sage appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bill Sage's page
Parker Posey's page
Martin Donovan's page
Karen Sillas's page
Robert De Niro's page
Paul Rudd's page
All films by Hal Hartley
All films by Spike Lee
All films by George Clooney
Also two films together14 more actors
- Bill Paxton2 Guns (2013) and Tombstone (1993)
- George ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005) and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
- Will PattonBoarding School (2018) and Fled (1996)
- Donal LogueThe Ex (2006) and First Love, Last Rites (1997)
- Debbie ReynoldsConnie and Carla (2004) and Heaven & Earth (1993)
- D.B. SweeneyMiracle at St. Anna (2008) and Speak (2004)
- Maximilian SchellA Far Off Place (1993) and The Chosen (1981)
- Damian YoungNo Such Thing (2001) and Simple Men (1992)
- James UrbaniakNed Rifle (2014) and No Such Thing (2001)
- Patricia KalemberLimitless (2011) and A Far Off Place (1993)
- Erica GimpelNo Such Thing (2001) and Flirt (1996)
- Miho NikaidoNo Such Thing (2001) and Flirt (1996)
- Chris CookeSimple Men (1992) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Mark Chandler BaileySimple Men (1992) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Robert John Burke's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$819 million
23 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 23 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 23Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$162M19.8% of the total
- 2$132M16.1% of the total
- 3$127M15.6% of the total
- 4$93M11.4% of the total
- 5$73M8.9% of the total
- 6$55M6.7% of the total
- 7$40M4.9% of the total
- 8$33M4.0% of the total
$103 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
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