Leo Burmester

Known for

Acting

Born

February 1, 1944

Birthplace

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died

June 28, 2007 (aged 63)

Biography

Leo Burmester (February 1, 1944 - June 28, 2007) was an American actor. Burmester worked for director John Sayles several times, including in Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996), and also for directors such as John Schlesinger and Sidney Lumet, and as the Apostle Nathaniel in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).

Best known work

Gangs of New York

2002

The Devil's Advocate

1997

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Abyss

1989

A Perfect World

1993

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Law & Order

1990

Cruising

1980

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Baywatch

1989

Filmography

2013
Aftermath
as Sheriff
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
America Brown
as Bo Williams
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Monsieur Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
2003
Red Betsy
as Emmet Rounds
2002
Gangs of New York
as Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)
2002
City by the Sea
as Lieutenant Katt
2002
Monday Night Mayhem
as Carl Lindemann
2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentTV
as Lorne Cutler (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Bud Gabler (1 episode)
1999
Limbo
as Harmon King
1999
Speed of Life
as Dad
1999
Getting to Know You
as Lamar Pike, Sr.
1999
Dumbarton Bridge
as Jack
1998
River Red
as Judge Perkins
1998
TrinityTV
1998
You're the OneTV
1998
The Secret of Mulan
1998
Eye of the Storm
as Dallas
1997
Switchback
as Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
1997
The Devil's Advocate
as Florida Prosecutor
1997
...First Do No Harm
as Bob Purdue
1997
Old Man
as Plump Convict
1996
Mistrial
as Commissioner Russell Crane