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Paul Burke (July 21, 1926 – September 13, 2009)〔 〕 was an American actor best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, ''Naked City'' and ''Twelve O'Clock High''. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in ''Naked City''.〔"Naked City actor Paul Burke dies", ''Laredo Morning Times'', Laredo, Texas, September 14, 2009, p. 9A〕 ==Life and career== Burke was born in New Orleans, the son of Santa Maria (Palermo) and Martin Joseph "Marty" Burke, a boxer who fought Gene Tunney and later owned a restaurant and a nightclub known as "Marty Burke's" in the New Orleans French Quarter. He was of Irish and Italian descent.〔http://ethnicelebs.com/alia-shawkat〕 After training at the Pasadena Playhouse, Burke's film career began with a small role in the movie ''Golden Girl''. Early in his career, Burke guest starred in the syndicated series, ''Highway Patrol'' and ''Men of Annapolis''. In 1956–1957, Burke was cast as Dr. Noah McCann in ''Noah's Ark'', a Jack Webb-produced weekly program which aired on NBC, the story of a pair of dedicated veterinarians. Victor Rodman played the older colleague, Dr. Sam Rinehart. In the 1957–1958 season, Burke appeared as Jeff Kittridge in five episodes of Barry Sullivan's adventure/drama series, ''Harbormaster''. Burke also guest starred on episodes of ''Tightrope'', ''Dragnet'', ''Adventures of Superman'', ''The Man and the Challenge'', and ''M Squad''. In the 1959–1960 season, he appeared as Robertson in the NBC espionage series ''Five Fingers'', starring with David Hedison. After ''Five Fingers'', Burke was cast in the lead role of the police show ''Naked City'', in which he appeared as Adam Flint from 1960 to 1963. Burke then appeared in the starring role of Captain (later Major, then Colonel) Joe Gallagher on ''12 O'Clock High'' between 1964 and 1967, during which time he met his wife, Lyn. The ''12 O'Clock High'' role was Burke's last lead television role. In 1967, Burke starred in the film ''Valley of the Dolls'' as Lyon Burke, the young lawyer who befriended all three female stars and had a tempestuous relationship with Anne Welles. He also played a police officer who pursued an art thief played by Steve McQueen in ''The Thomas Crown Affair''.〔 During the 1970s, he appeared in three episodes each of ABC's ''The Love Boat'' and CBS's ''Medical Center''. In 1984, he appeared as C.C. Capwell in twenty-one episodes of the NBC soap opera ''Santa Barbara''. He appeared in supporting roles in a number of television series, including recurring roles in ''Dynasty'' from 1982–1988 and in Tom Selleck's ''Magnum, P.I.'' from 1981–1985 as Rear Admiral Hawkes. Burke also served as a television commercial spokesman for the Radio Shack electronics retailer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Burke (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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