Leo Burmester
Biography
Leo Burmester was an American actor born on February 1, 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky. Active in the film industry, he amassed 60 known acting credits throughout his career. Burmester collaborated multiple times with director John Sayles, appearing in the films Passion Fish in 1992 and Lone Star in 1996. He also worked with directors John Schlesinger and Sidney Lumet. Among his notable appearances, he played the Apostle Nathaniel in Martin Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. Leo Burmester passed away on June 28, 2007, at the age of 63.
Career overview
Leo Burmester was an American actor born in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 1, 1944. Over the course of his career in film and television, he accumulated sixty known acting credits.
Burmester worked multiple times with director John Sayles, appearing in the films Passion Fish in 1992 and Lone Star in 1996. In addition to his collaborations with Sayles, his career included work with notable directors such as John Schlesinger and Sidney Lumet. He also portrayed the Apostle Nathaniel in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ, which was released in 1988.
Burmester passed away on June 28, 2007, at the age of sixty-three.
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- Aftermath (2013) as Sheriff
- The History of 'Cruising' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- America Brown (2005) as Bo Williams
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) as Monsieur Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
- Red Betsy (2003) as Emmet Rounds
- Gangs of New York (2002) as Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)
- City by the Sea (2002) as Lieutenant Katt
- Monday Night Mayhem (2002) as Carl Lindemann
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Lorne Cutler
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Bud Gabler
- Limbo (1999) as Harmon King
- Getting to Know You (1999) as Lamar Pike, Sr.
- Speed of Life (1999) as Dad
- Dumbarton Bridge (1999) as Jack
- Trinity (1998)
- You're the One (1998)
- Eye of the Storm (1998) as Dallas
- River Red (1998) as Judge Perkins
- The Secret of Mulan (1998)
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) as Florida Prosecutor
- Switchback (1997) as Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
- ...First Do No Harm (1997) as Bob Purdue
- Old Man (1997) as Plump Convict
- Lone Star (1996) as Cody
- Mistrial (1996) as Commissioner Russell Crane
- Truman (1995) as Frank Vassar
- The Great Elephant Escape (1995) as Ethridge
- The Neon Bible (1995) as Bobbie Lee Taylor
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Dalton Robertson
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Woodrow Jonathan Wilton
- A Perfect World (1993) as Tom Adler
- Alex Haley's Queen (1993) as Henderson
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) as Self
- Innocent Blood (1992) as Flinton
- Passion Fish (1992) as Reeves
- Article 99 (1992) as Shooter Polaski
- Arresting Behavior (1992) as Officer Bill Ruskin
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1991) as Corby Judd
- Law & Order (1990) as Lester Hastings
- Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Le Clair
- William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990) as Osric
- Baywatch (1989) as Max Jackson
- The Abyss (1989) as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
- True Blue (1989) as Officer Red Tollin
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) as Nathaniel, Apostle
- Big Business (1988) as Bum
- Broadcast News (1987) as Jane's Dad
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986) as Eban Krutch
- Sweet Liberty (1986) as Hank
- Odd Jobs (1986) as Wylie D. Daiken
- The Equalizer (1985) as Jim Harding
- The House of God (1984) as Dr. Gath
- Chiefs (1983) as Emmett Spence
- Rage of Angels (1983) as Jim
- Daniel (1983) as FBI #1
- Precious Blood (1982)
- Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) as The Doctor / Prisoner
- Nurse (1981) as Wally
- Flo (1980)
- Cruising (1980) as Water Sport