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).
Acted in 55
2010s
- 2013
Aftermath
Sheriff
2000s
- 2005
America Brown
Bo Williams
- 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Monsieur Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
- 2003
Red Betsy
Emmet Rounds
- 2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Carl Lindemann
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
Speed of Life
Dad
- 1998
River Red
Judge Perkins
Trinity
TV
The Secret of Mulan
Movie
Eye of the Storm
Dallas
- 1997
...First Do No Harm
Bob Purdue
Old Man
Plump Convict
- 1996
- 1995
Truman
Frank Vassar
The Neon Bible
Bobbie Lee Taylor
The Great Elephant Escape
Ethridge
- 1994
- 1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Henderson · 3 episodes
- 1992
Arresting Behavior
Officer Bill Ruskin · 5 episodes
- 1991
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Corby Judd · 1 episode
- 1990
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Osric
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Eban Krutch · 2 episodes
Sweet Liberty
Hank
Odd Jobs
Wylie D. Daiken
- 1985
- 1984
The House of God
Dr. Gath
- 1983
Chiefs
Emmett Spence · 1 episode
Daniel
FBI #1
Rage of Angels
Jim · 2 episodes
- 1982
Precious Blood
Movie
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
The Doctor / Prisoner
- 1981
Nurse
Wally · 1 episode
- 1980
Flo
TV
Appearances3
2000s
- 2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1993
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
Self