Leo Burmester

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 1, 1944

died

June 28, 2007

place of birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

total credits

41 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

41 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Devil's Advocate
7.5

The Devil's Advocate

1997as Florida Prosecutor
The Abyss
7.4

The Abyss

1989as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Gangs of New York
7.3

Gangs of New York

2002as Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)
Cruising
6.6

Cruising

1980as Water Sport
A Perfect World
7.5

A Perfect World

1993as Tom Adler
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988as Nathaniel, Apostle
Lone Star
7.0

Lone Star

1996as Cody
Daniel
6.7

Daniel

1983as FBI #1
Broadcast News
6.8

Broadcast News

1987as Jane's Dad
Article 99
6.2

Article 99

1992as Shooter Polaski
Switchback
6.0

Switchback

1997as Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
Big Business
6.4

Big Business

1988as Bum
City by the Sea
5.8

City by the Sea

2002as Lieutenant Katt
Innocent Blood
6.2

Innocent Blood

1992as Flinton
Old Man
6.4

Old Man

1997as Plump Convict
Truman
7.7

Truman

1995as Frank Vassar
...First Do No Harm
6.9

...First Do No Harm

1997as Bob Purdue
Limbo
6.6

Limbo

1999as Harmon King
Mistrial
5.3

Mistrial

1996as Commissioner Russell Crane
Odd Jobs
4.4

Odd Jobs

1986as Wylie D. Daiken
Passion Fish
7.0

Passion Fish

1992as Reeves
The Neon Bible
6.1

The Neon Bible

1995as Bobbie Lee Taylor
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
8.2

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'

1993as Self
River Red
7.5

River Red

1998as Judge Perkins
Sweet Liberty
5.4

Sweet Liberty

1986as Hank
Speed of Life
4.0

Speed of Life

1999as Dad
Monday Night Mayhem
6.0

Monday Night Mayhem

2002as Carl Lindemann
The House of God
3.2

The House of God

1984as Dr. Gath
The History of 'Cruising'
7.7

The History of 'Cruising'

2007as Self (archive footage)
Red Betsy
9.0

Red Betsy

2003as Emmet Rounds
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
6.5

Rattlesnake in a Cooler

1982as The Doctor / Prisoner
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
8.3

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004as Monsieur Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1990as Osric
Getting to Know You
7.6

Getting to Know You

1999as Lamar Pike, Sr.
America Brown
6.0

America Brown

2005as Bo Williams
Exorcising 'Cruising'
6.5

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007as Self (archive footage)
Aftermath
5.1

Aftermath

2013as Sheriff
The Great Elephant Escape
6.0

The Great Elephant Escape

1995as Ethridge
Eye of the Storm
6.7

Eye of the Storm

1998as Dallas
The Secret of Mulan
6.1

The Secret of Mulan

1998
Precious Blood
8.5

Precious Blood

1982