
Leo Burmester
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1944-02-01
- Died
- 2007-06-28
- Place of birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (18)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Bud Gabler

Law & Order
1990
as Lester Hastings / Defense Attorney Le Clair

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lorne Cutler

Chicago Hope
1994
as Dalton Robertson

Baywatch
1989
as Max Jackson

The Equalizer
1985
as Jim Harding

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Woodrow Jonathan Wilton

Nurse
1981
as Wally

Alex Haley's Queen
1993
as Henderson

True Blue
1989
as Officer Red Tollin

Flo
1980

Chiefs
1983
as Emmett Spence

Trinity
1998

Rage of Angels
1983
as Jim

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Eban Krutch

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
as Corby Judd

Arresting Behavior
1992
as Officer Bill Ruskin
You're the One
1998
Movies (42)

The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Florida Prosecutor

The Abyss
1989
as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Gangs of New York
2002
as Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)

Cruising
1980
as Water Sport

A Perfect World
1993
as Tom Adler

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Nathaniel, Apostle

Broadcast News
1987
as Jane's Dad

Article 99
1992
as Shooter Polaski

Switchback
1997
as Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan

City by the Sea
2002
as Lieutenant Katt

Lone Star
1996
as Cody

Passion Fish
1992
as Reeves

Innocent Blood
1992
as Flinton

Big Business
1988
as Bum

The House of God
1984
as Dr. Gath

Limbo
1999
as Harmon King

Mistrial
1996
as Commissioner Russell Crane

Truman
1995
as Frank Vassar

Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Daniel
1983
as FBI #1
Dumbarton Bridge
1999
as Jack

Sweet Liberty
1986
as Hank

Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Carl Lindemann

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Monsieur Thénardier (segment "Les Misérables")

Old Man
1997
as Plump Convict

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993
as Self

...First Do No Harm
1997
as Bob Purdue

The History of 'Cruising'
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Aftermath
2013
as Sheriff

The Neon Bible
1995
as Bobbie Lee Taylor

Red Betsy
2003
as Emmet Rounds

River Red
1998
as Judge Perkins

The Great Elephant Escape
1995
as Ethridge

Getting to Know You
1999
as Lamar Pike, Sr.

Rattlesnake in a Cooler
1982
as The Doctor / Prisoner

America Brown
2005
as Bo Williams

Odd Jobs
1986
as Wylie D. Daiken

William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990
as Osric

Speed of Life
1999
as Dad

The Secret of Mulan
1998

Precious Blood
1982

Eye of the Storm
1998
as Dallas
About Leo Burmester
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). With 60 credits spanning from 1980 to 2013, Leo Burmester has appeared in 42 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leo Burmester Movies
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) — as Florida Prosecutor
- The Abyss (1989) — as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)
- Cruising (1980) — as Water Sport
- A Perfect World (1993) — as Tom Adler
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