Writing

John Burke

Born March 8, 1922

Died September 20, 2011 · aged 89

No biography available.

Known For

Echo of BarbaraEcho of Barbara · 1961
Echo of Barbara
9.01961
MovieCrimeDrama
Barbara is the long-lost sister of no-good Mike Roscoe. Paula Brown is the stripper whom Mike hires to pose as Barbara. It's all part of a scheme to fool Mike's ex-convict dad Sam. Son hopes to entice father into revealing the whereabouts of his stolen money, and Paula is hopefully going to do the trick.
The SorcerersThe Sorcerers · 1967
The Sorcerers
6.21967
MovieHorror
An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.
The Corpse Can't PlayThe Corpse Can't Play · 1968
The Corpse Can't Play
7.81968
MovieHorrorMystery
Ronnie's party is going well, but his mother Alice is waiting for her husband Tom to return from the office to help supervise. The doorbell rings, but instead of Tom it's Simon Potter, a strange little boy who Ronnie dislikes, and who knows some unusual and horrifying variations of children's party games.
Calculated NightmareCalculated Nightmare · 1970
Calculated Nightmare
6.01970
Movie
Two business executives are trapped for the night on a deserted office floor by a disgruntled employee who has hacked the elevator system.
The EqualizerThe Equalizer · 1985
The Equalizer
7.11985
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
The FrightenersThe Frighteners · 1972
The Frighteners
8.51972
SeriesMysteryDrama
A horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale.
KodiakKodiak · 1974
Kodiak
6.51974
SeriesDrama
Kodiak is a short lived, half-hour adventure program that aired Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m Eastern time on ABC during the 1974-1975 television season. The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay, an Alaska State Trooper. Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook, used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry. The show was broadcast against NBC's mega-hit Sanford and Son. Kodiak couldn't lure viewers in to watch and was cancelled after the first episode, although a total of four episodes were aired. The show was filmed in Bend, Oregon Using the Old Skyliners Ski Lodge as the primary Meeting Place.
Late Night HorrorLate Night Horror · 1968
Late Night Horror
7.01968
SeriesDrama
A short-lived horror anthology broadcast in the United Kingdom weekly from 11 April until 16 May 1968 on BBC Two. However, following viewer complaints of its unsuitability, it was pulled, with four of six episodes believed lost (the third episode resurfaced as a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording in 2016, and the first in 2026).

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