Born February 28, 1918· Peckham, London, England, UK
† Died February 16, 2011
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Born in Peckham to Irish parents, Alfred Burke left school at fourteen to work in railway repairs before joining a local amateur dramatics club; a scholarship to Morley College led to a place at RADA in 1937 and his first professional engagement at the Barn Theatre in Surrey, though his early career was paused while he served as a conscientious objector during World War II. After the war he appear…