Leo Burmester
Actor

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Leo Burmester is an American actor, soundtrack, and artist born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1944. He has appeared in 37 films, 32 television appearances, and 9 Broadway plays. He has been nominated for Best Actor in Robert Altman's Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) and won the New York Fanny award for Best Supporting Actor in Ah Wilderness at New York's Lincoln Center. Leo has also produced concerts for Save The Lakes and Calm The Storm to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. His art work is featured in the documentary Leo Burmester and The Literature of Junk, which won best documentary at the Westchester Film Festival, and he is featured in the May 2007 issue of Hudson Valley Magazine.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day February 01, 1944
Birth Place  Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Age 76 YEARS OLD
Died On June 28, 2007(2007-06-28) (aged 63)\nNew York City, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Pisces
Occupation Film, stage, TV actor, singer
Spouse(s) Lora Lee Ecobelli (2005–2007)

💰 Net worth

Leo Burmester's net worth is projected to range between $100,000 and $1 million in 2024. Hailing from the United States, Burmester is widely recognized for his talents as an actor and soundtrack artist. Throughout his career, he has garnered a significant following and made notable contributions to the entertainment industry. With a diverse range of roles and his involvement in various soundtracks, Burmester has solidified his name as a reputable figure in the field.

Biography/Timeline

1980

Burmester appeared with the Actors Theatre of Louisville, originating roles in the plays Getting Out and Lone Star, and eventually recreating them in his Off-Broadway and Broadway debuts, respectively. He made his feature film debut in a big budget project with Cruising (1980), and had a featured role as the mortuary Director in Honky Tonk Freeway (1981). Burmester played one of the FBI agents hounding the faux Rosenberg couple in Daniel (1983). He played the role of Thénardier in the Original Broadway production of Les Misérables and the Police Sergeant in Harry Connick, Jr.'s musical Thou Shalt not.

1987

He played Holly Hunter's character's father in the prologue of Broadcast News (1987), and the bum in front of The Plaza in Big Business (1988). Roles started to get larger with James Cameron's The Abyss (1989), as Catfish DeVries, decompression expert.

2007

Although thought to have died of leukemia, death was caused by a tick bite that was complicated by his compromised immune system. He died at age 63 on June 28, 2007. His ashes were scattered in Kentucky.

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Tags 1944 births 2007 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from leukemia Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky Western Kentucky University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors

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