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Ralph L. Burkey

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Ralph Lindell Burkey was born on December 1, 1947 in Carbondale Ill. After a four-year stint in the USAF, including a tour of duty in Viet Nam, he saw an ad in the Newspaper for auditions at Abilene Community Theater, auditioned, and was cast in his first production, as Henri in "My Three Angels".

He did many shows at ACT, and performed his first Shakespeare in the Summer Shakespeare Festival in Odessa, TX in 1974. In the fall of 1974, he helped form Abilene Repretory Theater and acted there until the summer of 1977, when he moved to Fort Worth, TX.

Over the next 30-plus years, he performed at Fort Worth Community Theater, Stage West, Theater Arlington, Circle Theater, The Dallas Opera, and the Fort Worth Opera..

In 2013 he was performing in "Thank You, Jeeves" at Stage West when he started auditioning for film.

He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and son.
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    Cloyse Caruthers, Kathy Jordan, Gilbert Hiracheta, Ralph L. Burkey, Manuel Lerma, Brandon Henry, Jorge R Santos, and Marilyn Cruz in The Task (2016)
    The Task
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Capt. Liotta(as Ralph Burkey)
    The Boundary (2017)
    The Boundary
    6.7
    • Professor Goodwin(as Ralph Burkey)
    • 2017
    Sober (2022)
    Sober
    • Doctor
    • 2022
    Secede (2015)
    Secede
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Paul Edwards
    • Governor Paul Edwards

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    • LaToyia Brown, Mickey Valentin, Michael G. Weaver, Kitty J, Miracle Lewis, LeQuasha Harden, James Jones, Mary Muro, Bryan Spellman, Amanda Fields, Michael Weaver II, Monique A. Wilson, Angela Belton, Krista Burrell, Renee Miller, Kathy Lingo, Patrick Murrell, JuVonda Childs, Brandon Hobon, Kellae Renae, Michael W. Green, Genesis Alana, Benjamin L. Ward, Quincy Wells, Ann Taplin, Ralph L. Burkey, Victor LeRoi McCowan, Donna Swan, and Santosha Nicole in Lady Thug (2024)
      Lady Thug
      4.7
      • Harvey Foxworth
      • 2024
    • Sober (2022)
      Sober
      • Doctor
      • 2022
    • Cloyse Caruthers, Kathy Jordan, Gilbert Hiracheta, Ralph L. Burkey, Manuel Lerma, Brandon Henry, Jorge R Santos, and Marilyn Cruz in The Task (2016)
      The Task
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Capt. Liotta (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2016–2017
    • Murder Made Me Famous (2015)
      Murder Made Me Famous
      7.3
      TV Series
      • School Dean (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2017
    • The Boundary (2017)
      The Boundary
      6.7
      • Professor Goodwin (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2017
    • Morgana Shaw in Made with Love (2017)
      Made with Love
      7.2
      Short
      • Jury Member
      • 2017
    • Prepper (2016)
      Prepper
      4.4
      • Mr. Stoddard (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2016
    • The Lamp (2016)
      The Lamp
      Short
      • Antique Store Owner (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2016
    • Secede (2015)
      Secede
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Paul Edwards
      • 2015
    • Rebekah Lynn Bruflodt, Joshua Chumbley, Ralph L. Burkey, Kirk Markarian, Chelsea Rivera, Chris Spotz, Lauren Rudick, A.J. Rodriguez, Chris Robinson, and Kenny Weed in In Solitude with Me (2015)
      In Solitude with Me
      Short
      • Dr. Cunningham
      • 2015
    • No Dreams of Tomorrow
      Short
      • Pastor Graham (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2014
    • Mustache Mike at the Funeral
      Short
      • Werbaz
      • 2014
    • The Glass Owl (2014)
      The Glass Owl
      9.6
      Short
      • Detective Sherman
      • 2014

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    • Cloyse Caruthers, Kathy Jordan, Gilbert Hiracheta, Ralph L. Burkey, Manuel Lerma, Brandon Henry, Jorge R Santos, and Marilyn Cruz in The Task (2016)
      The Task
      6.6
      TV Series
      • wardrobe (uncredited)
      • 2016

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    • Cloyse Caruthers, Kathy Jordan, Gilbert Hiracheta, Ralph L. Burkey, Manuel Lerma, Brandon Henry, Jorge R Santos, and Marilyn Cruz in The Task (2016)
      The Task
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer (as Ralph Burkey)
      • 2016

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