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Billy Burke
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Billy Burke

Born 1966 · Bellingham, Washington, USA · Active 1990–2026

Billy Burke, born in 1966, is an American writer known for his work on the cult horror-comedy Dead & Breakfast (2004). Set against a backdrop of zombie chaos, the film showcases Burke's knack for blending humor with horror, a hallmark of exploitation cinema. His ability to craft engaging narratives resonates within the genre, making Dead & Breakfast a notable entry in cult film discussions. With a background in television and film, Burke's contributions continue to influence the landscape of genre storytelling.

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Dead & Breakfast

Dead & Breakfast

2004 ★ 5.6
Writer

Six friends, Christian, David, Kate, Johnny, Sara, and Melody, are traveling in an RV to get to the wedding of their friend, Kelly, in Galveston, Texas. However they become lost in a small town called Lovelock, and decide to spend the night at the local bed and breakfast, owned by the creepy Mr. Wise. While staying, the group insult the chef, Henri, causing an argument to break out. After everyone goes to bed, David goes to the kitchen to get a snack, only to discover Henri brutally murdered, before Mr. Wise suffers a heart attack. With the phone line broken, it takes until morning for the sheriff, and his deputy, Enus, to be summoned for help. The sheriff is quick to suspect the group, and takes the keys to the RV away, so they can not leave the town until the investigation is over. The group goes into town, while the sheriff arrests a mysterious drifter, who quickly becomes the prime suspect. The drifter warns Christian and Sara of ancient exotic wooden box, that Sara realizes belongs to Mr. Wise. However it is too late, as Johnny arrives back at the bed and breakfast and opens the box, unleashing the "Kuman Thong" which possesses him, causing him to savagely murder various people. Meanwhile, Christian and Sara meet town local Lisa Belmont who swears she saw Mr. Wise dig up the body of his dead son and perform a form of black magic on the body. Sara and Christian return to the bed and breakfast and discover Johnny has opened the box. Sara and Christian alert the sheriff, who drives them to a local party, that David, Kate and Melody are attending with the rest of the town folk. The possessed Johnny arrives and a bloody massacre ensues, with the town folk, including Enus, becoming zombies as Johnny puts various body parts of his victims in the box. In the chaos, Christian is decapitated as David, Kate, Sara and Melody escape with the sheriff in a truck. They accidentally run over the drifter, knocking him unconscious after he escapes from his prison cell. Taking him with them, the radiator soon blows in the truck, forcing the group to take shelter in the bed and breakfast. They gather weapons, before the drifter tells them they must retrieve the body of Mr. Wise to kill Johnny. The zombies arrive at the bed and breakfast and the group fend them off, before the sheriff, Melody and the drifter sneak out the back door to retrieve the bones of Mr. Wise. At the bed and breakfast, the zombies retrieve some of David's blood that was on the step of the house, placing it in the box causing him to become possessed. David beats Kate to death with a metal pole, before attacking Sara. However Sara manages to kill David with a chainsaw. At the cemetery, the sheriff, Melody and the drifter retrieve the body of Mr. Wise and perform a black magic spell, taking the bones from the body. As they travel to the bed and breakfast they encounter a group of zombies. The sheriff has his neck snapped, killing him, before Lisa arrives and rescues the drifter and Melody, who continue on to the bed and breakfast. Meanwhile, at the bed and breakfast, the zombies break in. Sara fights them, but is soon cornered. The drifter, and Melody arrive outside, where Melody shoots Johnny through the heart with a bone from the body of Mr. Wise, killing him and the other zombies. Sara reunites with Melody and the drifter, and together they leave Lovelock in their RV

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Filmography

76 credits
2020s 10 credits
2026
M.I.A. as Sheriff Jack Taylor
TV ★ 8.5
2025
Outbreak as Neil Morris
Movie ★ 6.0
2024
Bloody Axe Wound as Roger Bladecut
Movie ★ 5.2
2022
Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
Movie ★ 7.1
2022
Fire Country as Vince Leone
TV ★ 8.1
2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Movie ★ 7.5
2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Movie ★ 7.4
2021
Maid as Hank Russell
TV ★ 8.0
2020
Most Dangerous Game as Reagan (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.9
2020
9-1-1: Lone Star as Billy Tyson
TV ★ 8.0
2010s 21 credits
2018
Breaking In as Eddie
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
FBI as Rowan Quinn
TV ★ 7.9
2017
Good After Bad as Wes Thorne
Movie ★ 5.6
2017
Movie ★ 6.3
2016
Lights Out as Paul
Movie ★ 6.4
2015
Movie ★ 5.5
2015
Zoo as Mitch Morgan
TV ★ 6.8
2014
Movie ★ 5.5
2013
Highland Park as Lloyd Howard
Movie ★ 5.6
2012
Movie ★ 6.5
2012
Freaky Deaky as Chris Mankowski
Movie ★ 5.1
2012
Revolution as Miles Matheson
TV ★ 6.4
2011
Drive Angry as Jonah King
Movie ★ 5.5
2011
Movie ★ 6.0
2011
Ticket Out as Dennis
Movie ★ 5.6
2011
Movie ★ 6.2
2010
Movie ★ 6.2
2010
Luster as Tito
Movie ★ 4.5
2010
Removal as Eric Kershe
Movie ★ 5.5
2010
Movie
2010
Rizzoli & Isles as Gabriel Dean
TV ★ 7.9
2000s 23 credits
2009
Movie ★ 6.0
2008
Untraceable as Eric Box
Movie ★ 6.2
2008
Twilight as Charlie Swan
Movie ★ 6.3
2008
The Grift as Wade Buchanan
Movie ★ 5.2
2008
Fringe as Lucas Vogel
TV ★ 8.1
2007
Fracture as Lt. Rob Nunally
Movie ★ 7.3
2007
Feast of Love as David Watson
Movie ★ 6.2
2007
Forfeit as Frank
Movie ★ 5.5
2007
Three Days to Vegas as Billy Simpson
Movie ★ 3.9
2007
Movie ★ 10.0
2005
The Closer as Phillip Stroh
TV ★ 7.9
2005
The Closer as Phillip Stroh (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
2004
Ladder 49 as Dennis Gauquin
Movie ★ 6.5
2004
The Jury as John Ranguso
TV ★ 9.0
2003
Lost Junction as Jimmy McGee
Movie ★ 5.9
2002
Monk as Brad Terry
TV ★ 8.0
2001
Along Came a Spider as Ben Devine
Movie ★ 6.4
2001
Final Jeopardy as Mike Chapman
Movie ★ 10.0
2001
After Image as Sammy
Movie ★ 4.4
2001
24 as Gary Matheson
TV ★ 7.8
2000
Movie ★ 5.5
2000
Gilmore Girls as Alex Lesman
TV ★ 7.9
2000
Wonderland as Abe Matthews
TV ★ 7.2
1990s 18 credits
1999
Komodo as Oates
Movie ★ 5.2
1999
Dill Scallion as Dill Scallion
Movie ★ 6.2
1998
Without Limits as Kenny Moore
Movie ★ 6.6
1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! as Joey Cortino
Movie ★ 5.5
1998
Don't Look Down as Mark Engel
Movie ★ 4.4
1996
Gone in the Night as Rob Kinney
Movie ★ 6.5
1996
Movie ★ 5.9
1996
Movie ★ 4.0
1995
VR.5 as Marco
TV ★ 6.7
1995
TV ★ 7.8
1994
Party of Five as Guy in Club
TV ★ 7.0
1994
Vanishing Son as Spider McKeun
TV ★ 6.8
1994
TV ★ 8.0
1994
TV ★ 7.0
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1991
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
Daredreamer as Dante of the Three D's / Ortega
Movie ★ 7.8
1990
Law & Order as Mr. Farmer
TV ★ 7.3
Crew Credits
2010s 1 credit
2015
Movie ★ 5.5
2000s 3 credits
2008
Movie ★ 5.0
2008
Movie ★ 5.0
2004
Movie ★ 5.5