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James Burke
Born · September 23, 1886
Died · May 23, 1968 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Burke (September 24, 1886 – May 23, 1968) was an American film and television actor born in New York City. He made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career, which ranged from 1932 to 1964; he was more often than not cast as a cop, usually a none-too-bright one, most notably as Sgt. Velie in Columbia's Ellery Queen mysteries in the early 1940s. He appeared in The Maltese Falcon, At the Circus, Lone Star, and many others. One of his best roles was as Charles Ruggles' rowdy rancher pal in Ruggles of Red Gap. In the early 1950s, Burke appeared with Tom Conway in the ABC detective drama series then called Inspector Mark Saber -- Homicide Detective, later renamed, reformatted, and switched to NBC under the title Saber of London. From 1960-1961, Burke appeared in the role of Zeke Bonner in seven episodes of the ABC western television series Stagecoach West, starring Wayne Rogers, Robert Bray, and Richard Eyer. Burke suffered from a heart condition, which took his life at the age of eighty-one.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Policeman · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
Alias Jesse James
Charlie (uncredited)
5.9
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
5.3
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff John Tatum · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff M. Comstock · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Blore · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Horse Handler (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.7
1957
Trackdown
(1 episode)
6.4
1957
The Unholy Wife
Sheriff Tom Watling
4.6
1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
Harrigan
6.0
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
5.2
1955
Cheyenne
Buckshot · (1 episode)
5.8
1955
Lassie
(1 episode)
6.1
1954
Lucky Me
Mahoney
6.7
1954
Lone Star
Luther Kilgore
5.6
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0
1952
We're Not Married!
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
5.9
1952
My Little Margie
(1 episode)
3.0
1952
Denver and Rio Grande
Sheriff Ed Johnson
5.5
1952
Warpath
Oldtimer
5.8
1951
I Love Lucy
Mr. Watson · (1 episode)
7.9
1951
Here Comes the Groom
O'Neill, Policeman
5.2
1951
His Kind of Woman
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
6.7
1951
Raton Pass
Hank
4.8
1951
The Last Outpost
Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
5.5
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
The Train Conductor
6.0
1950
Let's Dance
George (uncredited)
5.5
1950
Copper Canyon
Jeb Bassett
5.3
1950
Red, Hot and Blue
Doorman (uncredited)
5.8
1949
Alias Nick Beal
Bum
6.9
1949
Shamrock Hill
Michael Rogan
1.0
1949
June Bride
Luke Potter
7.2
1948
Night Wind
Sheriff Hamilton
0.0
1948
Beyond Glory
Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
7.3
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Cop (uncredited)
6.0
1948
The Timber Trail
Jed Baker
0.0
1948
The Big Clock
O'Brien
7.3
1948
Body and Soul
Arnold (uncredited)
6.7
1947
Nightmare Alley
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
7.1
1947
Song of the Thin Man
Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
6.8
1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Police Lt. Burke
6.0
1947
Down to Earth
Detective Kelly
6.0
1947
Philo Vance's Gamble
Lt. Burke
5.7
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Harry Weston
0.0
1947
California
Pokey
6.5
1947
Two Years Before the Mast
Carrick
6.2
1946
Bowery Bombshell
Detective O'Malley
6.0
1946
The Virginian
Andy Jones (uncredited)
6.1
1946
Young Widow
Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
4.8
1946
How DOooo You Do
Detective
0.0
1945
I Love a Bandleader
Charles Gibley
0.0
1945
Shady Lady
Crane
5.8
1945
Anchors Aweigh
Studio Cop
6.8
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Policeman (uncredited)
5.8
1945
Casanova Brown
O'Leary (uncredited)
6.3
1944
3 Men in White
First Policeman (uncredited)
6.0
1944
Riding High
Pete
4.0
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Dixie
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
3.0
1943
No Place for a Lady
Police Substation Chief Moriarty
6.0
1943
A Night to Remember
Pat Murphy (uncredited)
6.5
1942
Army Surgeon
Brooklyn
5.8
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Police Sergeant Velie
5.5
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
Umpire Shaunnessy
4.8
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Sgt. Velie
5.7
1942
My Favorite Blonde
Union Secretary
6.4
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Sgt. Velie
5.2
1942
All Through the Night
Police Lt. Forbes
7.0
1942
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Sgt. Velie
5.7
1941
The Maltese Falcon
Luke
7.7
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Sgt. Velie
5.8
1941
Million Dollar Baby
Callahan
6.0
1941
Reaching for the Sun
Norm
6.0
1941
Pot o' Gold
Lt. Grady
5.5
1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Sgt. Velie
5.3
1941
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Sgt. Velle
5.7
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Sergeant McGowan
6.0
1940
No Time for Comedy
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
5.4
1940
The Golden Fleecing
Sibley
5.3
1940
The Way of All Flesh
Frisco
4.0
1940
The Saint Takes Over
Patrolman Mike
6.3
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Taxi Driver
0.0
1940
Opened by Mistake
Police Sergeant Wilkins
0.0
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Wilkie, house detective
6.7
1940
Double Alibi
Police Captain Orr
4.5
1940
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Pop Saunders
4.9
1939
At the Circus
John Carter
6.3
1939
Fast and Furious
Clancy
5.1
1939
Beau Geste
Lieutenant Dufour
7.0
1939
On Borrowed Time
Sheriff Burlingame
7.5
1939
Dodge City
Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
6.9
1939
Sudden Money
McPherson
5.0
1939
The Family Next Door
Policeman
5.2
1939
Within the Law
'Red'
6.0
1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Headquarters Police Officer
5.6
1939
The Dawn Patrol
Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
6.8
1938
Little Orphan Annie
Mike Moriarty
0.0
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Sullivan
6.4
1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Muldoon
4.0
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Chief Detective (uncredited)
7.5
1938
Men with Wings
J.A. Nolan
6.0
1938
Joy of Living
Mac
5.7
1938
Flight Into Nowhere
Ike Matthews
4.0
1938
The Perfect Specimen
Constable Snodgrass
5.7
1937
Life Begins with Love
Darby McGraw
5.0
1937
Dead End
Police Officer Mulligan
7.0
1937
High, Wide and Handsome
Stackpole
6.3
1937
Champagne Waltz
Mr. Scribner
0.0
1937
Laughing at Trouble
Bill Norton
6.0
1936
Great Guy
Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
6.2
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
0.0
1936
36 Hours to Kill
Doyle - Process Server
5.3
1936
Rhythm on the Range
Wabash
4.0
1936
Forgotten Faces
Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
0.0
1936
Song and Dance Man
Lt. Mike Boyle
0.0
1936
Klondike Annie
6.4
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Corrigan
5.0
1936
Dancing Feet
Phil Moore
5.2
1936
So Red the Rose
Major Rushton
6.5
1935
Frisco Waterfront
Corrigan
0.0
1935
Coronado
Slug Moran
3.0
1935
Hot Money
Police Sgt. Burke
0.0
1935
Music Is Magic
Mickey (uncredited)
4.0
1935
Case of the Missing Man
Police Sergeant Rorty
0.0
1935
Here Comes Cookie
Broken-Nose Reilly
7.2
1935
The Affair of Susan
Hogan
0.0
1935
Welcome Home
Michael Shaughnessy
0.0
1935
Call of the Wild
Ole
6.3
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman
5.9
1935
Broadway Gondolier
Uncle Andy
5.4
1935
Make a Million
Pete
5.7
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
6.1
1935
After the Dance
Police Lieutenant
6.0
1935
Dinky
Truck Driver
6.7
1935
Mississippi
Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
6.7
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
Jeff Tuttle
7.1
1935
The Mystery Man
Managing Editor Marvin
6.0
1935
Ticket to a Crime
Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
4.0
1934
Love Time
Emperor Francis I
0.0
1934
Lady by Choice
Brannigan
6.2
1934
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
6.5
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Policeman Arresting Wynn
6.0
1934
Such Women Are Dangerous
Detective
0.0
1934
Little Miss Marker
Detective Reardon (uncredited)
6.4
1934
The Merry Frinks
3rd Expressman (uncredited)
3.7
1934
Twentieth Century
Sheriff (uncredited)
6.8
1934
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
1934
Sadie McKee
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
7.0
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Sergeant
2.0
1934
City Limits
King, a Hobo
4.0
1934
Wharf Angel
Brooklyn Jack
3.7
1934
Gambling Lady
Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
6.3
1934
It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)
7.8
1934
Six of a Kind
Detective (uncredited)
5.8
1934
All of Me
Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
6.0
1934
Queen Christina
Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
6.8
1933
Lady Killer
6.7
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
6.2
1933
Bombshell
First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
6.5
1933
To the Last Man
Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
5.9
1933
Torch Singer
Taxi Driver
5.2
1933
College Humor
Cromwell Dexter
5.6
1933
The Girl in 419
Detective Jackson
4.3
1933
A Lady's Profession
Mulroy
0.0
1933
Face in the Sky
Cop (uncredited)
4.5
1933