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person_profile-James Burke

James Burke Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

James Burke

Date of Birth:

Sep 23, 1886

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 23, 1968

Biography of

James Burke

    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.

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Filmography of

James Burke

Found 152 Movies in total

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

Alias Jesse James

Charlie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Unholy Wife

Sheriff Tom Watling ( Actor )

... 1957

Public Pigeon No. 1

Harrigan ( Actor )

... 1957

Lucky Me

Mahoney ( Actor )

... 1954

Lone Star

Luther Kilgore ( Actor )

... 1952

We're Not Married!

Willie's Sergeant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Denver and Rio Grande

Sheriff Ed Johnson ( Actor )

... 1952

Warpath

Oldtimer ( Actor )

... 1951

Here Comes the Groom

O'Neill, Policeman ( Actor )

... 1951

His Kind of Woman

Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Raton Pass

Hank ( Actor )

... 1951

The Last Outpost

Stagecoach driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

The Train Conductor ( Actor )

... 1950

Let's Dance

George (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Copper Canyon

Jeb Bassett ( Actor )

... 1950

Red, Hot and Blue

Doorman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Alias Nick Beal

Bum ( Actor )

... 1949

Shamrock Hill

Michael Rogan ( Actor )

... 1949

June Bride

Luke Potter ( Actor )

... 1948

Night Wind

Sheriff Hamilton ( Actor )

... 1948

Beyond Glory

Jim, the Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Cop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

The Timber Trail

Jed Baker ( Actor )

... 1948

The Big Clock

O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1948

Body and Soul

Arnold (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Nightmare Alley

Rural Marshal (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Song of the Thin Man

Policeman Callahan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Police Lt. Burke ( Actor )

... 1947

Down to Earth

Detective Kelly ( Actor )

... 1947

Philo Vance's Gamble

Lt. Burke ( Actor )

... 1947

Easy Come, Easy Go

Harry Weston ( Actor )

... 1947

California

Pokey ( Actor )

... 1947

Two Years Before the Mast

Carrick ( Actor )

... 1946

Bowery Bombshell

Detective O'Malley ( Actor )

... 1946

The Virginian

Andy Jones (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Young Widow

Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

How DOooo You Do

Detective ( Actor )

... 1945

I Love a Bandleader

Charles Gibley ( Actor )

... 1945

Shady Lady

Crane ( Actor )

... 1945

Anchors Aweigh

Studio Cop ( Actor )

... 1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Casanova Brown

O'Leary (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

3 Men in White

First Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Riding High

Pete ( Actor )

... 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Dixie

Riverboat Captain (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

No Place for a Lady

Police Substation Chief Moriarty ( Actor )

... 1943

A Night to Remember

Pat Murphy ( Actor )

... 1942

Army Surgeon

Brooklyn ( Actor )

... 1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Police Sergeant Velie ( Actor )

... 1942

It Happened in Flatbush

Umpire Shaunnessy ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1942

My Favorite Blonde

Union Secretary ( Actor )

... 1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Sgt. Velie ( Actor )

... 1942

All Through the Night

Police Lt. Forbes ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1941

The Maltese Falcon

Luke ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

Million Dollar Baby

Callahan ( Actor )

... 1941

Reaching for the Sun

Norm ( Actor )

... 1941

Pot o' Gold

Lt. Grady ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

... 1940

Little Nellie Kelly

Sergeant McGowan ( Actor )

... 1940

No Time for Comedy

Police Sergeant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Golden Fleecing

Sibley ( Actor )

... 1940

The Way of All Flesh

Frisco ( Actor )

... 1940

The Saint Takes Over

Patrolman Mike ( Actor )

... 1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1940

Opened by Mistake

Police Sergeant Wilkins ( Actor )

... 1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Wilkie, house detective ( Actor )

... 1940

Double Alibi

Police Captain Orr ( Actor )

... 1940

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Pop Saunders ( Actor )

... 1939

At the Circus

John Carter ( Actor )

... 1939

Fast and Furious

Clancy ( Actor )

... 1939

Beau Geste

Lieutenant Dufour ( Actor )

... 1939

On Borrowed Time

Sheriff Burlingame ( Actor )

... 1939

Dodge City

Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Sudden Money

McPherson ( Actor )

... 1939

The Family Next Door

Policeman ( Actor )

... 1939

Within the Law

'Red' ( Actor )

... 1939

The Saint Strikes Back

Headquarters Police Officer ( Actor )

... 1939

The Dawn Patrol

Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver ( Actor )

... 1938

The Mad Miss Manton

Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1938

The Affairs of Annabel

Muldoon ( Actor )

... 1938

You Can't Take It with You

Chief Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Men with Wings

J.A. Nolan ( Actor )

... 1938

Joy of Living

Mac ( Actor )

... 1938

Flight Into Nowhere

Ike Matthews ( Actor )

... 1938

The Perfect Specimen

Constable Snodgrass ( Actor )

... 1937

Life Begins with Love

Darby McGraw ( Actor )

... 1937

Dead End

Police Officer Mulligan ( Actor )

... 1937

High, Wide and Handsome

Stackpole ( Actor )

... 1937

Champagne Waltz

Mr. Scribner ( Actor )

... 1937

Laughing at Trouble

Bill Norton ( Actor )

... 1936

Great Guy

Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley ( Actor )

... 1936

Can This Be Dixie?

Sheriff N.B.F. Rider ( Actor )

... 1936

36 Hours to Kill

Doyle - Process Server ( Actor )

... 1936

Rhythm on the Range

Wabash ( Actor )

... 1936

Forgotten Faces

Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend ( Actor )

... 1936

Song and Dance Man

Lt. Mike Boyle ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

... 1936

Dancing Feet

Phil Moore ( Actor )

... 1936

So Red the Rose

Major Rushton ( Actor )

... 1935

Frisco Waterfront

Corrigan ( Actor )

... 1935

Coronado

Slug Moran ( Actor )

... 1935

Music Is Magic

Mickey (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Case of the Missing Man

Police Sergeant Rorty ( Actor )

... 1935

The Affair of Susan

Hogan ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Comes Cookie

Broken-Nose Reilly ( Actor )

... 1935

Welcome Home

Michael Shaughnessy ( Actor )

... 1935

Call of the Wild

Ole ( Actor )

... 1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Patrolman ( Actor )

... 1935

Broadway Gondolier

Uncle Andy ( Actor )

... 1935

Make a Million

Pete ( Actor )

... 1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets ( Actor )

... 1935

After the Dance

Police Lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1935

Dinky

Truck Driver ( Actor )

... 1935

Mississippi

Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Ruggles of Red Gap

Jeff Tuttle ( Actor )

... 1935

The Mystery Man

Managing Editor Marvin ( Actor )

... 1935

Ticket to a Crime

Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis ( Actor )

... 1934

Love Time

Emperor Francis I ( Actor )

... 1934

Lady by Choice

Brannigan ( Actor )

... 1934

Treasure Island

Pirate of the Spanish Main ( Actor )

... 1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Policeman Arresting Wynn ( Actor )

... 1934

Such Women Are Dangerous

Detective ( Actor )

... 1934

Little Miss Marker

Detective Reardon (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

The Merry Frinks

3rd Expressman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Twentieth Century

Sheriff (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

... 1934

Sadie McKee

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

A Very Honorable Guy

Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1934

City Limits

King, a Hobo ( Actor )

... 1934

Wharf Angel

Brooklyn Jack ( Actor )

... 1934

Gambling Lady

Detective Making Raid (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

It Happened One Night

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Six of a Kind

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

All of Me

Welfare Island Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Queen Christina

Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

The Kennel Murder Case

Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Bombshell

First Immigration Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

To the Last Man

Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Torch Singer

Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1933

College Humor

Cromwell Dexter ( Actor )

... 1933

The Girl in 419

Detective Jackson ( Actor )

... 1933

A Lady's Profession

Mulroy ( Actor )

... 1933

Face in the Sky

Cop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933