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James Burke

Actor

Born September 23, 1886 in New York City, New York, USA

Died May 23, 1968

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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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Inside the Marx Brothers Poster

Inside the Marx Brothers Documentary2003John Carter )

Classified X Poster

Classified X Documentary1998Self

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Poster

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Documentary1975

Stagecoach West Poster

Stagecoach West TV Series1960Zeke Bonner

The Law and Mr. Jones Poster

The Law and Mr. Jones TV Series1960Carney

Alias Jesse James Poster

Alias Jesse James Feature Film1959Charlie

The DuPont Show with June Allyson Poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV Series1959Policeman

The Young Philadelphians Poster

The Young Philadelphians Feature Film1959Police Officer Barney Flanagan

Knock on Every Door Feature Film1958Harry Emmerson

Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Series1958Sheriff Blore

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958Penson

Public Pigeon No. 1 Poster

Public Pigeon No. 1 Feature Film1957Harrigan

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957Billy Knapp

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Poster

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Series1957Horse Handler

The Unholy Wife Poster

The Unholy Wife Feature Film1957Sheriff Tom Watling

Trackdown Poster

Trackdown TV Series1957Levi

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Ance Beal

Back from Eternity Poster

Back from Eternity Feature Film1956Grimsby, Airline Manager

Border Showdown Poster

Border Showdown Feature Film1956Buckshot

Hey, Jeannie! Poster

Hey, Jeannie! TV Series1956Sheriff

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956The Janitor

The Birds and the Bees Poster

The Birds and the Bees Feature Film1956Steward

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series19561 episode, 1957

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Buckshot

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955Mr. Tuttle

You're Never Too Young Poster

You're Never Too Young Feature Film1955Pullman Conductor

Duffy's Tavern Poster

Duffy's Tavern TV Series1954Clancy

Lassie TV Series1954Conductor

Lucky Me Poster

Lucky Me Feature Film1954Mahoney

Passport to Danger Poster

Passport to Danger TV Series19541 episode, 1956

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954Self

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley TV Series1953Duke

Denver & Rio Grande Poster

Denver & Rio Grande Feature Film1952Sheriff Ed Johnson

Lone Star Poster

Lone Star Feature Film1952Luther Kilgore

My Hero TV Series1952Jeff Fingers - Pickpocket

My Little Margie Poster

My Little Margie TV Series1952Policeman

Toughest Man in Arizona Poster

Toughest Man in Arizona Feature Film1952George Ryan

We're Not Married! Poster

We're Not Married! Feature Film1952Willie's Sergeant

Excuse My Dust Poster

Excuse My Dust Feature Film1951MSgt. Nuckols

Here Comes the Groom Poster

Here Comes the Groom Feature Film1951O'Neill, Policeman

His Kind of Woman Poster

His Kind of Woman Feature Film1951Barkeeper in Nogales

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Mr. Watson

Mark Saber Poster

Mark Saber TV Series1951Sgt. Tim Maloney

Raton Pass Poster

Raton Pass Feature Film1951Hank

The Last Outpost Poster

The Last Outpost Feature Film1951Stagecoach Driver

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series19512nd Policeman

Warpath Feature Film1951Oldtimer

Copper Canyon Poster

Copper Canyon Feature Film1950Jeb Bassett

Let's Dance Poster

Let's Dance Feature Film1950George

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Poster

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Feature Film1950The Train Conductor

The Kid from Texas Poster

The Kid from Texas Feature Film1950Blacksmith

Alias Nick Beal Poster

Alias Nick Beal Feature Film1949Bum

Mighty Joe Young Poster

Mighty Joe Young Feature Film1949Producer

Red, Hot and Blue Poster

Red, Hot and Blue Feature Film1949Joe - Doorman

Shamrock Hill Poster

Shamrock Hill Feature Film1949Michael Rogan

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Poster

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Feature Film1949Policeman

Beyond Glory Poster

Beyond Glory Feature Film1948Jim, the Bartender

June Bride Poster

June Bride Feature Film1948Luke Potter

Night Wind Poster

Night Wind Feature Film1948Sheriff Hamilton

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Poster

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Feature Film1948Cop

The Big Clock Poster

The Big Clock Feature Film1948O'Brien

The Timber Trail Poster

The Timber Trail Feature Film1948Jed Baker

Blaze of Noon Poster

Blaze of Noon Feature Film1947Farmer

Body and Soul Poster

Body and Soul Feature Film1947Arnold

California Poster

California Feature Film1947Pokey

Down to Earth Poster

Down to Earth Feature Film1947Detective Kelly

Easy Come, Easy Go Poster

Easy Come, Easy Go Feature Film1947Harry Weston

Living in a Big Way Poster

Living in a Big Way Feature Film1947Murphy

Lost Honeymoon Poster

Lost Honeymoon Feature Film1947Bartender

Nightmare Alley Poster

Nightmare Alley Feature Film1947Rural Marshal

Philo Vance's Gamble Poster

Philo Vance's Gamble Feature Film1947Lt. Burke

Song of the Thin Man Poster

Song of the Thin Man Feature Film1947Callahan

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Poster

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Feature Film1947Police Lt. Burke

Bowery Bombshell Poster

Bowery Bombshell Feature Film1946Detective O'Malley

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946Undetermined Minor Role

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1946Andy Jones

Two Years Before the Mast Poster

Two Years Before the Mast Feature Film1946Carrick

Young Widow Poster

Young Widow Feature Film1946Motorcycle Cop

Anchors Aweigh Poster

Anchors Aweigh Feature Film1945Studio Cop

Guest Wife Poster

Guest Wife Feature Film1945Waiter

How DOooo You Do Poster

How DOooo You Do Feature Film1945Detective

I Love a Bandleader Poster

I Love a Bandleader Feature Film1945Charles Gibley

Shady Lady Poster

Shady Lady Feature Film1945Crane

The Horn Blows at Midnight Poster

The Horn Blows at Midnight Feature Film1945Cliffside Park Policeman

3 Men in White Poster

3 Men in White Feature Film1944First Policeman

Casanova Brown Poster

Casanova Brown Feature Film1944O'Leary

Dixie Feature Film1943Riverboat Captain

No Place for a Lady Poster

No Place for a Lady Feature Film1943Moriarity

Riding High Poster

Riding High Feature Film1943Pete Brown

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars Feature Film1943Bill - the Intern Guard

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Poster

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Police Sgt. Velle

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Poster

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Sgt. Velie

A Night to Remember Poster

A Night to Remember Feature Film1942Pat Murphy

All Through the Night Poster

All Through the Night Feature Film1942Forbes

Are Husbands Necessary? Poster

Are Husbands Necessary? Feature Film1942Tough Mugg

Army Surgeon Poster

Army Surgeon Feature Film1942Brooklyn

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Poster

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Police Sgt. Velie

It Happened in Flatbush Poster

It Happened in Flatbush Feature Film1942Umpire Shaunnessy

My Favorite Blonde Poster

My Favorite Blonde Feature Film1942Union Secretary

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Poster

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Feature Film1941Police Sgt. Velie

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Poster

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Feature Film1941Sgt. Velie

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Poster

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Feature Film1941Police Sergeant Velie

Million Dollar Baby Poster

Million Dollar Baby Feature Film1941Callahan

Pot o' Gold Poster

Pot o' Gold Feature Film1941Lt. Grady

Reaching for the Sun Poster

Reaching for the Sun Feature Film1941Norm

The Maltese Falcon Poster

The Maltese Falcon Feature Film1941Luke

Buck Benny Rides Again Poster

Buck Benny Rides Again Feature Film1940Taxi driver

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Poster

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Feature Film1940Wilkie

Double Alibi Poster

Double Alibi Feature Film1940Police Captain Orr

Ellery Queen, Master Detective Poster

Ellery Queen, Master Detective Feature Film1940Sgt. Velle

Little Nellie Kelly Poster

Little Nellie Kelly Feature Film1940Sergeant McGowan

No Time for Comedy Poster

No Time for Comedy Feature Film1940Police Sergeant

Opened by Mistake Poster

Opened by Mistake Feature Film1940Police Sergeant Wilkins

The Golden Fleecing Poster

The Golden Fleecing Feature Film1940Sibley - Motorcycle Cop

The Saint Takes Over Poster

The Saint Takes Over Feature Film1940Patrolman Mike

The Way of All Flesh Poster

The Way of All Flesh Feature Film1940Frisco

At the Circus Poster

At the Circus Feature Film1939John Carter

Beau Geste Poster

Beau Geste Feature Film1939Lieutenant Dufour

Dodge City Poster

Dodge City Feature Film1939Cattle Auctioneer

Fast and Furious Poster

Fast and Furious Feature Film1939Clancy

I'm from Missouri Poster

I'm from Missouri Feature Film1939Walt Bliss

On Borrowed Time Poster

On Borrowed Time Feature Film1939Sheriff Burlingame

Sudden Money Poster

Sudden Money Feature Film1939McPherson

The Cisco Kid and the Lady Poster

The Cisco Kid and the Lady Feature Film1939Pop Saunders

The Family Next Door Poster

The Family Next Door Feature Film1939Policeman

The Saint Strikes Back Poster

The Saint Strikes Back Feature Film1939Headquarters Police Officer

Within the Law Poster

Within the Law Feature Film1939'Red'

Flight Into Nowhere Poster

Flight Into Nowhere Feature Film1938Ike Matthews

Joy of Living Poster

Joy of Living Feature Film1938Mac

Little Orphan Annie Poster

Little Orphan Annie Feature Film1938Mike Moriarty

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938J.A. Nolan

Orphans of the Street Poster

Orphans of the Street Feature Film1938Police Officer Lou Manning

Spring Madness Poster

Spring Madness Feature Film1938Policeman

The Affairs of Annabel Poster

The Affairs of Annabel Feature Film1938Muldoon

The Buccaneer Poster

The Buccaneer Feature Film1938Pirate

The Dawn Patrol Poster

The Dawn Patrol Feature Film1938Flaherty

The Mad Miss Manton Poster

The Mad Miss Manton Feature Film1938Sullivan

You Can't Take It with You Poster

You Can't Take It with You Feature Film1938Chief detective

Champagne Waltz Poster

Champagne Waltz Feature Film1937Mr. Scribner

Dead End Poster

Dead End Feature Film1937Mulligan

High, Wide and Handsome Poster

High, Wide and Handsome Feature Film1937Stackpole

Life Begins with Love Poster

Life Begins with Love Feature Film1937Darby McGraw

Pick a Star Poster

Pick a Star Feature Film1937Detective Nolan

The Perfect Specimen Poster

The Perfect Specimen Feature Film1937Sheriff Bill Snodgrass

36 Hours to Kill Poster

36 Hours to Kill Feature Film1936Doyle

Can This Be Dixie? Poster

Can This Be Dixie? Feature Film1936Sheriff N.B.F. Rider

Dancing Feet Poster

Dancing Feet Feature Film1936Phil Moore

Forgotten Faces Poster

Forgotten Faces Feature Film1936Sgt. Johnny Donovan

Great Guy Poster

Great Guy Feature Film1936Pat Haley

It Had to Happen Poster

It Had to Happen Feature Film1936Foreman

Klondike Annie Poster

Klondike Annie Feature Film1936Bartender

Laughing at Trouble Poster

Laughing at Trouble Feature Film1936Sheriff Bill Norton

Old Hutch Poster

Old Hutch Feature Film1936Bank Teller

Pepper Feature Film1936Hamburger Man

Rhythm on the Range Poster

Rhythm on the Range Feature Film1936Wabash

Song and Dance Man Poster

Song and Dance Man Feature Film1936Lt. Mike Boyle

The Leathernecks Have Landed Poster

The Leathernecks Have Landed Feature Film1936Corrigan

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Poster

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Feature Film1936Leader

After the Dance Poster

After the Dance Feature Film1935Police Lieutenant

Broadway Gondolier Poster

Broadway Gondolier Feature Film1935Uncle Andy

Call of the Wild Poster

Call of the Wild Feature Film1935Ole

Case of the Missing Man Poster

Case of the Missing Man Feature Film1935Police Sergeant Rorty

Coronado Poster

Coronado Feature Film1935Slug Moran

Dinky Feature Film1935Truck Driver

Frisco Waterfront Poster

Frisco Waterfront Feature Film1935Corrigan

Here Comes Cookie Poster

Here Comes Cookie Feature Film1935Broken-Nose Reilly

Hot Money Poster

Hot Money Short Film1935Police Sgt. Burke

Make a Million Poster

Make a Million Feature Film1935Pete

Man on the Flying Trapeze Poster

Man on the Flying Trapeze Feature Film1935Patrolman No.2

Mississippi Poster

Mississippi Feature Film1935Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House

Music Is Magic Poster

Music Is Magic Feature Film1935Mickey

Princess O'Hara Poster

Princess O'Hara Feature Film1935A Detective

Remember Last Night? Poster

Remember Last Night? Feature Film1935Motorcycle Cop

Ruggles of Red Gap Poster

Ruggles of Red Gap Feature Film1935Jeff Tuttle

Rumba Feature Film1935Reporter

So Red the Rose Poster

So Red the Rose Feature Film1935Major Rushton

The Affair of Susan Poster

The Affair of Susan Feature Film1935Hogan

The Farmer Takes a Wife Poster

The Farmer Takes a Wife Feature Film1935Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets

The Mystery Man Poster

The Mystery Man Feature Film1935Managing Editor Marvin

Welcome Home Poster

Welcome Home Feature Film1935Michael Shaughnessy

A Very Honorable Guy Poster

A Very Honorable Guy Feature Film1934Sergeant

All of Me Poster

All of Me Feature Film1934Welfare Island Guard

City Limits Poster

City Limits Feature Film1934King

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Poster

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Feature Film1934Policeman Arresting Wynn

Fugitive Lovers Poster

Fugitive Lovers Feature Film1934Joe Cobb

Gambling Lady Poster

Gambling Lady Feature Film1934Detective Making Raid

Good Dame Poster

Good Dame Feature Film1934Cop

Happiness Ahead Poster

Happiness Ahead Feature Film1934Policeman

It Happened One Night Poster

It Happened One Night Feature Film1934Detective

Lady by Choice Poster

Lady by Choice Feature Film1934Brannigan

Little Miss Marker Poster

Little Miss Marker Feature Film1934Detective Reardon

Love Time Poster

Love Time Feature Film1934Emperor Francis I

Sadie McKee Poster

Sadie McKee Feature Film1934First Motorcycle Cop

Sisters Under the Skin Poster

Sisters Under the Skin Feature Film1934Conroy

Six of a Kind Poster

Six of a Kind Feature Film1934Detective

Such Women Are Dangerous Poster

Such Women Are Dangerous Feature Film1934Detective

The Cat's-Paw Poster

The Cat's-Paw Feature Film1934Gargan

The Girl from Missouri Poster

The Girl from Missouri Feature Film1934Policeman at Cousins' Suicide

The Lemon Drop Kid Poster

The Lemon Drop Kid Feature Film1934First Tramp

The Merry Frinks Poster

The Merry Frinks Feature Film19343rd Expressman

The Scarlet Empress Poster

The Scarlet Empress Feature Film1934Guard

The Secret Bride Poster

The Secret Bride Feature Film1934Diner Counterman

Ticket to a Crime Poster

Ticket to a Crime Feature Film1934Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis

Treasure Island Poster

Treasure Island Feature Film1934Pirate of the Spanish Main

Twentieth Century Poster

Twentieth Century Feature Film1934Sheriff

Wharf Angel Poster

Wharf Angel Feature Film1934Brooklyn Jack

A Lady's Profession Poster

A Lady's Profession Feature Film1933Mulroy

A Pair of Socks Poster

A Pair of Socks Short Film1933Knockout Newton

Blood Money Poster

Blood Money Feature Film1933Pool Hall Detective

Bombshell Poster

Bombshell Feature Film1933First Immigration Officer

College Humor Poster

College Humor Feature Film1933Cromwell Dexter

Face in the Sky Poster

Face in the Sky Feature Film1933Cop

Gallant Lady Poster

Gallant Lady Feature Film1933Policeman in Park

Her Bodyguard Poster

Her Bodyguard Feature Film1933Police Captain

Jimmy and Sally Poster

Jimmy and Sally Feature Film1933Furniture Mover

Lady Killer Poster

Lady Killer Feature Film1933Panhandler

Queen Christina Poster

Queen Christina Feature Film1933Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser

Techno-Crazy Short Film1933Policeman

The Bowery Poster

The Bowery Feature Film1933Recruiting Sergeant

The Girl in 419 Poster

The Girl in 419 Feature Film1933Detective Jackson

The Kennel Murder Case Poster

The Kennel Murder Case Feature Film1933Policeman Who Lets Philo's Dog Out

The Man Who Dared Poster

The Man Who Dared Feature Film1933Registrar of Voters

The Power and the Glory Poster

The Power and the Glory Feature Film1933Gateman

Tillie and Gus Poster

Tillie and Gus Feature Film1933Juror

To the Last Man Poster

To the Last Man Feature Film1933Kentucky Sheriff

Torch Singer Poster

Torch Singer Feature Film1933Taxicab Driver

The Hollywood Handicap Short Film1932Character

The Painted Woman Poster

The Painted Woman Feature Film1932Sailor, Yank's Pal

Burke and Durkin in a Tete-a-Tete in Songs Short Film1929Self - Vocalist

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