James Burke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 23, 1886
- Died
- May 23, 1968 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stagecoach West
TV · as James Burke, Zeke Bonner · 1 ep
Alias Jesse James
Movie · as Charlie (uncredited)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Sheriff John Tatum, Sheriff M. Comstock, Sheriff Blore · 1 ep
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie · as Harrigan
The Unholy Wife
Movie · as Sheriff Tom Watling
Trackdown
TV · 1 ep
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV · as Horse Handler (uncredited) · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Buckshot · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Lucky Me
Movie · as Mahoney
Lassie
TV · 1 ep
We're Not Married!
Movie · as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie
Lone Star
Movie · as Luther Kilgore
Denver and Rio Grande
Movie · as Sheriff Ed Johnson
My Little Margie
TV · 1 ep
Warpath
Movie · as Oldtimer
The Last Outpost
Movie · as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Movie · as Hank
His Kind of Woman
Movie · as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Movie · as O'Neill, Policeman
I Love Lucy
TV · as Mr. Watson · 1 ep
Let's Dance
Movie · as George (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Movie · as Jeb Bassett
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Movie · as The Train Conductor
Shamrock Hill
Movie · as Michael Rogan
Red, Hot and Blue
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Movie · as Bum
The Big Clock
Movie · as O'Brien
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
June Bride
Movie · as Luke Potter
The Timber Trail
Movie · as Jed Baker
Beyond Glory
Movie · as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Night Wind
Movie · as Sheriff Hamilton
Body and Soul
Movie · as Arnold (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble
Movie · as Lt. Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Harry Weston
Down to Earth
Movie · as Detective Kelly
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Movie · as Police Lt. Burke
California
Movie · as Pokey
Song of the Thin Man
Movie · as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
Movie · as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
Movie · as Detective O'Malley
Two Years Before the Mast
Movie · as Carrick
The Virginian
Movie · as Andy Jones (uncredited)
Young Widow
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Movie · as Studio Cop
I Love a Bandleader
Movie · as Charles Gibley
Shady Lady
Movie · as Crane
How DOooo You Do
Movie · as Detective
Casanova Brown
Movie · as O'Leary (uncredited)
3 Men in White
Movie · as First Policeman (uncredited)
Dixie
Movie · as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
No Place for a Lady
Movie · as Police Substation Chief Moriarty
Riding High
Movie · as Pete
All Through the Night
Movie · as Police Lt. Forbes
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Movie · as Sgt. Velie
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Movie · as Sgt. Velie
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Movie · as Police Sergeant Velie
A Night to Remember
Movie · as Pat Murphy (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Union Secretary
Army Surgeon
Movie · as Brooklyn
It Happened in Flatbush
Movie · as Umpire Shaunnessy
The Maltese Falcon
Movie · as Luke
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Movie · as Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Movie · as Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Movie · as Sergeant Velie
Million Dollar Baby
Movie · as Callahan
Reaching for the Sun
Movie · as Norm
Pot o' Gold
Movie · as Lt. Grady
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie · as Wilkie, house detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Movie · as Sgt. Velle
The Saint Takes Over
Movie · as Patrolman Mike
The Golden Fleecing
Movie · as Sibley
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Little Nellie Kelly
Movie · as Sergeant McGowan
No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh
Movie · as Frisco
Double Alibi
Movie · as Police Captain Orr
Opened by Mistake
Movie · as Police Sergeant Wilkins
At the Circus
Movie · as John Carter
Beau Geste
Movie · as Lieutenant Dufour
The Saint Strikes Back
Movie · as Headquarters Police Officer
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Movie · as Pop Saunders
On Borrowed Time
Movie · as Sheriff Burlingame
The Family Next Door
Movie · as Policeman
Within the Law
Movie · as 'Red'
Dodge City
Movie · as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Movie · as Clancy
Sudden Money
Movie · as McPherson
I'm from Missouri
Movie · as Walt Bliss
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Men with Wings
Movie · as J.A. Nolan
You Can't Take It with You
Movie · as Chief Detective (uncredited)
Joy of Living
Movie · as Mac
The Mad Miss Manton
Movie · as Sullivan
The Affairs of Annabel
Movie · as Muldoon
Flight Into Nowhere
Movie · as Ike Matthews
Little Orphan Annie
Movie · as Mike Moriarty
Dead End
Movie · as Mulligan
The Perfect Specimen
Movie · as Constable Snodgrass
High, Wide and Handsome
Movie · as Stackpole
Champagne Waltz
Movie · as Mr. Scribner
Life Begins with Love
Movie · as Darby McGraw
36 Hours to Kill
Movie · as Doyle - Process Server
Great Guy
Movie · as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Dancing Feet
Movie · as Phil Moore
Laughing at Trouble
Movie · as Bill Norton
Song and Dance Man
Movie · as Lt. Mike Boyle
Klondike Annie
Movie
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Movie · as Corrigan
Rhythm on the Range
Movie · as Wabash
Can This Be Dixie?
Movie · as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Forgotten Faces
Movie · as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Welcome Home
Movie · as Michael Shaughnessy
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Movie · as Patrolman
Here Comes Cookie
Movie · as Broken-Nose Reilly
Dinky
Movie · as Truck Driver
So Red the Rose
Movie · as Major Rushton
Call of the Wild
Movie · as Ole
Hot Money
Movie · as Police Sgt. Burke
The Affair of Susan
Movie · as Hogan
The Mystery Man
Movie · as Managing Editor Marvin
After the Dance
Movie · as Police Lieutenant
Broadway Gondolier
Movie · as Uncle Andy
Music Is Magic
Movie · as Mickey (uncredited)
Make a Million
Movie · as Pete
Coronado
Movie · as Slug Moran
Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie · as Jeff Tuttle
Frisco Waterfront
Movie · as Corrigan
The Case of the Missing Man
Movie · as Police Sergeant Rorty
Mississippi
Movie · as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
Such Women Are Dangerous
Movie · as Detective
Love Time
Movie · as Emperor Francis I
Little Miss Marker
Movie · as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
Six of a Kind
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
Movie
Ticket to a Crime
Movie · as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Treasure Island
Movie · as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Lady by Choice
Movie · as Brannigan
A Very Honorable Guy
Movie · as Sergeant
City Limits
Movie · as King, a Hobo
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Movie · as Policeman Arresting Wynn
It Happened One Night
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Queen Christina
Movie · as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Movie · as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
All of Me
Movie · as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)
Wharf Angel
Movie · as Brooklyn Jack
The Merry Frinks
Movie · as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sisters Under the Skin
Movie · as Conroy
Bombshell
Movie · as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Lady Killer
Movie · as Panhandler (uncredited)
College Humor
Movie · as Cromwell Dexter
To the Last Man
Movie · as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
Movie · as Mulroy
The Girl in 419
Movie · as Detective Jackson
Torch Singer
Movie · as Taxi Driver
The Kennel Murder Case
Movie · as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
The Bowery
Movie · as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
The Hollywood Handicap
Movie