James Burke
157 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 23, 1886
- Died
- May 23, 1968 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jim Burke · James Michael Burke
Biography
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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.
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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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Known for
James Burke: movies and TV shows
Acting (168)
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959 Alias Jesse James
as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Unholy Wife
as Sheriff Tom Watling
- 1957 Public Pigeon No. 1
as Harrigan
- 1955
- 1955
- 1954
- 1954 Lucky Me
as Mahoney
- 1952 Lone Star
as Luther Kilgore
- 1952
- 1952 We're Not Married!
as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952 Denver and Rio Grande
as Sheriff Ed Johnson
- 1951 Warpath
as Oldtimer
- 1951
- 1951 Here Comes the Groom
as O'Neill, Policeman
- 1951 His Kind of Woman
as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
- 1951 Raton Pass
as Hank
- 1951 The Last Outpost
as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
- 1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as The Train Conductor
- 1950 Let's Dance
as George (uncredited)
- 1950 Copper Canyon
as Jeb Bassett
- 1949 Red, Hot and Blue
as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1949 Alias Nick Beal
as Bum
- 1949 Shamrock Hill
as Michael Rogan
- 1948 June Bride
as Luke Potter
- 1948 Night Wind
as Sheriff Hamilton
- 1948 Beyond Glory
as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
- 1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Cop (uncredited)
- 1948 The Timber Trail
as Jed Baker
- 1948 The Big Clock
as O'Brien
- 1947 Body and Soul
as Arnold (uncredited)
- 1947 Nightmare Alley
as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
- 1947 Song of the Thin Man
as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
- 1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Police Lt. Burke
- 1947 Down to Earth
as Detective Kelly
- 1947 Philo Vance's Gamble
as Lt. Burke
- 1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
as Harry Weston
- 1947 California
as Pokey
- 1946 Two Years Before the Mast
as Carrick
- 1946 Bowery Bombshell
as Detective O'Malley
- 1946 The Virginian
as Andy Jones (uncredited)
- 1946 Young Widow
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
- 1945 How DOooo You Do
as Detective
- 1945 I Love a Bandleader
as Charles Gibley
- 1945 Shady Lady
as Crane
- 1945 Anchors Aweigh
as Studio Cop
- 1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1944 Casanova Brown
as O'Leary (uncredited)
- 1944 3 Men in White
as First Policeman (uncredited)
- 1943 Riding High
as Pete
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
- 1943 Dixie
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
- 1943 No Place for a Lady
as Police Substation Chief Moriarty
- 1942 A Night to Remember
as Pat Murphy (uncredited)
- 1942 Army Surgeon
as Brooklyn
- 1942 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Police Sergeant Velie
- 1942 It Happened in Flatbush
as Umpire Shaunnessy
- 1942 A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
- 1942 My Favorite Blonde
as Union Secretary
- 1942 A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
- 1942 All Through the Night
as Police Lt. Forbes
- 1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Sgt. Velie
- 1941 The Maltese Falcon
as Luke
- 1941 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Sgt. Velie
- 1941 Million Dollar Baby
as Callahan
- 1941 Reaching for the Sun
as Norm
- 1941 Pot o' Gold
as Lt. Grady
- 1941 Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Sergeant Velie
- 1940 Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Sgt. Velle
- 1940 Little Nellie Kelly
as Sergeant McGowan
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing
as Sibley
- 1940 The Way of All Flesh
as Frisco
- 1940 The Saint Takes Over
as Patrolman Mike
- 1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
as Taxi Driver
- 1940 Opened by Mistake
as Police Sergeant Wilkins
- 1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Wilkie, house detective
- 1940 Double Alibi
as Police Captain Orr
- 1939 The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Pop Saunders
- 1939 At the Circus
as John Carter
- 1939 Fast and Furious
as Clancy
- 1939 Beau Geste
as Lieutenant Dufour
- 1939 On Borrowed Time
as Sheriff Burlingame
- 1939 Dodge City
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
- 1939 I'm from Missouri
as Walt Bliss
- 1939 Sudden Money
as McPherson
- 1939 The Family Next Door
as Policeman
- 1939 Within the Law
as 'Red'
- 1939 The Saint Strikes Back
as Headquarters Police Officer
- 1938 The Dawn Patrol
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
- 1938 Little Orphan Annie
as Mike Moriarty
- 1938 The Mad Miss Manton
as Sullivan
- 1938 The Affairs of Annabel
as Muldoon
- 1938 You Can't Take It with You
as Chief Detective (uncredited)
- 1938 Men with Wings
as J.A. Nolan
- 1938 Joy of Living
as Mac
- 1938 Flight Into Nowhere
as Ike Matthews
- 1937 The Perfect Specimen
as Constable Snodgrass
- 1937 Life Begins with Love
as Darby McGraw
- 1937 Dead End
as Mulligan
- 1937 High, Wide and Handsome
as Stackpole
- 1937 Champagne Waltz
as Mr. Scribner
- 1936 Laughing at Trouble
as Bill Norton
- 1936 Great Guy
as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
- 1936 Can This Be Dixie?
as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
- 1936 36 Hours to Kill
as Doyle - Process Server
- 1936 Rhythm on the Range
as Wabash
- 1936 Forgotten Faces
as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
- 1936 Song and Dance Man
as Lt. Mike Boyle
- 1936
- 1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Corrigan
- 1936 Dancing Feet
as Phil Moore
- 1935 So Red the Rose
as Major Rushton
- 1935 Frisco Waterfront
as Corrigan
- 1935 Coronado
as Slug Moran
- 1935 Hot Money
as Police Sgt. Burke
- 1935 Music Is Magic
as Mickey (uncredited)
- 1935 The Case of the Missing Man
as Police Sergeant Rorty
- 1935 The Affair of Susan
as Hogan
- 1935 Here Comes Cookie
as Broken-Nose Reilly
- 1935 Welcome Home
as Michael Shaughnessy
- 1935 Call of the Wild
as Ole
- 1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
- 1935 Broadway Gondolier
as Uncle Andy
- 1935 Make a Million
as Pete
- 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
- 1935 After the Dance
as Police Lieutenant
- 1935 Dinky
as Truck Driver
- 1935 Mississippi
as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
- 1935 Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jeff Tuttle
- 1935 The Mystery Man
as Managing Editor Marvin
- 1934 Ticket to a Crime
as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
- 1934 Love Time
as Emperor Francis I
- 1934 Lady by Choice
as Brannigan
- 1934 Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
- 1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Policeman Arresting Wynn
- 1934 Such Women Are Dangerous
as Detective
- 1934 Little Miss Marker
as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
- 1934 The Merry Frinks
as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
- 1934 Twentieth Century
as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1934
- 1934 Sadie McKee
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- 1934 A Very Honorable Guy
as Sergeant
- 1934 Sisters Under the Skin
as Conroy
- 1934 City Limits
as King, a Hobo
- 1934 Wharf Angel
as Brooklyn Jack
- 1934 Gambling Lady
as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
- 1934 It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
- 1934 Six of a Kind
as Detective (uncredited)
- 1934 Queen Christina
as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
- 1934 All of Me
as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
- 1933 Lady Killer
as Panhandler (uncredited)
- 1933 The Kennel Murder Case
as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
- 1933 Bombshell
as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
- 1933 The Bowery
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1933 To the Last Man
as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1933 Torch Singer
as Taxi Driver
- 1933 College Humor
as Cromwell Dexter
- 1933 The Girl in 419
as Detective Jackson
- 1933 A Lady's Profession
as Mulroy
- 1933 Face in the Sky
as Cop (uncredited)
- 1932
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1975
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode