James Burke
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 23, 1886
Day of Death: May 23, 1968 (82 years old)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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Actor Arnold (uncredited)
Body and Soul
Actor Lt. Burke
Philo Vance's Gamble
Actor Harry Weston
Easy Come, Easy Go
Actor Detective Kelly
Down to Earth
Actor Police Lt. Burke
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Actor Pokey
California
Actor Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Actor Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
Actor Police Lt. Forbes
All Through the Night
Actor Sgt. Velie
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Actor Sgt. Velie
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Actor Police Sergeant Velie
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Actor Pat Murphy (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Actor Union Secretary
My Favorite Blonde
Actor Brooklyn
Army Surgeon
Actor Umpire Shaunnessy
It Happened in Flatbush
1941
1940
Actor Wilkie, house detective
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Actor Sgt. Velle
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Actor Patrolman Mike
The Saint Takes Over
Actor Sibley
The Golden Fleecing
Actor Taxi Driver
Buck Benny Rides Again
Actor Sergeant McGowan
Little Nellie Kelly
Actor Police Sergeant (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Actor Frisco
The Way of All Flesh
Actor Police Captain Orr
Double Alibi
Actor Police Sergeant Wilkins
Opened by Mistake
1939
Actor John Carter
At the Circus
Actor Lieutenant Dufour
Beau Geste
Actor Headquarters Police Officer
The Saint Strikes Back
Actor Pop Saunders
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Actor Sheriff Burlingame
On Borrowed Time
Actor Policeman
The Family Next Door
Actor 'Red'
Within the Law
Actor Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Dodge City
Actor Clancy
Fast and Furious
Actor McPherson
Sudden Money
1938
Actor Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
The Dawn Patrol
Actor J.A. Nolan
Men with Wings
Actor Chief Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Actor Mac
Joy of Living
Actor Sullivan
The Mad Miss Manton
Actor Muldoon
The Affairs of Annabel
Actor Ike Matthews
Flight Into Nowhere
Actor Mike Moriarty
Little Orphan Annie
1937
1936
Actor Doyle - Process Server
36 Hours to Kill
Actor Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Great Guy
Actor Phil Moore
Dancing Feet
Actor Bill Norton
Laughing at Trouble
Actor Lt. Mike Boyle
Song and Dance Man
Actor
Klondike Annie
Actor Corrigan
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Actor Wabash
Rhythm on the Range
Actor Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Can This Be Dixie?
Actor Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Forgotten Faces
1935
Actor Michael Shaughnessy
Welcome Home
Actor Patrolman
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Actor Broken-Nose Reilly
Here Comes Cookie
Actor Truck Driver
Dinky
Actor Major Rushton
So Red the Rose
Actor Ole
Call of the Wild
Actor Police Sgt. Burke
Hot Money
Actor Hogan
The Affair of Susan
Actor Managing Editor Marvin
The Mystery Man
Actor Police Lieutenant
After the Dance
Actor Uncle Andy
Broadway Gondolier
Actor Mickey (uncredited)
Music Is Magic
Actor Pete
Make a Million
Actor Slug Moran
Coronado
Actor Jeff Tuttle
Ruggles of Red Gap
Actor Corrigan
Frisco Waterfront
Actor Police Sergeant Rorty
Case of the Missing Man
Actor Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
Mississippi
Actor Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1934
Actor Detective
Such Women Are Dangerous
Actor Emperor Francis I
Love Time
Actor Detective Reardon (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker
Actor Detective (uncredited)
Six of a Kind
Actor
The Scarlet Empress
Actor Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Ticket to a Crime
Actor Pirate of the Spanish Main
Treasure Island
Actor Brannigan
Lady by Choice
Actor Sergeant
A Very Honorable Guy
Actor King, a Hobo
City Limits
Actor Policeman Arresting Wynn
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Actor Detective (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Actor Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Actor Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
All of Me
Actor Sheriff (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
Actor Brooklyn Jack
Wharf Angel
Actor 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
Actor Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
1933
Actor First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Bombshell
Actor
Lady Killer
Actor Cromwell Dexter
College Humor
Actor Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
To the Last Man
Actor Cop (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
Actor Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Queen Christina
Actor Mulroy
A Lady's Profession
Actor Detective Jackson
The Girl in 419
Actor Taxi Driver
Torch Singer
Actor Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case