Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
James Burke
1886-09-23
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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.
Filmography
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
Stagecoach West
1960 · TV Show
as James Burke, Zeke Bonner
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
as Charlie (uncredited)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · TV Show
as Policeman
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV Show
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV Show
as Sheriff John Tatum, Sheriff M. Comstock, Sheriff Blore
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957 · Movie
as Harrigan
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Movie
as Sheriff Tom Watling
Trackdown
1957 · TV Show
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · TV Show
as Horse Handler (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
as Buckshot
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
Lucky Me
1954 · Movie
as Mahoney
Lassie
1954 · TV Show
We're Not Married!
1952 · Movie
as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952 · Movie
Lone Star
1952 · Movie
as Luther Kilgore
Denver and Rio Grande
1952 · Movie
as Sheriff Ed Johnson
My Little Margie
1952 · TV Show
Warpath
1951 · Movie
as Oldtimer
The Last Outpost
1951 · Movie
as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
Raton Pass
1951 · Movie
as Hank
His Kind of Woman
1951 · Movie
as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · Movie
as O'Neill, Policeman
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
as Mr. Watson
Let's Dance
1950 · Movie
as George (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
1950 · Movie
as Jeb Bassett
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Movie
as The Train Conductor
Shamrock Hill
1949 · Movie
as Michael Rogan
Red, Hot and Blue
1949 · Movie
as Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Movie
as Bum
The Big Clock
1948 · Movie
as O'Brien
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
June Bride
1948 · Movie
as Luke Potter
The Timber Trail
1948 · Movie
as Jed Baker
Beyond Glory
1948 · Movie
as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Night Wind
1948 · Movie
as Sheriff Hamilton
Body and Soul
1947 · Movie
as Arnold (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947 · Movie
as Lt. Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Movie
as Harry Weston
Down to Earth
1947 · Movie
as Detective Kelly
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947 · Movie
as Police Lt. Burke
California
1947 · Movie
as Pokey
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Movie
as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
1947 · Movie
as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
1946 · Movie
as Detective O'Malley
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 · Movie
as Carrick
The Virginian
1946 · Movie
as Andy Jones (uncredited)
Young Widow
1946 · Movie
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Movie
as Studio Cop
I Love a Bandleader
1945 · Movie
as Charles Gibley
Shady Lady
1945 · Movie
as Crane
How DOooo You Do
1945 · Movie
as Detective
Casanova Brown
1944 · Movie
as O'Leary (uncredited)
3 Men in White
1944 · Movie
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Dixie
1943 · Movie
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Movie
as Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
No Place for a Lady
1943 · Movie
as Police Substation Chief Moriarty
Riding High
1943 · Movie
as Pete
All Through the Night
1942 · Movie
as Police Lt. Forbes
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Movie
as Sgt. Velie
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 · Movie
as Sgt. Velie
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942 · Movie
as Police Sergeant Velie
A Night to Remember
1942 · Movie
as Pat Murphy (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Movie
as Union Secretary
Army Surgeon
1942 · Movie
as Brooklyn
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 · Movie
as Umpire Shaunnessy
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Movie
as Luke
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Movie
as Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · Movie
as Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941 · Movie
as Sgt. Velie
Million Dollar Baby
1941 · Movie
as Callahan
Reaching for the Sun
1941 · Movie
as Norm
Pot o' Gold
1941 · Movie
as Lt. Grady
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 · Movie
as Wilkie, house detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · Movie
as Sgt. Velle
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · Movie
as Patrolman Mike
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Movie
as Sibley
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Movie
as Taxi Driver
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Movie
as Sergeant McGowan
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Movie
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh
1940 · Movie
as Frisco
Double Alibi
1940 · Movie
as Police Captain Orr
Opened by Mistake
1940 · Movie
as Police Sergeant Wilkins
At the Circus
1939 · Movie
as John Carter
Beau Geste
1939 · Movie
as Lieutenant Dufour
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Movie
as Headquarters Police Officer
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 · Movie
as Pop Saunders
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Movie
as Sheriff Burlingame
The Family Next Door
1939 · Movie
as Policeman
Within the Law
1939 · Movie
as 'Red'
Dodge City
1939 · Movie
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
1939 · Movie
as Clancy
Sudden Money
1939 · Movie
as McPherson
I'm from Missouri
1939 · Movie
as Walt Bliss
The Dawn Patrol
1938 · Movie
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Men with Wings
1938 · Movie
as J.A. Nolan
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
as Chief Detective (uncredited)
Joy of Living
1938 · Movie
as Mac
The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · Movie
as Sullivan
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Movie
as Muldoon
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 · Movie
as Ike Matthews
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Little Orphan Annie
1938 · Movie
as Mike Moriarty
Dead End
1937 · Movie
as Mulligan
The Perfect Specimen
1937 · Movie
as Constable Snodgrass
High, Wide and Handsome
1937 · Movie
as Stackpole
Champagne Waltz
1937 · Movie
as Mr. Scribner
Life Begins with Love
1937 · Movie
as Darby McGraw
36 Hours to Kill
1936 · Movie
as Doyle - Process Server
Great Guy
1936 · Movie
as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Dancing Feet
1936 · Movie
as Phil Moore
Laughing at Trouble
1936 · Movie
as Bill Norton
Song and Dance Man
1936 · Movie
as Lt. Mike Boyle
Klondike Annie
1936 · Movie
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936 · Movie
as Corrigan
Rhythm on the Range
1936 · Movie
as Wabash
Can This Be Dixie?
1936 · Movie
as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Forgotten Faces
1936 · Movie
as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Welcome Home
1935 · Movie
as Michael Shaughnessy
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 · Movie
as Patrolman
Here Comes Cookie
1935 · Movie
as Broken-Nose Reilly
Dinky
1935 · Movie
as Truck Driver
So Red the Rose
1935 · Movie
as Major Rushton
Call of the Wild
1935 · Movie
as Ole
Hot Money
1935 · Movie
as Police Sgt. Burke
The Affair of Susan
1935 · Movie
as Hogan
The Mystery Man
1935 · Movie
as Managing Editor Marvin
Broadway Gondolier
1935 · Movie
as Uncle Andy
After the Dance
1935 · Movie
as Police Lieutenant
Music Is Magic
1935 · Movie
as Mickey (uncredited)
Make a Million
1935 · Movie
as Pete
Coronado
1935 · Movie
as Slug Moran
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 · Movie
as Jeff Tuttle
Frisco Waterfront
1935 · Movie
as Corrigan
The Case of the Missing Man
1935 · Movie
as Police Sergeant Rorty
Mississippi
1935 · Movie
as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 · Movie
as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
Such Women Are Dangerous
1934 · Movie
as Detective
Love Time
1934 · Movie
as Emperor Francis I
Little Miss Marker
1934 · Movie
as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
Six of a Kind
1934 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
1934 · Movie
Ticket to a Crime
1934 · Movie
as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Treasure Island
1934 · Movie
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Lady by Choice
1934 · Movie
as Brannigan
A Very Honorable Guy
1934 · Movie
as Sergeant
City Limits
1934 · Movie
as King, a Hobo
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 · Movie
as Policeman Arresting Wynn
It Happened One Night
1934 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934 · Movie
as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
1934 · Movie
as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
All of Me
1934 · Movie
as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934 · Movie
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Wharf Angel
1934 · Movie
as Brooklyn Jack
The Merry Frinks
1934 · Movie
as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
1934 · Movie
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sisters Under the Skin
1934 · Movie
as Conroy
Bombshell
1933 · Movie
as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Lady Killer
1933 · Movie
as Panhandler (uncredited)
College Humor
1933 · Movie
as Cromwell Dexter
To the Last Man
1933 · Movie
as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
1933 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
1933 · Movie
as Mulroy
The Girl in 419
1933 · Movie
as Detective Jackson
Torch Singer
1933 · Movie
as Taxi Driver
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Movie
as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933 · Movie
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
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The Hollywood Handicap
1932 · Movie
