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