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