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