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