Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 23, 1886
Died
May 23, 1968
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
170 titles
James Burke
Biography
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
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Dinah!
Self
Stagecoach West
James Burke
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Policeman
Alias Jesse James
Charlie (uncredited)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff John Tatum
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Horse Handler (uncredited)
Trackdown
The Unholy Wife
Sheriff Tom Watling
Public Pigeon No. 1
Harrigan
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Cheyenne
Buckshot
Lassie
Lucky Me
Mahoney
Lone Star
Luther Kilgore
Toughest Man in Arizona
We're Not Married!
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
My Little Margie
Denver and Rio Grande
Sheriff Ed Johnson
Warpath
Oldtimer
I Love Lucy
Mr. Watson
Here Comes the Groom
O'Neill, Policeman
His Kind of Woman
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Hank
The Last Outpost
Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
The Train Conductor
Let's Dance
George (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Jeb Bassett
Red, Hot and Blue
Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Bum
Shamrock Hill
Michael Rogan
June Bride
Luke Potter
Night Wind
Sheriff Hamilton
Beyond Glory
Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Cop (uncredited)
The Timber Trail
Jed Baker
The Big Clock
O'Brien
Body and Soul
Arnold (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Police Lt. Burke
Down to Earth
Detective Kelly
Philo Vance's Gamble
Lt. Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
Harry Weston
California
Pokey
Two Years Before the Mast
Carrick
Bowery Bombshell
Detective O'Malley
The Virginian
Andy Jones (uncredited)
Young Widow
Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)