James Burke

James Burke

Date of Birth:

Sep 23, 1886

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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.

filmography:

The Girl in 419 The Girl in 419

1933

All of Me All of Me

1934

The Timber Trail The Timber Trail

1948

Rhythm on the Range Rhythm on the Range

1936

Gambling Lady Gambling Lady

1934

The Way of All Flesh The Way of All Flesh

1940

California California

1947

Champagne Waltz Champagne Waltz

1937

Copper Canyon Copper Canyon

1950

How DOooo You Do How DOooo You Do

1945

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Life Begins with Love Life Begins with Love

1937

Frisco Waterfront Frisco Waterfront

1935

Sudden Money Sudden Money

1939

Double Alibi Double Alibi

1940

Ruggles of Red Gap Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

Little Orphan Annie Little Orphan Annie

1938

Little Nellie Kelly Little Nellie Kelly

1940

No Time for Comedy No Time for Comedy

1940

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

Beyond Glory Beyond Glory

1948

Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande

1952

Song and Dance Man Song and Dance Man

1936

Fast and Furious Fast and Furious

1939

Within the Law Within the Law

1939

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

It Happened in Flatbush It Happened in Flatbush

1942

The Leathernecks Have Landed The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

A Lady's Profession A Lady's Profession

1933

Coronado Coronado

1935

Flight Into Nowhere Flight Into Nowhere

1938

Queen Christina Queen Christina

1933

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947

Buck Benny Rides Again Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

Shady Lady Shady Lady

1945

Song of the Thin Man Song of the Thin Man

1947

Night Wind Night Wind

1948

Warpath Warpath

1951

Shamrock Hill Shamrock Hill

1949

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1934

Such Women Are Dangerous Such Women Are Dangerous

1934

Bowery Bombshell Bowery Bombshell

1946

Public Pigeon No. 1 Public Pigeon No. 1

1957

Welcome Home Welcome Home

1935

Toughest Man in Arizona Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

It Happened One Night It Happened One Night

1934

Klondike Annie Klondike Annie

1936

Love Time Love Time

1934

Little Miss Marker Little Miss Marker

1934

The Scarlet Empress The Scarlet Empress

1934

Lady Killer Lady Killer

1933

Bombshell Bombshell

1933

Make a Million Make a Million

1935

3 Men in White 3 Men in White

1944

The Big Clock The Big Clock

1948

Can This Be Dixie? Can This Be Dixie?

1936

Reaching for the Sun Reaching for the Sun

1941

Wharf Angel Wharf Angel

1934

The Kennel Murder Case The Kennel Murder Case

1933

Torch Singer Torch Singer

1933

No Place for a Lady No Place for a Lady

1943

Alias Nick Beal Alias Nick Beal

1949

Twentieth Century Twentieth Century

1934

Alias Jesse James Alias Jesse James

1959

The Merry Frinks The Merry Frinks

1934

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

Case of the Missing Man Case of the Missing Man

1935

Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley

1947

Young Widow Young Widow

1946

Opened by Mistake Opened by Mistake

1940

Riding High Riding High

1943

Pot o' Gold Pot o' Gold

1941

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

The Unholy Wife The Unholy Wife

1957

A Night to Remember A Night to Remember

1942

Million Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby

1941

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Man on the Flying Trapeze Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

The Saint Takes Over The Saint Takes Over

1940

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942

Philo Vance's Gamble Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

Six of a Kind Six of a Kind

1934

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Here Comes Cookie Here Comes Cookie

1935

Ticket to a Crime Ticket to a Crime

1934

Call of the Wild Call of the Wild

1935

Raton Pass Raton Pass

1951

The Cisco Kid and the Lady The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

The Last Outpost The Last Outpost

1951

College Humor College Humor

1933

Ellery Queen, Master Detective Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941

Beau Geste Beau Geste

1939

All Through the Night All Through the Night

1942

36 Hours to Kill 36 Hours to Kill

1936

Dead End Dead End

1937

Lucky Me Lucky Me

1954

At the Circus At the Circus

1939

We're Not Married! We're Not Married!

1952

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

The Horn Blows at Midnight The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

The Saint Strikes Back The Saint Strikes Back

1939

Body and Soul Body and Soul

1947

Great Guy Great Guy

1936

The Dawn Patrol The Dawn Patrol

1938

Dinky Dinky

1935

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

A Very Honorable Guy A Very Honorable Guy

1934

After the Dance After the Dance

1935

Broadway Gondolier Broadway Gondolier

1935

Down to Earth Down to Earth

1947

Army Surgeon Army Surgeon

1942

The Mystery Man The Mystery Man

1935

High, Wide and Handsome High, Wide and Handsome

1937

The Affairs of Annabel The Affairs of Annabel

1938

Dixie Dixie

1943

I Love a Bandleader I Love a Bandleader

1945

Laughing at Trouble Laughing at Trouble

1936

Face in the Sky Face in the Sky

1933

Dancing Feet Dancing Feet

1936

Music Is Magic Music Is Magic

1935

The Family Next Door The Family Next Door

1939

City Limits City Limits

1934

Lady by Choice Lady by Choice

1934

Lone Star Lone Star

1952

You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You

1938

Casanova Brown Casanova Brown

1944

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

Let's Dance Let's Dance

1950

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

Men with Wings Men with Wings

1938

So Red the Rose So Red the Rose

1935

The Perfect Specimen The Perfect Specimen

1937

Anchors Aweigh Anchors Aweigh

1945

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Hot Money Hot Money

1935

The Affair of Susan The Affair of Susan

1935

June Bride June Bride

1948

To the Last Man To the Last Man

1933

Two Years Before the Mast Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Joy of Living Joy of Living

1938

The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon

1941

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