James Burke
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Sep 23 1886• Died May 23 1968
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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 hi…
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James Burke's Credits
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Lassie
I Love Lucy
Mr. Watson
Cheyenne
Buckshot
Dinah!
Self
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff John Tatum
Trackdown
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Policeman
My Little Margie
Stagecoach West
James Burke
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Horse Handler (uncredited)
Life Begins with Love
Darby McGraw
The Maltese Falcon
Luke
Alias Jesse James
Charlie (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
Dead End
Mulligan
It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)
The Last Outpost
Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
Nightmare Alley
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
The Virginian
Andy Jones (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
Warpath
Oldtimer
Laughing at Trouble
Bill Norton
The Dawn Patrol
Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
You Can't Take It with You
Chief Detective (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Hank
Queen Christina
Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
The Big Clock
O'Brien
California
Pokey
Red, Hot and Blue
Doorman (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Dodge City
Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
Sullivan
Men with Wings
J.A. Nolan
June Bride
Luke Potter
Let's Dance
George (uncredited)
Within the Law
'Red'
Little Miss Marker
Detective Reardon (uncredited)
The Bowery
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
Sheriff Burlingame
Alias Nick Beal
Bum
No Time for Comedy
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Pop Saunders
All Through the Night
Police Lt. Forbes
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Policeman (uncredited)
College Humor
Cromwell Dexter
Bombshell
First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Policeman Arresting Wynn
Fast and Furious
Clancy
The Scarlet Empress
The Perfect Specimen
Constable Snodgrass
Great Guy
Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Sgt. Velie
The Kennel Murder Case
Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
Beau Geste
Lieutenant Dufour
Down to Earth
Detective Kelly
Lady Killer
Panhandler (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Taxi Driver
Call of the Wild
Ole
Anchors Aweigh
Studio Cop
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Sgt. Velie
Twentieth Century
Sheriff (uncredited)
Body and Soul
Arnold (uncredited)
Lone Star
Luther Kilgore
Casanova Brown
O'Leary (uncredited)
At the Circus
John Carter
Sadie McKee
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Jeb Bassett
To the Last Man
Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Sgt. Velie
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
Here Comes Cookie
Broken-Nose Reilly
Face in the Sky
Cop (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Pat Murphy (uncredited)
No Place for a Lady
Police Substation Chief Moriarty
Gambling Lady
Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
Sibley
Lucky Me
Mahoney
Denver and Rio Grande
Sheriff Ed Johnson
Toughest Man in Arizona
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Sgt. Velie
High, Wide and Handsome
Stackpole
Ruggles of Red Gap
Jeff Tuttle
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Wilkie, house detective
Wharf Angel
Brooklyn Jack
The Merry Frinks
3rd Expressman (uncredited)
Music Is Magic
Mickey (uncredited)
Beyond Glory
Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Corrigan
I'm from Missouri
Walt Bliss
Mississippi
Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
The Mystery Man
Managing Editor Marvin
Dinky
Truck Driver
The Way of All Flesh
Frisco
Young Widow
Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Sheriff Tom Watling
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Sgt. Velie
Riding High
Pete
The Affairs of Annabel
Muldoon
Sudden Money
McPherson
Rhythm on the Range
Wabash
Easy Come, Easy Go
Harry Weston
36 Hours to Kill
Doyle - Process Server
Dixie
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
Union Secretary
The Girl in 419
Detective Jackson
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
The Train Conductor
Pot o' Gold
Lt. Grady
Broadway Gondolier
Uncle Andy
So Red the Rose
Major Rushton
Here Comes the Groom
O'Neill, Policeman
3 Men in White
First Policeman (uncredited)
Torch Singer
Taxi Driver
Six of a Kind
Detective (uncredited)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Police Sergeant Velie
Klondike Annie
Night Wind
Sheriff Hamilton
A Very Honorable Guy
Sergeant
All of Me
Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
Flight Into Nowhere
Ike Matthews
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Sgt. Velle
City Limits
King, a Hobo
Joy of Living
Mac
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman
Opened by Mistake
Police Sergeant Wilkins
The Saint Strikes Back
Headquarters Police Officer
Double Alibi
Police Captain Orr
Reaching for the Sun
Norm
Little Nellie Kelly
Sergeant McGowan
Make a Million
Pete
The Family Next Door
Policeman
A Lady's Profession
Mulroy
Little Orphan Annie
Mike Moriarty
Million Dollar Baby
Callahan
How DOooo You Do
Detective
Frisco Waterfront
Corrigan
The Saint Takes Over
Patrolman Mike
Two Years Before the Mast
Carrick
Bowery Bombshell
Detective O'Malley
Welcome Home
Michael Shaughnessy
Philo Vance's Gamble
Lt. Burke
The Timber Trail
Jed Baker
Ticket to a Crime
Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Sisters Under the Skin
Conroy
After the Dance
Police Lieutenant
Champagne Waltz
Mr. Scribner
The Affair of Susan
Hogan
Public Pigeon No. 1
Harrigan
Case of the Missing Man
Police Sergeant Rorty
Dancing Feet
Phil Moore
Love Time
Emperor Francis I
Forgotten Faces
Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Shamrock Hill
Michael Rogan
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Cop (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Police Lt. Burke
Lady by Choice
Brannigan
It Happened in Flatbush
Umpire Shaunnessy
Song and Dance Man
Lt. Mike Boyle
Can This Be Dixie?
Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Shady Lady
Crane
I Love a Bandleader
Charles Gibley
The Hollywood Handicap
Coronado
Slug Moran
Such Women Are Dangerous
Detective
Hot Money
Police Sgt. Burke
Army Surgeon
Brooklyn