James Burke
Acting
Born: 1886-09-23 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1968-05-23
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
Alias Jesse James
1959
Charlie (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
Harrigan
The Unholy Wife
1957
Sheriff Tom Watling
Lucky Me
1954
Mahoney
We're Not Married!
1952
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Lone Star
1952
Luther Kilgore
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
Sheriff Ed Johnson
Warpath
1951
Oldtimer
The Last Outpost
1951
Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
Raton Pass
1951
Hank
His Kind of Woman
1951
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
1951
O'Neill, Policeman
Let's Dance
1950
George (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
1950
Jeb Bassett
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
The Train Conductor
Shamrock Hill
1949
Michael Rogan
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
Bum
The Big Clock
1948
O'Brien
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
Cop (uncredited)
June Bride
1948
Luke Potter
The Timber Trail
1948
Jed Baker
Beyond Glory
1948
Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Night Wind
1948
Sheriff Hamilton
Body and Soul
1947
Arnold (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947
Lt. Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
Harry Weston
Down to Earth
1947
Detective Kelly
📺 TV Shows (12)
Dinah!
1974
Self
Stagecoach West
1960
Zeke Bonner
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Policeman
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Sheriff Blore
Trackdown
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Horse Handler (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
Buckshot
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Lassie
1954
My Little Margie
1952
I Love Lucy
1951
Mr. Watson