James Burke

James Burke

Acting

Birthday

1886/09/23

Day of death

1968/05/23 (81 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Jim Burke, James Michael 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 ...Read more

Acting
The Maltese Falcon
7.7

(1941) The Maltese Falcon

as Luke

The Big Clock
7.3

(1948) The Big Clock

as O'Brien

Public Pigeon No. 1
6.0

(1957) Public Pigeon No. 1

as Harrigan

We're Not Married!
5.9

(1952) We're Not Married!

as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)

At the Circus
6.3

(1939) At the Circus

as John Carter

Bombshell
6.5

(1933) Bombshell

as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Lucky Me
6.7

(1954) Lucky Me

as Mahoney

Welcome Home
0.0

(1935) Welcome Home

as Michael Shaughnessy

Lady Killer
6.7

(1933) Lady Killer

as ---

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Police Officer Mulligan

Beau Geste
7.0

(1939) Beau Geste

as Lieutenant Dufour

All Through the Night
7.0

(1942) All Through the Night

as Police Lt. Forbes

36 Hours to Kill
5.3

(1936) 36 Hours to Kill

as Doyle - Process Server

Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0

(1952) Toughest Man in Arizona

as ---

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
6.7

(1940) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Wilkie, house detective

The Horn Blows at Midnight
5.8

(1945) The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Policeman (uncredited)

Great Guy
6.2

(1936) Great Guy

as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley

Bowery Bombshell
6.0

(1946) Bowery Bombshell

as Detective O'Malley

Body and Soul
6.7

(1947) Body and Soul

as Arnold (uncredited)

The Dawn Patrol
6.8

(1938) The Dawn Patrol

as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver

Such Women Are Dangerous
0.0

(1934) Such Women Are Dangerous

as Detective

The Saint Strikes Back
5.6

(1939) The Saint Strikes Back

as Headquarters Police Officer

A Close Call for Ellery Queen
5.2

(1942) A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Sgt. Velie

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
5.7

(1942) A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as Sgt. Velie

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
5.7

(1941) Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

as Sgt. Velie

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
5.5

(1942) Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as Police Sergeant Velie

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
5.8

(1941) Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Sgt. Velie

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
5.7

(1940) Ellery Queen, Master Detective

as Sgt. Velle

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
5.3

(1941) Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as Sgt. Velie

Philo Vance's Gamble
5.7

(1947) Philo Vance's Gamble

as Lt. Burke

Love Time
0.0

(1934) Love Time

as Emperor Francis I

The Saint Takes Over
6.3

(1940) The Saint Takes Over

as Patrolman Mike

Little Miss Marker
6.4

(1934) Little Miss Marker

as Detective Reardon (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
5.9

(1935) Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Patrolman

A Night to Remember
6.5

(1942) A Night to Remember

as Pat Murphy (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
6.0

(1941) Million Dollar Baby

as Callahan

My Favorite Blonde
6.4

(1942) My Favorite Blonde

as Union Secretary

Six of a Kind
5.8

(1934) Six of a Kind

as Detective (uncredited)

Warpath
5.8

(1951) Warpath

as Oldtimer

The Last Outpost
5.5

(1951) The Last Outpost

as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
5.3

(1940) The Golden Fleecing

as Sibley

College Humor
5.6

(1933) College Humor

as Cromwell Dexter

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
4.9

(1939) The Cisco Kid and the Lady

as Pop Saunders

Raton Pass
4.8

(1951) Raton Pass

as Hank

The Scarlet Empress
6.9

(1934) The Scarlet Empress

as ---

Here Comes Cookie
7.2

(1935) Here Comes Cookie

as Broken-Nose Reilly

Ticket to a Crime
4.0

(1934) Ticket to a Crime

as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis

Dinky
6.7

(1935) Dinky

as Truck Driver

Easy Come, Easy Go
0.0

(1947) Easy Come, Easy Go

as Harry Weston

Men with Wings
6.0

(1938) Men with Wings

as J.A. Nolan

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Chief Detective (uncredited)

So Red the Rose
6.5

(1935) So Red the Rose

as Major Rushton

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
6.0

(1948) Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Cop (uncredited)

Let's Dance
5.5

(1950) Let's Dance

as George (uncredited)

Casanova Brown
6.3

(1944) Casanova Brown

as O'Leary (uncredited)

On Borrowed Time
7.5

(1939) On Borrowed Time

as Sheriff Burlingame

The Perfect Specimen
5.7

(1937) The Perfect Specimen

as Constable Snodgrass

Anchors Aweigh
6.8

(1945) Anchors Aweigh

as Studio Cop

Two Years Before the Mast
6.2

(1946) Two Years Before the Mast

as Carrick

To the Last Man
5.9

(1933) To the Last Man

as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)

Joy of Living
5.7

(1938) Joy of Living

as Mac

June Bride
7.2

(1948) June Bride

as Luke Potter

The Mad Miss Manton
6.4

(1938) The Mad Miss Manton

as Sullivan

Call of the Wild
6.3

(1935) Call of the Wild

as Ole

Shamrock Hill
1.0

(1949) Shamrock Hill

as Michael Rogan

0.0

(1935) Hot Money

as Police Sgt. Burke

The Affair of Susan
0.0

(1935) The Affair of Susan

as Hogan

Treasure Island
6.5

(1934) Treasure Island

as Pirate of the Spanish Main

High, Wide and Handsome
6.3

(1937) High, Wide and Handsome

as Stackpole

The Mystery Man
6.0

(1935) The Mystery Man

as Managing Editor Marvin

Lone Star
5.6

(1952) Lone Star

as Luther Kilgore

Lady by Choice
6.2

(1934) Lady by Choice

as Brannigan

Down to Earth
6.0

(1947) Down to Earth

as Detective Kelly

Army Surgeon
5.8

(1942) Army Surgeon

as Brooklyn

The Affairs of Annabel
4.0

(1938) The Affairs of Annabel

as Muldoon

A Very Honorable Guy
2.0

(1934) A Very Honorable Guy

as Sergeant

Dixie
3.0

(1943) Dixie

as Riverboat Captain

Broadway Gondolier
5.4

(1935) Broadway Gondolier

as Uncle Andy

After the Dance
6.0

(1935) After the Dance

as Police Lieutenant

The Family Next Door
5.2

(1939) The Family Next Door

as Policeman

City Limits
4.0

(1934) City Limits

as King, a Hobo

Music Is Magic
4.0

(1935) Music Is Magic

as Mickey (uncredited)

Dancing Feet
5.2

(1936) Dancing Feet

as Phil Moore

I Love a Bandleader
0.0

(1945) I Love a Bandleader

as Charles Gibley

Laughing at Trouble
6.0

(1936) Laughing at Trouble

as Bill Norton

Face in the Sky
4.5

(1933) Face in the Sky

as Cop (uncredited)

The Unholy Wife
4.6

(1957) The Unholy Wife

as Sheriff Tom Watling

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
6.0

(1934) Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Policeman Arresting Wynn

Within the Law
6.0

(1939) Within the Law

as 'Red'

Dodge City
6.9

(1939) Dodge City

as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)

Fast and Furious
5.1

(1939) Fast and Furious

as Clancy

It Happened One Night
7.8

(1934) It Happened One Night

as Detective (uncredited)

Song and Dance Man
0.0

(1936) Song and Dance Man

as Lt. Mike Boyle

Make a Million
5.7

(1935) Make a Million

as Pete

Klondike Annie
6.4

(1936) Klondike Annie

as ---

The Timber Trail
0.0

(1948) The Timber Trail

as Jed Baker

The Virginian
6.1

(1946) The Virginian

as Andy Jones (uncredited)

3 Men in White
6.0

(1944) 3 Men in White

as First Policeman (uncredited)

Beyond Glory
7.3

(1948) Beyond Glory

as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)

Denver and Rio Grande
5.5

(1952) Denver and Rio Grande

as Sheriff Ed Johnson

It Happened in Flatbush
4.8

(1942) It Happened in Flatbush

as Umpire Shaunnessy

The Leathernecks Have Landed
5.0

(1936) The Leathernecks Have Landed

as Corrigan

Buck Benny Rides Again
0.0

(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again

as Taxi Driver

Shady Lady
5.8

(1945) Shady Lady

as Crane

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
6.0

(1947) The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

as Police Lt. Burke

Queen Christina
6.8

(1933) Queen Christina

as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)

A Lady's Profession
0.0

(1933) A Lady's Profession

as Mulroy

Coronado
3.0

(1935) Coronado

as Slug Moran

Flight Into Nowhere
4.0

(1938) Flight Into Nowhere

as Ike Matthews

Little Nellie Kelly
6.0

(1940) Little Nellie Kelly

as Sergeant McGowan

No Time for Comedy
5.4

(1940) No Time for Comedy

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Red, Hot and Blue
5.8

(1949) Red, Hot and Blue

as Doorman (uncredited)

The Way of All Flesh
4.0

(1940) The Way of All Flesh

as Frisco

Champagne Waltz
0.0

(1937) Champagne Waltz

as Mr. Scribner

California
6.5

(1947) California

as Pokey

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)

Gambling Lady
6.3

(1934) Gambling Lady

as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range
4.0

(1936) Rhythm on the Range

as Wabash

The Girl in 419
4.3

(1933) The Girl in 419

as Detective Jackson

All of Me
6.0

(1934) All of Me

as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)

Copper Canyon
5.3

(1950) Copper Canyon

as Jeb Bassett

How DOooo You Do
0.0

(1945) How DOooo You Do

as Detective

Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1

(1935) Ruggles of Red Gap

as Jeff Tuttle

0.0

(1938) Little Orphan Annie

as Mike Moriarty

Double Alibi
4.5

(1940) Double Alibi

as Police Captain Orr

Frisco Waterfront
0.0

(1935) Frisco Waterfront

as Corrigan

Sudden Money
5.0

(1939) Sudden Money

as McPherson

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Life Begins with Love
5.0

(1937) Life Begins with Love

as Darby McGraw

Song of the Thin Man
6.8

(1947) Song of the Thin Man

as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)

Night Wind
0.0

(1948) Night Wind

as Sheriff Hamilton

Alias Nick Beal
6.9

(1949) Alias Nick Beal

as Bum

Twentieth Century
6.8

(1934) Twentieth Century

as Sheriff (uncredited)

No Place for a Lady
6.0

(1943) No Place for a Lady

as Police Substation Chief Moriarty

Reaching for the Sun
6.0

(1941) Reaching for the Sun

as Norm

Torch Singer
5.2

(1933) Torch Singer

as Taxi Driver

Wharf Angel
3.7

(1934) Wharf Angel

as Brooklyn Jack

The Kennel Murder Case
6.2

(1933) The Kennel Murder Case

as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
5.9

(1959) Alias Jesse James

as Charlie (uncredited)

The Merry Frinks
3.7

(1934) The Merry Frinks

as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)

Riding High
4.0

(1943) Riding High

as Pete

Pot o' Gold
5.5

(1941) Pot o' Gold

as Lt. Grady

Opened by Mistake
0.0

(1940) Opened by Mistake

as Police Sergeant Wilkins

Young Widow
4.8

(1946) Young Widow

as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
6.0

(1950) Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

as The Train Conductor

Case of the Missing Man
0.0

(1935) Case of the Missing Man

as Police Sergeant Rorty

Nightmare Alley
7.1

(1947) Nightmare Alley

as Rural Marshal (uncredited)

Can This Be Dixie?
0.0

(1936) Can This Be Dixie?

as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider

Sadie McKee
7.0

(1934) Sadie McKee

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Forgotten Faces
0.0

(1936) Forgotten Faces

as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend

Mississippi
6.7

(1935) Mississippi

as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.1

(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets

His Kind of Woman
6.7

(1951) His Kind of Woman

as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as Buckshot

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.6

(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Horse Handler (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Mr. Watson

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

My Little Margie
3.0

(1952) My Little Margie

as ---

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff John Tatum

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Policeman

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff M. Comstock

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff Blore