Acting
James Burke
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.
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film · 1975
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Stagecoach West
Series · 1960
Stagecoach West
Series · 1960
Alias Jesse James
Film · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Public Pigeon No. 1
Film · 1957
The Unholy Wife
Film · 1957
Trackdown
Series · 1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Series · 1957
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Lucky Me
Film · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
We're Not Married!
Film · 1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
Film · 1952
Lone Star
Film · 1952
Denver and Rio Grande
Film · 1952
My Little Margie
Series · 1952
Warpath
Film · 1951
The Last Outpost
Film · 1951
Raton Pass
Film · 1951
His Kind of Woman
Film · 1951
Here Comes the Groom
Film · 1951
I Love Lucy
Series · 1951
Let's Dance
Film · 1950
Copper Canyon
Film · 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Film · 1950
Shamrock Hill
Film · 1949
Red, Hot and Blue
Film · 1949
Alias Nick Beal
Film · 1949
The Big Clock
Film · 1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Film · 1948
June Bride
Film · 1948
The Timber Trail
Film · 1948
Beyond Glory
Film · 1948
Night Wind
Film · 1948
Body and Soul
Film · 1947
Philo Vance's Gamble
Film · 1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Film · 1947
Down to Earth
Film · 1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Film · 1947
California
Film · 1947
Song of the Thin Man
Film · 1947
Nightmare Alley
Film · 1947
Bowery Bombshell
Film · 1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Film · 1946
The Virginian
Film · 1946
Young Widow
Film · 1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Film · 1945
Anchors Aweigh
Film · 1945
I Love a Bandleader
Film · 1945
Shady Lady
Film · 1945
How DOooo You Do
Film · 1945
Casanova Brown
Film · 1944
3 Men in White
Film · 1944
Dixie
Film · 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Film · 1943
No Place for a Lady
Film · 1943
Riding High
Film · 1943
All Through the Night
Film · 1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Film · 1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Film · 1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Film · 1942
A Night to Remember
Film · 1942
My Favorite Blonde
Film · 1942
Army Surgeon
Film · 1942
It Happened in Flatbush
Film · 1942
The Maltese Falcon
Film · 1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Film · 1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Film · 1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Film · 1941
Million Dollar Baby
Film · 1941
Reaching for the Sun
Film · 1941
Pot o' Gold
Film · 1941
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Film · 1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Film · 1940
The Saint Takes Over
Film · 1940
The Golden Fleecing
Film · 1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Film · 1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Film · 1940
No Time for Comedy
Film · 1940
The Way of All Flesh
Film · 1940
Double Alibi
Film · 1940
Opened by Mistake
Film · 1940
At the Circus
Film · 1939
Beau Geste
Film · 1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Film · 1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Film · 1939
On Borrowed Time
Film · 1939
The Family Next Door
Film · 1939
Within the Law
Film · 1939
Dodge City
Film · 1939
Fast and Furious
Film · 1939
Sudden Money
Film · 1939
I'm from Missouri
Film · 1939
The Dawn Patrol
Film · 1938
Men with Wings
Film · 1938
You Can't Take It with You
Film · 1938
Joy of Living
Film · 1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Film · 1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Film · 1938
Flight Into Nowhere
Film · 1938
Little Orphan Annie
Film · 1938
Dead End
Film · 1937
The Perfect Specimen
Film · 1937
High, Wide and Handsome
Film · 1937
Champagne Waltz
Film · 1937
Life Begins with Love
Film · 1937
36 Hours to Kill
Film · 1936
Great Guy
Film · 1936
Dancing Feet
Film · 1936
Laughing at Trouble
Film · 1936
Song and Dance Man
Film · 1936
Klondike Annie
Film · 1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Film · 1936
Rhythm on the Range
Film · 1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Film · 1936
Forgotten Faces
Film · 1936
Welcome Home
Film · 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Film · 1935
Here Comes Cookie
Film · 1935
Dinky
Film · 1935
So Red the Rose
Film · 1935
Call of the Wild
Film · 1935
Hot Money
Film · 1935
The Affair of Susan
Film · 1935
The Mystery Man
Film · 1935
After the Dance
Film · 1935
Broadway Gondolier
Film · 1935
Music Is Magic
Film · 1935
Make a Million
Film · 1935
Coronado
Film · 1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
Film · 1935
Frisco Waterfront
Film · 1935
The Case of the Missing Man
Film · 1935
Mississippi
Film · 1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Film · 1935
Such Women Are Dangerous
Film · 1934
Love Time
Film · 1934
Little Miss Marker
Film · 1934
Six of a Kind
Film · 1934
The Scarlet Empress
Film · 1934
Ticket to a Crime
Film · 1934
Treasure Island
Film · 1934
Lady by Choice
Film · 1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Film · 1934
City Limits
Film · 1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Film · 1934
It Happened One Night
Film · 1934
Queen Christina
Film · 1934
Gambling Lady
Film · 1934
All of Me
Film · 1934
Twentieth Century
Film · 1934
Wharf Angel
Film · 1934
The Merry Frinks
Film · 1934
Sadie McKee
Film · 1934
Sisters Under the Skin
Film · 1934
Bombshell
Film · 1933
Lady Killer
Film · 1933
College Humor
Film · 1933
To the Last Man
Film · 1933
Face in the Sky
Film · 1933
A Lady's Profession
Film · 1933
The Girl in 419
Film · 1933
Torch Singer
Film · 1933
The Kennel Murder Case
Film · 1933
The Bowery
Film · 1933
The Hollywood Handicap
Film · 1932