James Burke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-09-23

Day of death

1968-05-23 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

James 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 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.

Known For

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • Night Wind

    Night Wind

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • City Limits

    City Limits

  • Dinky

    Dinky

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Bombshell

    Bombshell

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • The Merry Frinks

    The Merry Frinks

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • Lady Killer

    Lady Killer

  • Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • June Bride

    June Bride

  • Shady Lady

    Shady Lady

  • Music Is Magic

    Music Is Magic

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • Song and Dance Man

    Song and Dance Man

  • Denver and Rio Grande

    Denver and Rio Grande

  • Army Surgeon

    Army Surgeon

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • Philo Vance's Gamble

    Philo Vance's Gamble

  • Copper Canyon

    Copper Canyon

  • Little Miss Marker

    Little Miss Marker

  • Pot o' Gold

    Pot o' Gold

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

  • The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

  • I Love a Bandleader

    I Love a Bandleader

  • Hot Money

    Hot Money

  • Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • A Lady's Profession

    A Lady's Profession

  • The Unholy Wife

    The Unholy Wife

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • College Humor

    College Humor

  • California

    California

  • Six of a Kind

    Six of a Kind

  • The Scarlet Empress

    The Scarlet Empress

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • My Little Margie

    My Little Margie

  • Sadie McKee

    Sadie McKee

  • A Very Honorable Guy

    A Very Honorable Guy

  • Wharf Angel

    Wharf Angel

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • Gambling Lady

    Gambling Lady

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

  • Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • Red, Hot and Blue

    Red, Hot and Blue

  • The Affairs of Annabel

    The Affairs of Annabel

  • Opened by Mistake

    Opened by Mistake

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Million Dollar Baby

    Million Dollar Baby

  • Joy of Living

    Joy of Living

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Perfect Specimen

    The Perfect Specimen

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

  • All of Me

    All of Me

  • The Last Outpost

    The Last Outpost

  • Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

  • Beyond Glory

    Beyond Glory

  • Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

  • Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

    Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • Ellery Queen, Master Detective

    Ellery Queen, Master Detective

  • Dancing Feet

    Dancing Feet

  • Rhythm on the Range

    Rhythm on the Range

  • Such Women Are Dangerous

    Such Women Are Dangerous

  • The Leathernecks Have Landed

    The Leathernecks Have Landed

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • Raton Pass

    Raton Pass

  • Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

  • Frisco Waterfront

    Frisco Waterfront

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • The Hollywood Handicap

    The Hollywood Handicap

  • The Family Next Door

    The Family Next Door

  • Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

  • The Saint Strikes Back

    The Saint Strikes Back

  • Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

  • Here Comes Cookie

    Here Comes Cookie

  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

    Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

  • Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

    Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • Ruggles of Red Gap

    Ruggles of Red Gap

  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Buck Benny Rides Again

    Buck Benny Rides Again

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady

    The Cisco Kid and the Lady

  • Young Widow

    Young Widow

  • Face in the Sky

    Face in the Sky

  • I'm from Missouri

    I'm from Missouri

  • The Girl in 419

    The Girl in 419

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • Laughing at Trouble

    Laughing at Trouble

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • Make a Million

    Make a Million

  • The Affair of Susan

    The Affair of Susan

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • A Close Call for Ellery Queen

    A Close Call for Ellery Queen

  • Reaching for the Sun

    Reaching for the Sun

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney

    Friends of Mr. Sweeney

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    The Horn Blows at Midnight

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

  • The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Sisters Under the Skin

    Sisters Under the Skin

  • Coronado

    Coronado

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • 3 Men in White

    3 Men in White

  • To the Last Man

    To the Last Man

  • Life Begins with Love

    Life Begins with Love

  • High, Wide and Handsome

    High, Wide and Handsome

  • How DOooo You Do

    How DOooo You Do

  • Case of the Missing Man

    Case of the Missing Man

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Ticket to a Crime

    Ticket to a Crime

  • The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

    The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

  • After the Dance

    After the Dance

  • A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

    A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

  • Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

    Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

  • Shamrock Hill

    Shamrock Hill

  • No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

  • Lady by Choice

    Lady by Choice

  • Flight Into Nowhere

    Flight Into Nowhere

  • Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

    Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

  • The Timber Trail

    The Timber Trail

  • Little Orphan Annie

    Little Orphan Annie