James Burke
Acting
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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'…
Filmography
80
Stagecoach West
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Alias Jesse James
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Trackdown
1957
The Unholy Wife
1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Lassie
1954
Lucky Me
1954
Lone Star
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
We're Not Married!
1952
My Little Margie
1952
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
Warpath
1951
I Love Lucy
1951
Here Comes the Groom
1951
His Kind of Woman
1951
Raton Pass
1951
The Last Outpost
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
Let's Dance
1950
Copper Canyon
1950
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
Alias Nick Beal
1949
Shamrock Hill
1949
June Bride
1948
Night Wind
1948
Beyond Glory
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
The Timber Trail
1948
The Big Clock
1948
Body and Soul
1947
Nightmare Alley
1947
Song of the Thin Man
1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
Down to Earth
1947
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
California
1947
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Bowery Bombshell
1946
The Virginian
1946
Young Widow
1946
How DOooo You Do
1945
I Love a Bandleader
1945
Shady Lady
1945
Anchors Aweigh
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Casanova Brown
1944
3 Men in White
1944
Riding High
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Dixie
1943
No Place for a Lady
1943
A Night to Remember
1942
Army Surgeon
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
My Favorite Blonde
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
All Through the Night
1942
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
The Maltese Falcon
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Reaching for the Sun
1941
Pot o' Gold
1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
No Time for Comedy
1940
The Golden Fleecing
1940
The Way of All Flesh
1940
The Saint Takes Over
1940