1886Born, New York City
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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…
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The Maltese FalconLuke
I Love LucyMr. Watson
Nightmare AlleyRural Marshal (uncredited)
The Big ClockO'Brien
Anchors AweighStudio Cop1959Alias Jesse JamesCharlie (uncredited)Movie
1957The Unholy WifeSheriff Tom WatlingMovie
1957Public Pigeon No. 1HarriganMovie
1954Lucky MeMahoneyMovie
1952Lone StarLuther KilgoreMovie
1952Toughest Man in ArizonaMovie
1952We're Not Married!Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)Movie
1952Denver and Rio GrandeSheriff Ed JohnsonMovie
1951WarpathOldtimerMovie
1951Here Comes the GroomO'Neill, PolicemanMovie
1951His Kind of WomanBarkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)Movie
1951Raton PassHankMovie
1951The Last OutpostStagecoach driver (uncredited)Movie
1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. MaloneThe Train ConductorMovie
1950Let's DanceGeorge (uncredited)Movie
1950Copper CanyonJeb BassettMovie
1949Red, Hot and BlueDoorman (uncredited)Movie
1949Alias Nick BealBumMovie
1949Shamrock HillMichael RoganMovie
1948June BrideLuke PotterMovie
1948Night WindSheriff HamiltonMovie
1948Beyond GloryJim, the Bartender (uncredited)Movie
1948Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenCop (uncredited)Movie
1948The Timber TrailJed BakerMovie
1948The Big ClockO'BrienMovie
1947Body and SoulArnold (uncredited)Movie
1947Nightmare AlleyRural Marshal (uncredited)Movie
1947Song of the Thin ManPoliceman Callahan (uncredited)Movie
1947The Gas House Kids in HollywoodPolice Lt. BurkeMovie
1947Down to EarthDetective KellyMovie
1947Philo Vance's GambleLt. BurkeMovie
1947Easy Come, Easy GoHarry WestonMovie
1947CaliforniaPokeyMovie
1946Two Years Before the MastCarrickMovie
1946Bowery BombshellDetective O'MalleyMovie
1946The VirginianAndy Jones (uncredited)Movie
1946Young WidowMotorcycle Cop (Uncredited)Movie
1945How DOooo You DoDetectiveMovie
1945I Love a BandleaderCharles GibleyMovie
1945Shady LadyCraneMovie
1945Anchors AweighStudio CopMovie
1945The Horn Blows at MidnightPoliceman (uncredited)Movie
1944Casanova BrownO'Leary (uncredited)Movie
19443 Men in WhiteFirst Policeman (uncredited)Movie
1943Riding HighPeteMovie
1943Thank Your Lucky StarsBill, Intern Guard (uncredited)Movie
1943DixieRiverboat Captain (uncredited)Movie
1943No Place for a LadyPolice Substation Chief MoriartyMovie
1942A Night to RememberPat Murphy (uncredited)Movie
1942Army SurgeonBrooklynMovie
1942Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenPolice Sergeant VelieMovie
1942It Happened in FlatbushUmpire ShaunnessyMovie
1942A Desperate Chance for Ellery QueenSgt. VelieMovie
1942My Favorite BlondeUnion SecretaryMovie
1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenSgt. VelieMovie
1942All Through the NightPolice Lt. ForbesMovie
1941Ellery Queen and the Murder RingSgt. VelieMovie
1941The Maltese FalconLukeMovie
1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeSgt. VelieMovie
1941Million Dollar BabyCallahanMovie
1941Reaching for the SunNormMovie
1941Pot o' GoldLt. GradyMovie
1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysterySergeant VelieMovie
1940Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveSgt. VelleMovie
1940Little Nellie KellySergeant McGowanMovie
1940No Time for ComedyPolice Sergeant (uncredited)Movie
1940The Golden FleecingSibleyMovie
1940The Way of All FleshFriscoMovie
1940The Saint Takes OverPatrolman MikeMovie
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