
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.

Luke
The Maltese Falcon

O'Brien
The Big Clock

Harrigan
Public Pigeon No. 1

Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
We're Not Married!

John Carter
At the Circus

First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Bombshell

Mahoney
Lucky Me

Michael Shaughnessy
Welcome Home

Panhandler (uncredited)
Lady Killer

Mulligan
Dead End

Lieutenant Dufour
Beau Geste

Police Lt. Forbes
All Through the Night

Doyle - Process Server
36 Hours to Kill

Toughest Man in Arizona

Wilkie, house detective
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Policeman (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight

Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Great Guy

Detective O'Malley
Bowery Bombshell

Arnold (uncredited)
Body and Soul

Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
The Dawn Patrol

Detective
Such Women Are Dangerous

Headquarters Police Officer
The Saint Strikes Back

Sgt. Velie
A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Sgt. Velie
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Police Sergeant Velie
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Sgt. Velle
Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

Lt. Burke
Philo Vance's Gamble

Emperor Francis I
Love Time

Patrolman Mike
The Saint Takes Over

Detective Reardon (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker

Patrolman
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Pat Murphy (uncredited)
A Night to Remember

Callahan
Million Dollar Baby

Union Secretary
My Favorite Blonde

Detective (uncredited)
Six of a Kind

Oldtimer
Warpath

Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
The Last Outpost

Sibley
The Golden Fleecing

Cromwell Dexter
College Humor

Pop Saunders
The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Hank
Raton Pass

The Scarlet Empress

Broken-Nose Reilly
Here Comes Cookie

Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Ticket to a Crime

Truck Driver
Dinky

Harry Weston
Easy Come, Easy Go

J.A. Nolan
Men with Wings

Chief Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You

Major Rushton
So Red the Rose

Cop (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

George (uncredited)
Let's Dance

O'Leary (uncredited)
Casanova Brown

Sheriff Burlingame
On Borrowed Time

Constable Snodgrass
The Perfect Specimen

Studio Cop
Anchors Aweigh

Carrick
Two Years Before the Mast

Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
To the Last Man

Mac
Joy of Living

Luke Potter
June Bride

Sullivan
The Mad Miss Manton

Ole
Call of the Wild

Michael Rogan
Shamrock Hill

Police Sgt. Burke
Hot Money

Hogan
The Affair of Susan

Pirate of the Spanish Main
Treasure Island

Stackpole
High, Wide and Handsome

Managing Editor Marvin
The Mystery Man

Luther Kilgore
Lone Star

Brannigan
Lady by Choice

Detective Kelly
Down to Earth

Brooklyn
Army Surgeon

Muldoon
The Affairs of Annabel

Sergeant
A Very Honorable Guy

Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Dixie

Police Lieutenant
After the Dance

Uncle Andy
Broadway Gondolier

Policeman
The Family Next Door

King, a Hobo
City Limits

Mickey (uncredited)
Music Is Magic

Phil Moore
Dancing Feet

Charles Gibley
I Love a Bandleader

Bill Norton
Laughing at Trouble

Cop (uncredited)
Face in the Sky

Sheriff Tom Watling
The Unholy Wife

Policeman Arresting Wynn
Friends of Mr. Sweeney

'Red'
Within the Law

Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Dodge City

Clancy
Fast and Furious

Detective (uncredited)
It Happened One Night

Lt. Mike Boyle
Song and Dance Man

Pete
Make a Million

Klondike Annie

Jed Baker
The Timber Trail

Andy Jones (uncredited)
The Virginian

First Policeman (uncredited)
3 Men in White

Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Beyond Glory

Sheriff Ed Johnson
Denver and Rio Grande

Umpire Shaunnessy
It Happened in Flatbush

Corrigan
The Leathernecks Have Landed

Taxi Driver
Buck Benny Rides Again

Crane
Shady Lady

Police Lt. Burke
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Queen Christina

Mulroy
A Lady's Profession

Slug Moran
Coronado

Ike Matthews
Flight Into Nowhere

Sergeant McGowan
Little Nellie Kelly

Police Sergeant (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy

Doorman (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue

Frisco
The Way of All Flesh

Mr. Scribner
Champagne Waltz

Pokey
California

Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
Gambling Lady

Wabash
Rhythm on the Range

Detective Jackson
The Girl in 419

Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
All of Me

Jeb Bassett
Copper Canyon

Detective
How DOooo You Do

Jeff Tuttle
Ruggles of Red Gap

Mike Moriarty
Little Orphan Annie

Police Captain Orr
Double Alibi

Corrigan
Frisco Waterfront

McPherson
Sudden Money

Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Darby McGraw
Life Begins with Love

Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man

Sheriff Hamilton
Night Wind

Bum
Alias Nick Beal

Sheriff (uncredited)
Twentieth Century

Police Substation Chief Moriarty
No Place for a Lady

Norm
Reaching for the Sun

Taxi Driver
Torch Singer

Brooklyn Jack
Wharf Angel

Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case

Charlie (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James

3rd Expressman (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks

Pete
Riding High

Lt. Grady
Pot o' Gold

Police Sergeant Wilkins
Opened by Mistake

Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Young Widow

The Train Conductor
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Police Sergeant Rorty
Case of the Missing Man

Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley

Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Can This Be Dixie?

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sadie McKee

Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Forgotten Faces

Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
Mississippi

Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
The Farmer Takes a Wife

Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman

O'Neill, Policeman
Here Comes the Groom

The Hollywood Handicap

Walt Bliss
I'm from Missouri

Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bowery

Conroy
Sisters Under the Skin
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
158
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-09-23
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Jim Burke