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Lucky Me

as Mahoney

1954
Lone Star

as Luther Kilgore

1952
Raton Pass

as Hank

1951
Copper Canyon

as Jeb Bassett

1950
Philo Vance's Gamble

as Lt. Burke

1947
California

as Pokey

1947
Shady Lady

as Crane

1945
I Love a Bandleader

as Charles Gibley

1945
No Place for a Lady

as Police Substation Chief Moriarty

1943
A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Sgt. Velie

1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as Police Sergeant Velie

1942
Army Surgeon

as Brooklyn

1942
Little Nellie Kelly

as Sergeant McGowan

1940
The Saint Takes Over

as Patrolman Mike

1940
Double Alibi

as Police Captain Orr

1940
At the Circus

as John Carter

1939
On Borrowed Time

as Sheriff Burlingame

1939
36 Hours to Kill

as Doyle - Process Server

1936
Great Guy

as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley

1936
Rhythm on the Range

as Wabash

1936
Dancing Feet

as Phil Moore

1936
Laughing at Trouble

as Bill Norton

1936
Song and Dance Man

as Lt. Mike Boyle

1936
James Burke James Burke

Birthday

1886-09-24

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.
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