James Burke [14453] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.8878 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Birthday: 1886-09-23 Deathday: 1968-05-23 Age: 81 years Movies: 155 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Brother, Can You Spare 1975-08-06 Alias Jesse James1959-03-20 The Unholy Wife1957-06-24 Public Pigeon No. 11957-05-17 Lucky Me1954-04-09 Lone Star1952-10-24 Toughest Man in Arizona1952-10-10 We're Not Married!1952-07-11 Denver and Rio Grande1952-05-16 Warpath1951-11-22 Here Comes the Groom1951-09-20 His Kind of Woman1951-08-15 Raton Pass1951-04-07 The Last Outpost1951-04-04 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. M1950-12-08 Let's Dance1950-11-29 Copper Canyon1950-11-15 Red, Hot and Blue1949-09-05 Alias Nick Beal1949-03-04 Shamrock Hill1949-02-01 June Bride1948-10-29 Night Wind1948-09-01 Beyond Glory1948-08-03 Texas, Brooklyn & Heave1948-07-16 The Timber Trail1948-06-14 The Big Clock1948-03-18 Body and Soul1947-11-11 Nightmare Alley1947-10-09 Song of the Thin Man1947-08-28 The Gas House Kids in H1947-08-23 Down to Earth1947-08-21 Philo Vance's Gamble1947-04-12 Easy Come, Easy Go1947-03-07 California1947-02-21 Two Years Before the Ma1946-11-22 Bowery Bombshell1946-07-20 The Virginian1946-05-05 Young Widow1946-03-01 How DOooo You Do1945-12-24 I Love a Bandleader1945-09-13 Shady Lady1945-09-07 Anchors Aweigh1945-08-13 The Horn Blows at Midni1945-04-28 Casanova Brown1944-08-23 3 Men in White1944-05-25 Riding High1943-11-11 Thank Your Lucky Stars1943-09-25 Dixie1943-06-23 No Place for a Lady1943-02-11 A Night to Remember1942-12-10 Army Surgeon1942-12-04 Enemy Agents Meet Eller1942-07-30 It Happened in Flatbush1942-05-28 A Desperate Chance for 1942-05-07 My Favorite Blonde1942-04-02 A Close Call for Ellery1942-01-29 All Through the Night1942-01-10 Ellery Queen and the Mu1941-11-18 The Maltese Falcon1941-10-18 Ellery Queen and the Pe1941-08-14 Million Dollar Baby1941-05-31 Reaching for the Sun1941-05-01 Pot o' Gold1941-04-03 Ellery Queen's Penthous1941-03-24 Ellery Queen, Master De1940-11-30 Little Nellie Kelly1940-11-22 No Time for Comedy1940-09-14 The Golden Fleecing1940-08-16 The Way of All Flesh1940-07-05 The Saint Takes Over1940-06-07 Buck Benny Rides Again1940-05-31 Opened by Mistake1940-05-10 Charlie Chan's Murder C1940-05-02 Double Alibi1940-03-01 The Cisco Kid and the L1939-12-29 At the Circus1939-10-20 Fast and Furious1939-10-06 Beau Geste1939-07-24 On Borrowed Time1939-07-07 Dodge City1939-04-08 Sudden Money1939-03-31 The Family Next Door1939-03-30 Within the Law1939-03-17 The Saint Strikes Back1939-03-08 The Dawn Patrol1938-12-24 Little Orphan Annie1938-12-02 The Mad Miss Manton1938-10-21 The Affairs of Annabel1938-09-09 You Can't Take It with 1938-09-01 Men with Wings1938-07-16 Joy of Living1938-05-06 Flight Into Nowhere1938-04-19 The Perfect Specimen1937-10-23 Life Begins with Love1937-10-06 Dead End1937-08-27 High, Wide and Handsome1937-07-21 Champagne Waltz1937-02-05 Laughing at Trouble1936-12-11 Great Guy1936-12-01 Can This Be Dixie?1936-11-13 36 Hours to Kill1936-07-24 Rhythm on the Range1936-07-01 Forgotten Faces1936-05-15 Song and Dance Man1936-03-11 Klondike Annie1936-02-21 The Leathernecks Have L1936-02-17 Dancing Feet1936-01-20 So Red the Rose1935-12-20 Frisco Waterfront1935-12-03 Coronado1935-11-27 Hot Money1935-11-16 Music Is Magic1935-11-01 Case of the Missing Man1935-10-20 The Affair of Susan1935-09-01 Here Comes Cookie1935-08-30 Welcome Home1935-08-09 Call of the Wild1935-08-09 Man on the Flying Trape1935-08-03 Broadway Gondolier1935-07-27 Make a Million1935-07-24 The Farmer Takes a Wife1935-07-05 After the Dance1935-06-25 Dinky1935-05-11 Mississippi1935-03-22 Ruggles of Red Gap1935-03-08 The Mystery Man1935-02-12 Ticket to a Crime1934-12-14 Love Time1934-11-03 Lady by Choice1934-10-15 Treasure Island1934-08-17 Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934-07-28 Such Women Are Dangerou1934-06-08 Little Miss Marker1934-06-01 The Merry Frinks1934-05-26 Sadie McKee1934-05-09 The Scarlet Empress1934-05-09 Twentieth Century1934-05-11 A Very Honorable Guy1934-04-18 City Limits1934-04-14 Wharf Angel1934-03-15 Gambling Lady1934-03-08 It Happened One Night1934-02-22 Six of a Kind1934-02-09 All of Me1934-02-01 Queen Christina1933-12-26 Lady Killer1933-12-09 The Kennel Murder Case1933-10-28 Bombshell1933-10-13 To the Last Man1933-09-15 Torch Singer1933-09-08 College Humor1933-07-05 The Girl in 4191933-05-26 A Lady's Profession1933-03-03 Face in the Sky1933-01-15 The Hollywood Handicap1932-08-10