Personal Info
Known Credits
153
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1886-09-23 (139 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Jim BurkeJames Michael Burke
James Burke
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1959 --
Alias Jesse James
| Charlie (uncredited)
1957 --
The Unholy Wife
| Sheriff Tom Watling
1957 --
Public Pigeon No. 1
| Harrigan
1954 --
Lucky Me
| Mahoney
1952 --
Lone Star
| Luther Kilgore
1952 --
Toughest Man in Arizona
|
1952 --
We're Not Married!
| Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
1952 --
Denver and Rio Grande
| Sheriff Ed Johnson
1951 --
Warpath
| Oldtimer
1951 --
His Kind of Woman
| Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
1951 --
Raton Pass
| Hank
1951 --
The Last Outpost
| Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
1950 --
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
| The Train Conductor
1950 --
Let's Dance
| George (uncredited)
1950 --
Copper Canyon
| Jeb Bassett
1949 --
Red, Hot and Blue
| Doorman (uncredited)
1949 --
Alias Nick Beal
| Bum
1949 --
Shamrock Hill
| Michael Rogan
1948 --
June Bride
| Luke Potter
1948 --
Night Wind
| Sheriff Hamilton
1948 --
Beyond Glory
| Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
1948 --
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
| Cop (uncredited)
1948 --
The Timber Trail
| Jed Baker
1948 --
The Big Clock
| O'Brien
1947 --
Body and Soul
| Arnold (uncredited)
1947 --
Nightmare Alley
| Rural Marshal (uncredited)
1947 --
Song of the Thin Man
| Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
1947 --
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
| Police Lt. Burke
1947 --
Down to Earth
| Detective Kelly
1947 --
Philo Vance's Gamble
| Lt. Burke
1947 --
Easy Come, Easy Go
| Harry Weston
1947 --
California
| Pokey
1946 --
Two Years Before the Mast
| Carrick
1946 --
Bowery Bombshell
| Detective O'Malley
1946 --
The Virginian
| Andy Jones (uncredited)
1946 --
Young Widow
| Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
1945 --
How DOooo You Do
| Detective
1945 --
I Love a Bandleader
| Charles Gibley
1945 --
Shady Lady
| Crane
1945 --
Anchors Aweigh
| Studio Cop
1945 --
The Horn Blows at Midnight
| Policeman (uncredited)
1944 --
Casanova Brown
| O'Leary (uncredited)
1944 --
3 Men in White
| First Policeman (uncredited)
1943 --
Riding High
| Pete
1943 --
Thank Your Lucky Stars
| Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
1943 --
Dixie
| Riverboat Captain
1943 --
No Place for a Lady
| Police Substation Chief Moriarty
1942 --
A Night to Remember
| Pat Murphy (uncredited)
1942 --
Army Surgeon
| Brooklyn
1942 --
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
| Police Sergeant Velie
1942 --
It Happened in Flatbush
| Umpire Shaunnessy
1942 --
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
| Sgt. Velie
1942 --
My Favorite Blonde
| Union Secretary
1942 --
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
| Sgt. Velie
1942 --
All Through the Night
| Police Lt. Forbes
1941 --
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
| Sgt. Velie
1941 --
The Maltese Falcon
| Luke
1941 --
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
| Sgt. Velie
1941 --
Million Dollar Baby
| Callahan
1941 --
Reaching for the Sun
| Norm
1941 --
Pot o' Gold
| Lt. Grady
1941 --
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
| Sgt. Velie
1940 --
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
| Sgt. Velle
1940 --
Little Nellie Kelly
| Sergeant McGowan
1940 --
No Time for Comedy
| Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Sibley
1940 --
The Way of All Flesh
| Frisco
1940 --
The Saint Takes Over
| Patrolman Mike
1940 --
Buck Benny Rides Again
| Taxi Driver
1940 --
Opened by Mistake
| Police Sergeant Wilkins
1940 --
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
| Wilkie, house detective
1940 --
Double Alibi
| Police Captain Orr
1939 --
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
| Pop Saunders
1939 --
At the Circus
| John Carter
1939 --
Fast and Furious
| Clancy
1939 --
Beau Geste
| Lieutenant Dufour
1939 --
On Borrowed Time
| Sheriff Burlingame
1939 --
Dodge City
| Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
1939 --
Sudden Money
| McPherson
1939 --
The Family Next Door
| Policeman
1939 --
Within the Law
| 'Red'
1939 --
The Saint Strikes Back
| Headquarters Police Officer
1938 --
The Dawn Patrol
| Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
1938 --
Little Orphan Annie
| Mike Moriarty
1938 --
The Mad Miss Manton
| Sullivan
1938 --
The Affairs of Annabel
| Muldoon
1938 --
You Can't Take It with You
| Chief Detective (uncredited)
1938 --
Men with Wings
| J.A. Nolan
1938 --
Joy of Living
| Mac
1938 --
Flight Into Nowhere
| Ike Matthews
1937 --
The Perfect Specimen
| Constable Snodgrass
1937 --
Life Begins with Love
| Darby McGraw
1937 --
Dead End
| Police Officer Mulligan
1937 --
High, Wide and Handsome
| Stackpole
1937 --
Champagne Waltz
| Mr. Scribner
1936 --
Laughing at Trouble
| Bill Norton
1936 --
Great Guy
| Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
1936 --
Can This Be Dixie?
| Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
1936 --
36 Hours to Kill
| Doyle - Process Server
1936 --
Rhythm on the Range
| Wabash
1936 --
Forgotten Faces
| Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
1936 --
Song and Dance Man
| Lt. Mike Boyle
1936 --
Klondike Annie
|
1936 --
The Leathernecks Have Landed
| Corrigan
1936 --
Dancing Feet
| Phil Moore
1935 --
So Red the Rose
| Major Rushton
1935 --
Frisco Waterfront
| Corrigan
1935 --
Coronado
| Slug Moran
1935 --
Hot Money
| Police Sgt. Burke
1935 --
Music Is Magic
| Mickey (uncredited)
1935 --
Case of the Missing Man
| Police Sergeant Rorty
1935 --
Here Comes Cookie
| Broken-Nose Reilly
1935 --
The Affair of Susan
| Hogan
1935 --
Call of the Wild
| Ole
1935 --
Welcome Home
| Michael Shaughnessy
1935 --
Man on the Flying Trapeze
| Patrolman
1935 --
Broadway Gondolier
| Uncle Andy
1935 --
Make a Million
| Pete
1935 --
The Farmer Takes a Wife
| Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
1935 --
After the Dance
| Police Lieutenant
1935 --
Dinky
| Truck Driver
1935 --
Mississippi
| Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
1935 --
Ruggles of Red Gap
| Jeff Tuttle
1935 --
The Mystery Man
| Managing Editor Marvin
1934 --
Ticket to a Crime
| Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
1934 --
Love Time
| Emperor Francis I
1934 --
Lady by Choice
| Brannigan
1934 --
Treasure Island
| Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934 --
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
| Policeman Arresting Wynn
1934 --
Such Women Are Dangerous
| Detective
1934 --
Little Miss Marker
| Detective Reardon (uncredited)
1934 --
The Merry Frinks
| 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
1934 --
Twentieth Century
| Sheriff (uncredited)
1934 --
Sadie McKee
| Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1934 --
The Scarlet Empress
|
1934 --
A Very Honorable Guy
| Sergeant
1934 --
City Limits
| King, a Hobo
1934 --
Wharf Angel
| Brooklyn Jack
1934 --
Gambling Lady
| Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
1934 --
It Happened One Night
| Detective (uncredited)
1934 --
Six of a Kind
| Detective (uncredited)
1934 --
All of Me
| Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
1933 --
Queen Christina
| Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
1933 --
Lady Killer
|
1933 --
The Kennel Murder Case
| Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
1933 --
Bombshell
| First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933 --
To the Last Man
| Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
1933 --
Torch Singer
| Taxi Driver
1933 --
College Humor
| Cromwell Dexter
1933 --
The Girl in 419
| Detective Jackson
1933 --
A Lady's Profession
| Mulroy
1933 --
Face in the Sky
| Cop (uncredited)