Acting credits
167
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Burke
Acting
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Movies: 155Series: 12
TMDB ID: 14453
IMDb ID: nm0121707
Known for: Acting
Born: September 23, 1886
Died: May 23, 1968
Age: 81
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1933 - 1975
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q6130501
Also known as
Jim Burke • James Michael 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 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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Movies
Movie credits linked with James Burke.
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975 Movie
5.9
Alias Jesse James
as Charlie (uncredited)
1959 Movie
4.4
The Unholy Wife
as Sheriff Tom Watling
1957 Movie
6.0
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Harrigan
1957 Movie
6.7
Lucky Me
as Mahoney
1954 Movie
5.6
Lone Star
as Luther Kilgore
1952 Movie
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952 Movie
5.9
We're Not Married!
as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
1952 Movie
5.5
Denver and Rio Grande
as Sheriff Ed Johnson
1952 Movie
5.8
Warpath
as Oldtimer
1951 Movie
5.2
Here Comes the Groom
as O'Neill, Policeman
1951 Movie
6.7
His Kind of Woman
as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
1951 Movie
4.6
Raton Pass
as Hank
1951 Movie
5.5
The Last Outpost
as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
1951 Movie
6.0
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as The Train Conductor
1950 Movie
5.6
Let's Dance
as George (uncredited)
1950 Movie
5.3
Copper Canyon
as Jeb Bassett
1950 Movie
5.8
Red, Hot and Blue
as Doorman (uncredited)
1949 Movie
6.7
Alias Nick Beal
as Bum
1949 Movie
1.0
Shamrock Hill
as Michael Rogan
1949 Movie
7.2
June Bride
as Luke Potter
1948 Movie
Night Wind
as Sheriff Hamilton
1948 Movie
7.3
Beyond Glory
as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
1948 Movie
5.3
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Cop (uncredited)
1948 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Burke.
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.0
Stagecoach West
as James Burke • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Policeman • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff John Tatum • 1 eps
1958 Series
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Horse Handler (uncredited) • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.4
Trackdown
1 eps
1957 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
1955 Series
6.0
Cheyenne
as Buckshot • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.1
Lassie
1 eps
1954 Series
3.0
My Little Margie
1 eps
1952 Series
7.9
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Watson • 1 eps
1951 Series