James Burke
Acting
Born: 1886-09-23 in 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.
Known For
Lassie
I Love Lucy
Mr. Watson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff John Tatum
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff M. Comstock
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Blore
Cheyenne
Buckshot
Dinah!
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Trackdown
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Policeman
My Little Margie
The Maltese Falcon
Luke
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Horse Handler (uncredited)
Stagecoach West
James Burke
Stagecoach West
Zeke Bonner
Nightmare Alley
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
We're Not Married!
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Chief Detective (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
June Bride
Luke Potter
On Borrowed Time
Sheriff Burlingame
Beau Geste
Lieutenant Dufour
Body and Soul
Arnold (uncredited)
The Big Clock
O'Brien
At the Circus
John Carter
Alias Jesse James
Charlie (uncredited)
Dodge City
Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Hank
Queen Christina
Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Shady Lady
Crane
Casanova Brown
O'Leary (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Studio Cop
Dead End
Mulligan
Call of the Wild
Ole
Lone Star
Luther Kilgore
The Scarlet Empress
Down to Earth
Detective Kelly