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James Burke

James Burke was born on September 24, 1886 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), Great Guy (1936) and Anchors Aweigh (1945). He was married to Eleanor Durkin. He died on May 23, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.


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Born:
Sep 24, 1886
Movie/TV Credits:
161
First Appeared:
In the series Mark Saber Mystery Theatre
Latest Project:
Movie Simulant 2023-03-29
Known For
Poster of Speed
Poster of All Through the Night
Poster of Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Poster of Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Filmography
Series Mark Saber Mystery Theatre Unknown 2025
Movie Simulant Residence Manager 2023-03-29
Movie The Price of Fitting In 2021-11-04
Movie Apollo: Missions to the Moon Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound) 2019-07-07
Series After the Warming Self - Presenter 1990-09-30
Series The Day the Universe Changed 1985-03-19
Movie Speed Narrator (voice) 1984-01-01
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Series Tomorrow's World 1965-07-07
Series The DuPont Show with June Allyson Unknown 1959-09-21
Movie Alias Jesse James Charlie (uncredited) 1959-03-20
Series Wanted: Dead or Alive Unknown 1958-09-06
Series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Unknown 1958-10-06
Movie Public Pigeon No. 1 Harrigan 1957-05-17
Movie The Unholy Wife Sheriff Tom Watling 1957-06-24
Series Trackdown Unknown 1957-10-04
Series The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Unknown 1957-11-06
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Series The 20th Century Fox Hour Unknown 1955-10-05
Series Lassie Unknown 1954-09-12
Movie Lucky Me Mahoney 1954-04-09
Movie Denver and Rio Grande Sheriff Ed Johnson 1952-05-16
Series My Little Margie Unknown 1952-06-16
Movie Toughest Man in Arizona 1952-10-10
Movie Lone Star Luther Kilgore 1952-10-24
Movie We're Not Married! Willie's Sergeant (uncredited) 1952-07-11
Movie The Last Outpost Stagecoach driver (uncredited) 1951-04-04
Movie Raton Pass Hank 1951-04-07
Movie Warpath Oldtimer 1951-11-22
Series I Love Lucy Unknown 1951-10-15
Movie Copper Canyon Jeb Bassett 1950-11-15
Movie Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone The Train Conductor 1950-12-08
Movie Let's Dance George (uncredited) 1950-11-29
Movie Alias Nick Beal Bum 1949-03-04
Movie The Big Clock O'Brien 1948-03-18
Movie The Timber Trail Jed Baker 1948-06-14
Movie June Bride Luke Potter 1948-10-29
Movie Night Wind Sheriff Hamilton 1948-09-01
Movie Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Cop (uncredited) 1948-07-16
Movie Beyond Glory Jim, the Bartender (uncredited) 1948-08-03
Movie Easy Come, Easy Go Harry Weston 1947-03-07
Movie Philo Vance's Gamble Lt. Burke 1947-04-12
Movie California Pokey 1947-02-21
Movie Nightmare Alley Rural Marshal (uncredited) 1947-10-09
Movie Down to Earth Detective Kelly 1947-08-21
Movie Body and Soul Arnold (uncredited) 1947-11-11
Movie Song of the Thin Man Policeman Callahan (uncredited) 1947-08-28
Movie The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Police Lt. Burke 1947-08-23
Movie Young Widow Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) 1946-03-01
Movie Bowery Bombshell Detective O'Malley 1946-07-20
Movie The Virginian Andy Jones (uncredited) 1946-05-05
Movie Two Years Before the Mast Carrick 1946-11-22
Movie The Horn Blows at Midnight Policeman (uncredited) 1945-04-28
Movie Anchors Aweigh Studio Cop 1945-08-13
Movie I Love a Bandleader Charles Gibley 1945-09-13
Movie Shady Lady Crane 1945-09-07
Movie How DOooo You Do Detective 1945-12-24
Movie Casanova Brown O'Leary (uncredited) 1944-08-23
Movie 3 Men in White First Policeman (uncredited) 1944-05-25
Movie No Place for a Lady Police Substation Chief Moriarty 1943-02-11
Movie Dixie Riverboat Captain (uncredited) 1943-06-23
Movie Riding High Pete 1943-11-11
Movie A Close Call for Ellery Queen Sgt. Velie 1942-01-29
Movie All Through the Night Police Lt. Forbes 1942-01-10
Movie My Favorite Blonde Union Secretary 1942-04-02
Movie Army Surgeon Brooklyn 1942-12-04
Movie A Night to Remember Pat Murphy 1942-12-10
Movie A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Sgt. Velie 1942-05-07
Movie Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Police Sergeant Velie 1942-07-30
Movie It Happened in Flatbush Umpire Shaunnessy 1942-05-28
Movie Pot o' Gold Lt. Grady 1941-04-03
Movie Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Sgt. Velie 1941-03-24
Movie Reaching for the Sun Norm 1941-05-01
Movie Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Sgt. Velie 1941-11-18
Movie Million Dollar Baby Callahan 1941-05-31
Movie The Maltese Falcon Luke 1941-10-18
Movie Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Sgt. Velie 1941-08-14
Movie Opened by Mistake Police Sergeant Wilkins 1940-05-10
Movie Buck Benny Rides Again Taxi Driver 1940-05-31
Movie Double Alibi Police Captain Orr 1940-03-01
Movie Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Wilkie, house detective 1940-05-02
Movie The Way of All Flesh Frisco 1940-07-05
Movie The Saint Takes Over Patrolman Mike 1940-06-07
Movie Little Nellie Kelly Sergeant McGowan 1940-11-22
Movie Ellery Queen, Master Detective Sgt. Velle 1940-11-30
Movie No Time for Comedy Police Sergeant (uncredited) 1940-09-14
Movie The Golden Fleecing Sibley 1940-08-16
Movie The Family Next Door Policeman 1939-03-30
Movie Within the Law 'Red' 1939-03-17
Movie The Saint Strikes Back Headquarters Police Officer 1939-03-08
Movie Sudden Money McPherson 1939-03-31
Movie On Borrowed Time Sheriff Burlingame 1939-07-07
Movie At the Circus John Carter 1939-10-20
Movie The Cisco Kid and the Lady Pop Saunders 1939-12-29
Movie Dodge City Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited) 1939-04-08
Movie Fast and Furious Clancy 1939-10-06
Movie Beau Geste Lieutenant Dufour 1939-07-24
Movie Men with Wings J.A. Nolan 1938-07-16
Movie You Can't Take It with You Chief Detective (uncredited) 1938-09-01
Movie Joy of Living Mac 1938-05-06
Movie Flight Into Nowhere Ike Matthews 1938-04-19
Movie Little Orphan Annie Mike Moriarty 1938-12-02
Movie The Affairs of Annabel Muldoon 1938-09-09
Movie The Dawn Patrol Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver 1938-12-24
Movie The Mad Miss Manton Sullivan 1938-10-21
Movie Champagne Waltz Mr. Scribner 1937-02-05
Movie High, Wide and Handsome Stackpole 1937-07-21
Movie The Perfect Specimen Constable Snodgrass 1937-10-23
Movie Life Begins with Love Darby McGraw 1937-10-06
Movie Dead End Police Officer Mulligan 1937-08-27
Movie Klondike Annie 1936-02-21
Movie Dancing Feet Phil Moore 1936-01-20
Movie Song and Dance Man Lt. Mike Boyle 1936-03-11
Movie The Leathernecks Have Landed Corrigan 1936-02-17
Movie Rhythm on the Range Wabash 1936-07-01
Movie 36 Hours to Kill Doyle - Process Server 1936-07-24
Movie Great Guy Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley 1936-12-01
Movie Laughing at Trouble Bill Norton 1936-12-11
Movie Can This Be Dixie? Sheriff N.B.F. Rider 1936-11-13
Movie Make a Million Pete 1935-07-24
Movie Broadway Gondolier Uncle Andy 1935-07-27
Movie After the Dance Police Lieutenant 1935-06-25
Movie Ruggles of Red Gap Jeff Tuttle 1935-03-08
Movie The Mystery Man Managing Editor Marvin 1935-02-12
Movie Man on the Flying Trapeze Patrolman 1935-08-03
Movie Dinky Truck Driver 1935-05-11
Movie Hot Money Police Sgt. Burke 1935-11-16
Movie Coronado Slug Moran 1935-11-27
Movie Frisco Waterfront Corrigan 1935-12-03
Movie Call of the Wild Ole 1935-08-09
Movie Music Is Magic Mickey (uncredited) 1935-11-01
Movie So Red the Rose Major Rushton 1935-12-20
Movie Case of the Missing Man Police Sergeant Rorty 1935-10-20
Movie The Affair of Susan Hogan 1935-09-01
Movie Here Comes Cookie Broken-Nose Reilly 1935-09-10
Movie Wharf Angel Brooklyn Jack 1934-03-15
Movie City Limits King, a Hobo 1934-04-14
Movie Gambling Lady Detective Making Raid (uncredited) 1934-03-08
Movie Six of a Kind Detective (uncredited) 1934-02-09
Movie The Scarlet Empress 1934-05-09
Movie All of Me Welfare Island Guard (uncredited) 1934-02-01
Movie It Happened One Night Detective (uncredited) 1934-02-22
Movie A Very Honorable Guy Sergeant 1934-04-18
Movie Lady by Choice Brannigan 1934-10-15
Movie Ticket to a Crime Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis 1934-12-14
Movie Twentieth Century Sheriff (uncredited) 1934-05-11
Movie Friends of Mr. Sweeney Policeman Arresting Wynn 1934-07-28
Movie Treasure Island Pirate of the Spanish Main 1934-08-17
Movie Little Miss Marker Detective Reardon (uncredited) 1934-06-01
Movie The Merry Frinks 3rd Expressman (uncredited) 1934-05-26
Movie Such Women Are Dangerous Detective 1934-06-08
Movie The Girl in 419 Detective Jackson 1933-05-26
Movie A Lady's Profession Mulroy 1933-03-03
Movie Face in the Sky Cop (uncredited) 1933-01-15
Movie College Humor Cromwell Dexter 1933-07-05
Movie Lady Killer 1933-12-09
Movie Queen Christina Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited) 1933-12-26
Movie The Kennel Murder Case Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited) 1933-10-28
Movie Bombshell First Immigration Officer (uncredited) 1933-10-13
Movie To the Last Man Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited) 1933-09-15
Movie Torch Singer Taxi Driver 1933-09-08