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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 mysteri...
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The Maltese Falcon
As Luke
The Big Clock
As O'Brien
Public Pigeon No. 1
As Harrigan
We're Not Married!
As Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
At the Circus
As John Carter
Bombshell
As First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Lucky Me
As Mahoney
Welcome Home
As Michael Shaughnessy
Lady Killer
Dead End
As Police Officer Mulligan
Beau Geste
As Lieutenant Dufour
All Through the Night
As Police Lt. Forbes
36 Hours to Kill
As Doyle - Process Server
Toughest Man in Arizona
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
As Wilkie, house detective
The Horn Blows at Midnight
As Policeman (uncredited)
Great Guy
As Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Bowery Bombshell
As Detective O'Malley
Body and Soul
As Arnold (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
As Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Such Women Are Dangerous
As Detective
The Saint Strikes Back
As Headquarters Police Officer
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
As Sgt. Velie
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
As Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
As Sgt. Velie
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
As Sgt. Velie
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
As Police Sergeant Velie
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
As Sgt. Velle
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
As Sgt. Velie
Philo Vance's Gamble
As Lt. Burke
Love Time
As Emperor Francis I
The Saint Takes Over
As Patrolman Mike
Little Miss Marker
As Detective Reardon (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
As Patrolman
A Night to Remember
As Pat Murphy (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
As Callahan
My Favorite Blonde
As Union Secretary
Six of a Kind
As Detective (uncredited)
Warpath
As Oldtimer
The Last Outpost
As Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
As Sibley
College Humor
As Cromwell Dexter
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
As Pop Saunders
Raton Pass
As Hank
The Scarlet Empress
Here Comes Cookie
As Broken-Nose Reilly
Ticket to a Crime
As Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Dinky
As Truck Driver
Easy Come, Easy Go
As Harry Weston
Men with Wings
As J.A. Nolan
You Can't Take It with You
As Chief Detective (uncredited)
So Red the Rose
As Major Rushton
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
As Cop (uncredited)
Let's Dance
As George (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
As O'Leary (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
As Sheriff Burlingame
The Perfect Specimen
As Constable Snodgrass
Anchors Aweigh
As Studio Cop
Two Years Before the Mast
As Carrick
To the Last Man
As Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
Joy of Living
As Mac
June Bride
As Luke Potter
The Mad Miss Manton
As Sullivan
Call of the Wild
As Ole
Shamrock Hill
As Michael Rogan
Hot Money
As Police Sgt. Burke
The Affair of Susan
As Hogan
Treasure Island
As Pirate of the Spanish Main
High, Wide and Handsome
As Stackpole
The Mystery Man
As Managing Editor Marvin
Lone Star
As Luther Kilgore
Lady by Choice
As Brannigan
Down to Earth
As Detective Kelly
Army Surgeon
As Brooklyn
The Affairs of Annabel
As Muldoon
A Very Honorable Guy
As Sergeant
Dixie
As Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
After the Dance
As Police Lieutenant
Broadway Gondolier
As Uncle Andy
The Family Next Door
As Policeman
City Limits
As King, a Hobo
Music Is Magic
As Mickey (uncredited)
Dancing Feet
As Phil Moore
I Love a Bandleader
As Charles Gibley
Laughing at Trouble
As Bill Norton
Face in the Sky
As Cop (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
As Sheriff Tom Watling
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
As Policeman Arresting Wynn
Within the Law
As 'Red'
Dodge City
As Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
As Clancy
It Happened One Night
As Detective (uncredited)
Song and Dance Man
As Lt. Mike Boyle
Make a Million
As Pete
Klondike Annie
The Timber Trail
As Jed Baker
The Virginian
As Andy Jones (uncredited)
3 Men in White
As First Policeman (uncredited)
Beyond Glory
As Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Denver and Rio Grande
As Sheriff Ed Johnson
It Happened in Flatbush
As Umpire Shaunnessy
The Leathernecks Have Landed
As Corrigan
Buck Benny Rides Again
As Taxi Driver
Shady Lady
As Crane
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
As Police Lt. Burke
Queen Christina
As Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
As Mulroy
Coronado
As Slug Moran
Flight Into Nowhere
As Ike Matthews
Little Nellie Kelly
As Sergeant McGowan
No Time for Comedy
As Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
As Doorman (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh
As Frisco
Champagne Waltz
As Mr. Scribner
California
As Pokey
Thank Your Lucky Stars
As Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
As Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
As Wabash
The Girl in 419
As Detective Jackson
All of Me
As Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
As Jeb Bassett
How DOooo You Do
As Detective
Ruggles of Red Gap
As Jeff Tuttle
Little Orphan Annie
As Mike Moriarty
Double Alibi
As Police Captain Orr
Frisco Waterfront
As Corrigan
Sudden Money
As McPherson
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
Life Begins with Love
As Darby McGraw
Song of the Thin Man
As Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
Night Wind
As Sheriff Hamilton
Alias Nick Beal
As Bum
Twentieth Century
As Sheriff (uncredited)
No Place for a Lady
As Police Substation Chief Moriarty
Reaching for the Sun
As Norm
Torch Singer
As Taxi Driver
Wharf Angel
As Brooklyn Jack
The Kennel Murder Case
As Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
As Charlie (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
As 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
Riding High
As Pete
Pot o' Gold
As Lt. Grady
Opened by Mistake
As Police Sergeant Wilkins
Young Widow
As Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
As The Train Conductor
Case of the Missing Man
As Police Sergeant Rorty
Nightmare Alley
As Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?
As Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
Sadie McKee
As Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
As Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Mississippi
As Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
As Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
His Kind of Woman
As Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
Cheyenne
As Buckshot
Trackdown
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
As Horse Handler (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
As Mr. Watson
Lassie
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
My Little Margie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As Sheriff John Tatum
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As Policeman