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James Burke
New York City, New York, USA
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…
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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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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1974
Dinah!
TV show Self
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1960
Stagecoach West
TV show James Burke
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1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV show Policeman
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1959
Alias Jesse James
Movie Charlie (uncredited)
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1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV show
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1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV show Sheriff John Tatum
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1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV show Horse Handler (uncredited)
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1957
Trackdown
TV show
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1957
The Unholy Wife
Movie Sheriff Tom Watling
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1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie Harrigan
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1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV show
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show Buckshot
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1954
Lassie
TV show
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1954
Lucky Me
Movie Mahoney
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1952
Lone Star
Movie Luther Kilgore
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1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie
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1952
We're Not Married!
Movie Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
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1952
My Little Margie
TV show
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1952
Denver and Rio Grande
Movie Sheriff Ed Johnson
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1951
Warpath
Movie Oldtimer
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1951
I Love Lucy
TV show Mr. Watson
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1951
Here Comes the Groom
Movie O'Neill, Policeman
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1951
His Kind of Woman
Movie Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
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1951
Raton Pass
Movie Hank
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1951
The Last Outpost
Movie Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
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1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Movie The Train Conductor
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1950
Let's Dance
Movie George (uncredited)
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1950
Copper Canyon
Movie Jeb Bassett
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1949
Red, Hot and Blue
Movie Doorman (uncredited)
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1949
Alias Nick Beal
Movie Bum
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1949
Shamrock Hill
Movie Michael Rogan
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1948
June Bride
Movie Luke Potter
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1948
Night Wind
Movie Sheriff Hamilton
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1948
Beyond Glory
Movie Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
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1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Movie Cop (uncredited)
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1948
The Timber Trail
Movie Jed Baker
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1948
The Big Clock
Movie O'Brien
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1947
Body and Soul
Movie Arnold (uncredited)
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1947
Nightmare Alley
Movie Rural Marshal (uncredited)
