James Burke
Biography
Movies 158
The Maltese Falcon
as Luke
1941
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
1934
You Can't Take It with You
as Chief Detective (uncredited)
1938
Nightmare Alley
as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
1947
Call of the Wild
as Ole
1935
All Through the Night
as Police Lt. Forbes
1942
His Kind of Woman
as Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
1951
Anchors Aweigh
as Studio Cop
1945
Dodge City
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
1939
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934
We're Not Married!
as Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
1952
Queen Christina
as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
1934
Body and Soul
as Arnold (uncredited)
1947
Red, Hot and Blue
as Doorman (uncredited)
1949
So Red the Rose
as Major Rushton
1935
The Virginian
as Andy Jones (uncredited)
1946
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jeff Tuttle
1935
Song of the Thin Man
as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
1947
Here Comes the Groom
as O'Neill, Policeman
1951
Dead End
as Mulligan
1937
The Mad Miss Manton
as Sullivan
1938
The Kennel Murder Case
as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
1933
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Big Clock
as O'Brien
1948
Alias Jesse James
as Charlie (uncredited)
1959
Bombshell
as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933
Beau Geste
as Lieutenant Dufour
1939
California
as Pokey
1947
Lone Star
as Luther Kilgore
1952
The Saint Strikes Back
as Headquarters Police Officer
1939
The Scarlet Empress
1934
Twentieth Century
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1934
At the Circus
as John Carter
1939
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Wilkie, house detective
1940
A Night to Remember
as Pat Murphy (uncredited)
1942
Denver and Rio Grande
as Sheriff Ed Johnson
1952
Two Years Before the Mast
as Carrick
1946
Down to Earth
as Detective Kelly
1947
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
1935
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited)
1943
High, Wide and Handsome
as Stackpole
1937
Lady Killer
as Panhandler (uncredited)
1933
To the Last Man
as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
1933
Six of a Kind
as Detective (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1934
Pot o' Gold
as Lt. Grady
1941
Warpath
as Oldtimer
1951
June Bride
as Luke Potter
1948
Rhythm on the Range
as Wabash
1936
The Dawn Patrol
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
1938
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
No Time for Comedy
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
The Last Outpost
as Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
1951
The Case of the Missing Man
as Police Sergeant Rorty
1935
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Sgt. Velle
1940
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Sergeant Velie
1941
Song and Dance Man
as Lt. Mike Boyle
1936
Raton Pass
as Hank
1951
A Lady's Profession
as Mulroy
1933
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Alias Nick Beal
as Bum
1949
My Favorite Blonde
as Union Secretary
1942
Million Dollar Baby
as Callahan
1941
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Pop Saunders
1939
Copper Canyon
as Jeb Bassett
1950
The Bowery
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
1933
Lucky Me
as Mahoney
1954
Casanova Brown
as O'Leary (uncredited)
1944
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Taxi Driver
1940
Little Miss Marker
as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
1934
The Saint Takes Over
as Patrolman Mike
1940
It Happened in Flatbush
as Umpire Shaunnessy
1942
The Girl in 419
as Detective Jackson
1933
Let's Dance
as George (uncredited)
1950
Joy of Living
as Mac
1938
The Affairs of Annabel
as Muldoon
1938
Broadway Gondolier
as Uncle Andy
1935
Dinky
as Truck Driver
1935
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
1942
I'm from Missouri
as Walt Bliss
1939
Reaching for the Sun
as Norm
1941
The Unholy Wife
as Sheriff Tom Watling
1957
On Borrowed Time
as Sheriff Burlingame
1939
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
1935
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
1942
Dixie
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1943
Klondike Annie
1936
Gambling Lady
as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
1934
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Sgt. Velie
1941
How DOooo You Do
as Detective
1945
3 Men in White
as First Policeman (uncredited)
1944
Sisters Under the Skin
as Conroy
1934
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Lt. Burke
1947
Shady Lady
as Crane
1945
Great Guy
as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Corrigan
1936
Beyond Glory
as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
1948
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Sgt. Velie
1941
Such Women Are Dangerous
as Detective
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
as Sergeant
1934
Life Begins with Love
as Darby McGraw
1937
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as The Train Conductor
1950
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Harry Weston
1947
Men with Wings
as J.A. Nolan
1938
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Police Sergeant Velie
1942
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Harrigan
1957
The Family Next Door
as Policeman
1939
The Affair of Susan
as Hogan
1935
Riding High
as Pete
1943
No Place for a Lady
as Police Substation Chief Moriarty
1943
The Way of All Flesh
as Frisco
1940
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Policeman Arresting Wynn
1934
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Cop (uncredited)
1948
36 Hours to Kill
as Doyle - Process Server
1936
Fast and Furious
as Clancy
1939
The Timber Trail
as Jed Baker
1948
The Golden Fleecing
as Sibley
1940
The Perfect Specimen
as Constable Snodgrass
1937
Ticket to a Crime
as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
1934
Champagne Waltz
as Mr. Scribner
1937
Little Nellie Kelly
as Sergeant McGowan
1940
Bowery Bombshell
as Detective O'Malley
1946
Sudden Money
as McPherson
1939
The Merry Frinks
as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
1934
Here Comes Cookie
as Broken-Nose Reilly
1935
Within the Law
as 'Red'
1939
Love Time
as Emperor Francis I
1934
Make a Million
as Pete
1935
Torch Singer
as Taxi Driver
1933
Double Alibi
as Police Captain Orr
1940
I Love a Bandleader
as Charles Gibley
1945
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Police Lt. Burke
1947
Face in the Sky
as Cop (uncredited)
1933
Laughing at Trouble
as Bill Norton
1936
Forgotten Faces
as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
1936
Young Widow
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
1946
Music Is Magic
as Mickey (uncredited)
1935
Mississippi
as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
1935
The Mystery Man
as Managing Editor Marvin
1935
College Humor
as Cromwell Dexter
1933
Shamrock Hill
as Michael Rogan
1949
City Limits
as King, a Hobo
1934
All of Me
as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
1934
Opened by Mistake
as Police Sergeant Wilkins
1940
After the Dance
as Police Lieutenant
1935
Wharf Angel
as Brooklyn Jack
1934
Welcome Home
as Michael Shaughnessy
1935
Army Surgeon
as Brooklyn
1942
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
Frisco Waterfront
as Corrigan
1935
Little Orphan Annie
as Mike Moriarty
1938
Dancing Feet
as Phil Moore
1936
Flight Into Nowhere
as Ike Matthews
1938
Lady by Choice
as Brannigan
1934
Night Wind
as Sheriff Hamilton
1948
Coronado
as Slug Moran
1935
Hot Money
as Police Sgt. Burke
1935TV Shows 15
Lassie
1954
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Watson
1951
Cheyenne
as Buckshot
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff John Tatum
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff M. Comstock
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Blore
1958
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Trackdown
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Policeman
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
My Little Margie
1952
Stagecoach West
as James Burke
1960
Stagecoach West
as Zeke Bonner
1960
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Horse Handler (uncredited)
1957