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James Burke Acting Filmography (158)

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