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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