James Burke

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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 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.

The Maltese Falcon

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It Happened One Night

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You Can't Take It with You

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I Love Lucy

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Nightmare Alley

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The Big Clock

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Anchors Aweigh

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Dead End

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The Scarlet Empress

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Queen Christina

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Body and Soul

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Twentieth Century

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Dodge City

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Beau Geste

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At the Circus

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Song of the Thin Man

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Ruggles of Red Gap

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Treasure Island

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Lassie

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His Kind of Woman

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All Through the Night

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Bombshell

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Call of the Wild

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The Kennel Murder Case

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The Dawn Patrol

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The Mad Miss Manton

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

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Lady Killer

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Alias Nick Beal

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Alias Jesse James

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On Borrowed Time

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Little Miss Marker

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We're Not Married!

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Lone Star

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Down to Earth

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Pot o' Gold

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Sadie McKee

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Casanova Brown

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Cheyenne

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My Favorite Blonde

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The Horn Blows at Midnight

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Great Guy

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To the Last Man

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The Virginian

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Copper Canyon

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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

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The Unholy Wife

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California

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Gambling Lady

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Man on the Flying Trapeze

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A Night to Remember

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Klondike Annie

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The Saint Strikes Back

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Warpath

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Denver and Rio Grande

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Six of a Kind

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

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The Saint Takes Over

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3 Men in White

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Raton Pass

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June Bride

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Lucky Me

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Fast and Furious

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No Time for Comedy

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Two Years Before the Mast

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Torch Singer

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Young Widow

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The Farmer Takes a Wife

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The Cisco Kid and the Lady

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Joy of Living

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The Mystery Man

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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Mississippi

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Trackdown

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Philo Vance's Gamble

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The Last Outpost

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The Golden Fleecing

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College Humor

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Let's Dance

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Army Surgeon

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The Way of All Flesh

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

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36 Hours to Kill

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Here Comes Cookie

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The Perfect Specimen

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Broadway Gondolier

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Within the Law

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Little Nellie Kelly

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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

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Lady by Choice

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The Family Next Door

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Dancing Feet

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It Happened in Flatbush

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Shady Lady

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Red, Hot and Blue

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

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A Close Call for Ellery Queen

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Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

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Ellery Queen, Master Detective

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Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

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Million Dollar Baby

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Dinky

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Men with Wings

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High, Wide and Handsome

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The Affairs of Annabel

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Friends of Mr. Sweeney

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Make a Million

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Beyond Glory

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The Girl in 419

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Wharf Angel

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The Merry Frinks

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Riding High

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Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

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The DuPont Show with June Allyson

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Public Pigeon No. 1

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Bowery Bombshell

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So Red the Rose

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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

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Face in the Sky

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Flight Into Nowhere

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Double Alibi

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Reaching for the Sun

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Ticket to a Crime

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Shamrock Hill

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A Very Honorable Guy

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Dixie

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After the Dance

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City Limits

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Music Is Magic

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Laughing at Trouble

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The Leathernecks Have Landed

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The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

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Coronado

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Champagne Waltz

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Rhythm on the Range

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All of Me

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Sudden Money

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Life Begins with Love

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No Place for a Lady

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My Little Margie

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Welcome Home

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Toughest Man in Arizona

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Such Women Are Dangerous

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Love Time

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Easy Come, Easy Go

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Hot Money

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The Affair of Susan

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I Love a Bandleader

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Song and Dance Man

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The Timber Trail

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Buck Benny Rides Again

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A Lady's Profession

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How DOooo You Do

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Little Orphan Annie

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Frisco Waterfront

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Night Wind

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Opened by Mistake

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Case of the Missing Man

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Can This Be Dixie?

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Forgotten Faces

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