James Burke: movies and TV shows
James Burke has 173 credits in the archive: 158 films and 15 TV series, from 1932 to 1975. Highest rated: The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1932 – 1975 · busiest year: 1934 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 88 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 87 |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | James Burke | TV | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Zeke Bonner | TV | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Policeman | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Charlie (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff John Tatum | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff M. Comstock | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Blore | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 71 | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | TV | 6.9 | 70 | |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Horse Handler (uncredited) | TV | 8.7 | 70 |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | Sheriff Tom Watling | Film | 4.7 | 70 |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1 | Harrigan | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Buckshot | TV | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | TV | 6.0 | 68 | |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 67 | |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Mahoney | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | TV | 5.0 | 65 | |
| 1952 | Lone Star | Luther Kilgore | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! | Willie's Sergeant (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Sheriff Ed Johnson | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Film | 7.0 | 65 | |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Mr. Watson | TV | 7.9 | 64 |
| 1951 | His Kind of Woman | Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1951 | The Last Outpost | Stagecoach driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | O'Neill, Policeman | Film | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1951 | Warpath | Oldtimer | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1951 | Raton Pass | Hank | Film | 4.9 | 64 |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Jeb Bassett | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | George (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone | The Train Conductor | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | Bum | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | Doorman (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1949 | Shamrock Hill | Michael Rogan | Film | 4.5 | 62 |
| 1948 | June Bride | Luke Potter | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1948 | The Big Clock | O'Brien | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory | Jim, the Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1948 | The Timber Trail | Jed Baker | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 1948 | Night Wind | Sheriff Hamilton | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Rural Marshal (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1947 | Down to Earth | Detective Kelly | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | Body and Soul | Arnold (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Policeman Callahan (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1947 | California | Pokey | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Harry Weston | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Police Lt. Burke | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Gamble | Lt. Burke | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Andy Jones (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Carrick | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1946 | Young Widow | Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 59 |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Detective O'Malley | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1945 | Shady Lady | Crane | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Studio Cop | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1945 | How DOooo You Do | Detective | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1945 | I Love a Bandleader | Charles Gibley | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown | O'Leary (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White | First Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1943 | Dixie | Riverboat Captain (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Bill, Intern Guard (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1943 | Riding High | Pete | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Police Substation Chief Moriarty | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Police Lt. Forbes | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Pat Murphy (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Union Secretary | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Umpire Shaunnessy | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Police Sergeant Velie | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Sgt. Velie | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Sgt. Velie | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1942 | Army Surgeon | Brooklyn | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Luke | Film | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Callahan | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Sgt. Velie | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | Lt. Grady | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Sgt. Velie | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Sgt. Velie | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun | Norm | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Wilkie, house detective | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistake | Police Sergeant Wilkins | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Sergeant McGowan | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Sibley | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Taxi Driver | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh | Frisco | Film | 4.6 | 53 |
| 1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Sgt. Velle | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Police Captain Orr | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Saint Takes Over | Patrolman Mike | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Lieutenant Dufour | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | At the Circus | John Carter | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1939 | Within the Law | 'Red' | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time | Sheriff Burlingame | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Pop Saunders | Film | 5.4 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back | Headquarters Police Officer | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Clancy | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1939 | I'm from Missouri | Walt Bliss | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Family Next Door | Policeman | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | McPherson | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Chief Detective (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Sullivan | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Mac | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 1938 | The Affairs of Annabel | Muldoon | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | J.A. Nolan | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1938 | Flight Into Nowhere | Ike Matthews | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1938 | Little Orphan Annie | Mike Moriarty | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1937 | Dead End | Mulligan | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome | Stackpole | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Constable Snodgrass | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1937 | Life Begins with Love | Darby McGraw | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1937 | Champagne Waltz | Mr. Scribner | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1936 | Song and Dance Man | Lt. Mike Boyle | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Forgotten Faces | Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | Film | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Bill Norton | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Doyle - Process Server | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range | Wabash | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1936 | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Corrigan | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Dancing Feet | Phil Moore | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Sheriff N.B.F. Rider | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1935 | Call of the Wild | Ole | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1935 | The Case of the Missing Man | Police Sergeant Rorty | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | So Red the Rose | Major Rushton | Film | 7.7 | 48 |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Jeff Tuttle | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Patrolman | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man | Managing Editor Marvin | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Uncle Andy | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Coronado | Slug Moran | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Music Is Magic | Mickey (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1935 | Dinky | Truck Driver | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1935 | Make a Million | Pete | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1935 | After the Dance | Police Lieutenant | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Broken-Nose Reilly | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1935 | Hot Money | Police Sgt. Burke | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | The Affair of Susan | Hogan | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Welcome Home | Michael Shaughnessy | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Frisco Waterfront | Corrigan | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Detective (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1934 | Treasure Island | Pirate of the Spanish Main | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Empress | Film | 6.9 | 47 | |
| 1934 | Queen Christina | Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1934 | Little Miss Marker | Detective Reardon (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1934 | Six of a Kind | Detective (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Sheriff (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1934 | Sisters Under the Skin | Conroy | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Detective Making Raid (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1934 | All of Me | Welfare Island Guard (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | The Merry Frinks | 3rd Expressman (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Policeman Arresting Wynn | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1934 | Ticket to a Crime | Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | Love Time | Emperor Francis I | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | Such Women Are Dangerous | Detective | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | Wharf Angel | Brooklyn Jack | Film | 4.2 | 47 |
| 1934 | Lady by Choice | Brannigan | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1934 | City Limits | King, a Hobo | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Sergeant | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1933 | Bombshell | First Immigration Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1933 | A Lady's Profession | Mulroy | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1933 | College Humor | Cromwell Dexter | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | Panhandler (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Detective Jackson | Film | 4.2 | 46 |
| 1933 | Torch Singer | Taxi Driver | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1933 | To the Last Man | Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1933 | Face in the Sky | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1932 | The Hollywood Handicap | Film | 7.0 | 45 |