Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/23/1886
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
James Burke
Biography
Known For
Dead End
as Police Officer Mulligan
Lone Star
as Luther Kilgore
The Virginian
as Andy Jones (uncredited)
Klondike Annie
Unknown Role
Queen Christina
as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Beau Geste
as Lieutenant Dufour
Sadie McKee
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Taxi Driver
Lady Killer
as Panhandler (uncredited)
California
as Pokey
Dodge City
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Bowery
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Warpath
as Oldtimer
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Sudden Money
as McPherson
Copper Canyon
as Jeb Bassett
Lucky Me
as Mahoney
Raton Pass
as Hank
Beyond Glory
as Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1974
1958
1957
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
Body and Soul
as Arnold (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
as Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
as Policeman Callahan (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Police Lt. Burke
Down to Earth
as Detective Kelly
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Lt. Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Harry Weston
California
as Pokey
1946
1945
1943
1942
A Night to Remember
as Pat Murphy (uncredited)
Army Surgeon
as Brooklyn
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Police Sergeant Velie
It Happened in Flatbush
as Umpire Shaunnessy
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
My Favorite Blonde
as Union Secretary
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Sgt. Velie
All Through the Night
as Police Lt. Forbes
1941
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Sgt. Velle
Little Nellie Kelly
as Sergeant McGowan
No Time for Comedy
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Sibley
The Way of All Flesh
as Frisco
The Saint Takes Over
as Patrolman Mike
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Taxi Driver
Opened by Mistake
as Police Sergeant Wilkins
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Wilkie, house detective
Double Alibi
as Police Captain Orr
1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Pop Saunders
At the Circus
as John Carter
Fast and Furious
as Clancy
Beau Geste
as Lieutenant Dufour
On Borrowed Time
as Sheriff Burlingame
Dodge City
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri
as Walt Bliss
Sudden Money
as McPherson
The Family Next Door
as Policeman
Within the Law
as 'Red'
The Saint Strikes Back
as Headquarters Police Officer
1938
The Dawn Patrol
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Little Orphan Annie
as Mike Moriarty
The Mad Miss Manton
as Sullivan
The Affairs of Annabel
as Muldoon
You Can't Take It with You
as Chief Detective (uncredited)
Men with Wings
as J.A. Nolan
Joy of Living
as Mac
Flight Into Nowhere
as Ike Matthews
1937
1936
Laughing at Trouble
as Bill Norton
Great Guy
as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Can This Be Dixie?
as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
36 Hours to Kill
as Doyle - Process Server
Rhythm on the Range
as Wabash
Forgotten Faces
as Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Song and Dance Man
as Lt. Mike Boyle
Klondike Annie
Role unknown
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Corrigan
Dancing Feet
as Phil Moore
1935
So Red the Rose
as Major Rushton
Frisco Waterfront
as Corrigan
Coronado
as Slug Moran
Hot Money
as Police Sgt. Burke
Music Is Magic
as Mickey (uncredited)
Case of the Missing Man
as Police Sergeant Rorty
The Affair of Susan
as Hogan
Here Comes Cookie
as Broken-Nose Reilly
Welcome Home
as Michael Shaughnessy
Call of the Wild
as Ole
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
Broadway Gondolier
as Uncle Andy
Make a Million
as Pete
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets
After the Dance
as Police Lieutenant
Dinky
as Truck Driver
Mississippi
as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Jeff Tuttle
The Mystery Man
as Managing Editor Marvin
1934
Ticket to a Crime
as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
Love Time
as Emperor Francis I
Lady by Choice
as Brannigan
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Policeman Arresting Wynn
Such Women Are Dangerous
as Detective
Little Miss Marker
as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
as 3rd Expressman (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
Role unknown
Sadie McKee
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Sergeant
City Limits
as King, a Hobo
Wharf Angel
as Brooklyn Jack
Gambling Lady
as Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
Six of a Kind
as Detective (uncredited)
Queen Christina
as Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
All of Me
as Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
1933
Lady Killer
as Panhandler (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
Bombshell
as First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Bowery
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
To the Last Man
as Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Taxi Driver
College Humor
as Cromwell Dexter
The Girl in 419
as Detective Jackson
A Lady's Profession
as Mulroy
Face in the Sky
as Cop (uncredited)