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James Burke(1886-1968)

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  • Soundtrack
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James Burke
James Burke was born on 24 September 1886 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) and All Through the Night (1942). He was married to Eleanor Durkin. He died on 23 May 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 24, 1886
DiedMay 23, 1968(81)
BornSeptember 24, 1886
DiedMay 23, 1968(81)
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Known for

Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon
7.9
  • Luke
  • 1941
Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
7.1
  • Wilkie
  • 1940
Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Edward Brophy, Martin Kosleck, Frank McHugh, Conrad Veidt, and Karen Verne in All Through the Night (1942)
All Through the Night
7.1
  • Forbes
  • 1942
Groucho Marx, Eve Arden, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in At the Circus (1939)
At the Circus
6.8
  • John Carter
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
    The Law and Mr. Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Carney
    • 1962
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Conductor
    • Mr. Jensen
    • 1961–1962
  • Stagecoach West (1960)
    Stagecoach West
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Zeke Bonner
    • 1960–1961
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Policeman
    • 1960
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Sheriff John Tatum
    • Sheriff Blore
    • Sheriff M. Comstock
    • 1958–1959
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Harrison
    • Ance Beal
    • 1958–1959
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Silver Logan
    • Billy Knapp
    • 1957–1959
  • Paul Newman in The Young Philadelphians (1959)
    The Young Philadelphians
    7.4
    • Police Officer Barney Flanagan (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • The Janitor
    • 1959
  • Robert Culp in Trackdown (1957)
    Trackdown
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Levi
    • 1959
  • Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming in Alias Jesse James (1959)
    Alias Jesse James
    6.4
    • Charlie (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Jeannie Carson in Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
    Hey, Jeannie!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sheriff
    • 1958
  • Knock on Every Door
    Short
    • Harry Emmerson
    • 1958
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Penson
    • 1958
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Second Policeman
    • Clancy the Cop
    • 2nd Policeman ...
    • 1954–1958

Soundtrack

  • Stagecoach West (1960)
    Stagecoach West
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Silent Night" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Errol Flynn in The Dawn Patrol (1938)
    The Dawn Patrol
    7.5
    • performer: "Plum and Apple" (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Sam Levene in The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
    The Mad Miss Manton
    6.7
    • performer: "Home on the Range"
    • 1938
  • Lucille Ball, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne, Alice Brady, and Guy Kibbee in Joy of Living (1938)
    Joy of Living
    6.3
    • performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jim Burke
  • Height
    • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
  • Born
    • September 24, 1886
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 23, 1968
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart condition)
  • Spouse
    • Eleanor Durkin? - September 23, 1957 (her death)
  • Other works
    vaudeville with wife as team 'Burke and Durkin.'
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Irish-American character actor, on stage in New York from 1912. In films by 1933 and immediately typecast as tough cops with Irish brogues and names like Muldoon, Mulligan, Kelly, Maloney or Burke (!). When not playing the obtuse flatfoot or bemused, sympathetic plod, he would show up in costume films in small roles as soldiers or guards.

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