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Videos (see all 6)
Pot o' Gold (1941) -- Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there...
The Maltese Falcon (1941) -- Sam Spade, a private detective, gets involved in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette.
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) -- A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.
California (1947) -- Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.

Overview

Date of Death:
23 May 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Apollo 11: A Night to Remember (review)
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Alternate Names:
Jim Burke

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Old Shatterhand (1964) .... Col. Hunter
    ... aka Apaches Last Battle (UK)
    ... aka Battaglia di Fort Apache (Italy)
    ... aka Les cavaliers rouges (France)
    ... aka Shatterhand (USA)
  2. "Lassie" .... Conductor / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
        - Lassie's Good Deed (1962) TV episode .... Mr. Jensen
        - The Trip (1961) TV episode .... Conductor
  3. "Stagecoach West" .... Zeke Bonner (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Marker (1961) TV episode .... Zeke Bonner
        - House of Violence (1961) TV episode .... Zeke Bonner
        - By the Deep Six (1960) TV episode .... Zeke Bonner
        - The Storm (1960) TV episode .... Zeke Bonner
        - A Time to Run (1960) TV episode .... Zeke Bonner
          (1 more)
  4. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - Once Upon a Knight (1960) TV episode .... Policeman

  5. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Sheriff Blore / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Chain Gang (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff Blore
        - Call Your Shot (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff M. Comstock
        - The Bounty (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff John Tatum
  6. "Wagon Train" .... Ance Beal (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Greenhorn Story (1959) TV episode
        - The Jesse Cowan Story (1958) TV episode .... Ance Beal
  7. The Young Philadelphians (1959) (uncredited) .... Police Officer Barney Flanagan
    ... aka The City Jungle (UK)
  8. "Trackdown" .... Levi (1 episode, 1959)
        - Gift Horse (1959) TV episode .... Levi
  9. Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Charlie (New York bartender)
  10. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Clancy the Cop / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1958)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.8 (1958) TV episode .... Clancy the Cop
        - The Cop and the Anthem (1954) TV episode (as Jim Burke) .... Second Policeman
  11. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Horse Handler (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
    ... aka We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title)
        - Lucy Wins a Race Horse (1958) TV episode .... Horse Handler
  12. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Billy Knapp (1 episode, 1957)
        - Two Cartridges (1957) TV episode .... Billy Knapp
  13. The Unholy Wife (1957) .... Sheriff Tom Watling
    ... aka The Lady and the Prowler (USA: alternative title)
  14. "The Gale Storm Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Oh! Susanna
        - The Blarney Stone (1957) TV episode
  15. Public Pigeon No. One (1957) .... Harrigan
  16. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mr. Tuttle (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - The Moneymaker (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Tuttle
  17. Back from Eternity (1956) (uncredited) .... Grimsby, Airline Manager
  18. The Birds and the Bees (1956) (uncredited) .... Steward
  19. "Cheyenne" .... Buckshot (1 episode, 1955)
        - Border Showdown (1955) TV episode .... Buckshot
  20. You're Never Too Young (1955) (uncredited) .... Pullman conductor
  21. "I Love Lucy" .... Mr. Watson (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - The Diner (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Watson
  22. Lucky Me (1954) .... Mahoney
  23. "My Little Margie" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1954)
        - Margie Babysits (1954) TV episode .... Policeman
  24. "Duffy's Tavern" .... Clancy (4 episodes)
        - Episode #1.33 (????) TV episode .... Clancy
        - Episode #1.36 (????) TV episode .... Clancy
        - Episode #1.38 (????) TV episode .... Clancy
        - Archie the Ex-Coward (????) TV episode .... Clancy
  25. Arrowhead (1953) (uncredited) .... Cavalryman
  26. "Mark Saber" .... Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney (4 episodes, 1951-1954)
    ... aka Inspector Mark Saber: Homicide Squad (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Case of the Chamber of Death (1953) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney
        - The Case of the Midnight Murder (1952) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney
        - The Case of the Hair of the Dog (1952) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney
        - The Case of the Star Tattoo (1952) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney
  27. "My Hero" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Bum for a Day (1953) TV episode
  28. Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) (uncredited) .... George Ryan, saloonkeeper
  29. We're Not Married! (1952) (uncredited) .... Willie's sergeant
  30. Denver and Rio Grande (1952) .... Sheriff Ed Johnson
    ... aka Denver & Rio Grande (USA: promotional title)
  31. Lone Star (1952) .... Luther Kilgore
  32. Here Comes the Groom (1951) .... O'Neill, Policeman
  33. Warpath (1951) .... Oldtimer
  34. His Kind of Woman (1951) (uncredited) .... Barkeeper in Nogales
  35. Excuse My Dust (1951) (uncredited) .... MSgt. Nuckols
    ... aka Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
  36. Raton Pass (1951) .... Hank
    ... aka Canyon Pass (UK)
  37. The Last Outpost (1951) (uncredited) .... Stagecoach driver
    ... aka Cavalry Charge (USA: reissue title)
  38. Valentino (1951) (uncredited) .... Policeman in park
  39. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) .... The Train Conductor
  40. Let's Dance (1950) (uncredited) .... George
  41. Copper Canyon (1950) .... Jeb Bassett

  42. Red, Hot and Blue (1949) (uncredited) .... Joe, Doorman
  43. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) (uncredited) .... Policeman
    ... aka Everybody's Cheering (UK)
  44. Alias Nick Beal (1949) (uncredited) .... Bum
    ... aka The Contact Man (UK)
  45. Shamrock Hill (1949) .... Michael Rogan
  46. June Bride (1948) .... Luke Potter
  47. Night Wind (1948) .... Sheriff Hamilton
  48. Beyond Glory (1948) (uncredited) .... Jim, the Bartender
  49. Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) (uncredited) .... Cop
    ... aka The Girl from Texas (UK)
  50. The Timber Trail (1948) .... Jed Baker
  51. Old Los Angeles (1948) (uncredited)
    ... aka California Outpost (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka In Old Los Angeles
  52. The Big Clock (1948) .... O'Brien - Guard
  53. Nightmare Alley (1947) (uncredited) .... Rural Marshal
  54. Song of the Thin Man (1947) (uncredited) .... Police Officer Michael Callahan
  55. Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947) .... Police Lt. Burke
  56. Body and Soul (1947) .... Arnold
    ... aka An Affair of the Heart
  57. Down to Earth (1947) .... Detective Kelly
  58. Living in a Big Way (1947) (uncredited) .... Murphy
  59. Blaze of Noon (1947) (uncredited) .... Farmer
  60. Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) .... Lt. Burke
  61. Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) .... Harry Weston
  62. California (1947) .... Pokey
  63. Sister Kenny (1946) (uncredited)
  64. Bowery Bombshell (1946) .... O'Mally
  65. The Virginian (1946) (uncredited) .... Andy Jones
  66. Two Years Before the Mast (1946) .... Carrick
  67. Young Widow (1946) (uncredited) .... Motorcycle Cop
    ... aka The Naughty Widow (USA: reissue title)
  68. I Love a Bandleader (1945) .... Charles Gibley
    ... aka Memory for Two (UK)
  69. Shady Lady (1945) .... Crane
  70. Guest Wife (1945) (uncredited) .... Waiter
  71. Anchors Aweigh (1945) .... Cop at MGM front gate
  72. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) (uncredited) .... Cliffside Park Policeman
  73. Casanova Brown (1944) (uncredited) .... O'Leary
  74. 3 Men in White (1944) (uncredited) .... First Policeman
  75. Riding High (1943) (uncredited) .... Pete Brown
    ... aka Melody Inn (UK)
  76. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (uncredited) .... Bill, the Intern Guard
  77. Dixie (1943) (uncredited) .... Riverboat captain
  78. No Place for a Lady (1943) .... Moriarity
  79. A Night to Remember (1942) .... Pat Murphy
  80. Army Surgeon (1942) .... Brooklyn
  81. Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942) .... Police Sergeant Velie
    ... aka The Lido Mystery (UK)
  82. Are Husbands Necessary? (1942) (uncredited) .... Tough Mugg
  83. It Happened in Flatbush (1942) .... Umpire Shaunnessy
  84. A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) .... Sgt. Velie
    ... aka A Desperate Chance (UK)
  85. My Favorite Blonde (1942) .... Union Secretary
  86. A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) .... Sgt. Velie
    ... aka A Close Call (UK)
  87. All Through the Night (1941) .... Forbes
  88. Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941) .... Sgt. Velie
    ... aka The Murder Ring (UK)
  89. The Maltese Falcon (1941) .... Luke
  90. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Sgt. Velie
    ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
  91. Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... Callahan, Store Detective
  92. Reaching for the Sun (1941) .... Norm
  93. Pot o' Gold (1941) .... Police Lt. Grady
    ... aka Jimmy Steps Out (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Golden Hour (UK)
  94. Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) .... Sgt. Velie
  95. Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) .... Sgt. Velle
  96. Little Nellie Kelly (1940) .... Police Sergeant McGowan
  97. No Time for Comedy (1940) .... Desk Sergeant
    ... aka A Guy with a Grin (USA: reissue title)
  98. The Golden Fleecing (1940) .... Sibley
  99. The Way of All Flesh (1940) .... Frisco
  100. The Saint Takes Over (1940) .... Patrolman Mike
  101. Opened by Mistake (1940) .... Sergeant Wilkins
  102. Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) .... Wilkie
  103. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) .... Taxi Driver
  104. Double Alibi (1940) .... Capt. Orr

  105. The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) .... Pop Saunders
  106. At the Circus (1939) .... John Carter
    ... aka The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
  107. Fast and Furious (1939) .... Clancy
  108. Beau Geste (1939) .... Lt. Dufour
  109. On Borrowed Time (1939) .... Sheriff Burlingame
  110. Dodge City (1939) (uncredited) .... Cattle auctioneer
  111. The Family Next Door (1939) (uncredited) .... Policeman
  112. Sudden Money (1939) .... McPherson
  113. I'm from Missouri (1939) .... Walt Bliss
  114. Within the Law (1939) .... 'Red'
  115. The Saint Strikes Back (1939) .... Headquarters Police Officer
  116. The Dawn Patrol (1938) .... Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
  117. Orphans of the Street (1938) .... Police Officer Lou Manning
  118. Little Orphan Annie (1938) .... Mike Moriarty
  119. The Mad Miss Manton (1938) .... Sullivan
  120. The Affairs of Annabel (1938) .... Officer Muldoon
  121. You Can't Take It with You (1938) (uncredited) .... Chief Detective
  122. Men with Wings (1938) .... J.A. Nolan
  123. Joy of Living (1938) .... Policeman Mac McCarty
  124. Flight Into Nowhere (1938) .... Ike Matthews
  125. The Buccaneer (1938) (uncredited) .... Pirate
  126. The Perfect Specimen (1937) .... Constable Snodgrass
  127. Life Begins with Love (1937) .... Darby McGraw
  128. Dead End (1937) .... Mulligan
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  129. High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) .... Stackpole
  130. Pick a Star (1937) (uncredited) .... Detective Nolan
    ... aka Movie Struck (USA: reissue title)
  131. Champagne Waltz (1937) .... Mr. Scribner
  132. Great Guy (1936) .... Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
    ... aka Pluck of the Irish (UK)
  133. Laughing at Trouble (1936) .... Bill Norton
    ... aka Laughing at Death
  134. Old Hutch (1936) (scenes deleted) .... Bank Teller
  135. Pepper (1936) (uncredited) .... Hamburger Man
    ... aka Public Nuisance No. 1
  136. 36 Hours to Kill (1936) .... Doyle - Process Server
    ... aka Thirty-six Hours to Live
  137. Rhythm on the Range (1936) .... Wabash
  138. Forgotten Faces (1936) .... Sgt. Johnny Donovan
  139. Song and Dance Man (1936) .... Lt. Mike Boyle
  140. Klondike Annie (1936) (uncredited) .... Bartender
  141. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) .... Leader
  142. The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) .... Corrigan
    ... aka The Marines Have Landed (UK)
  143. It Had to Happen (1936) (uncredited) .... Foreman
  144. Dancing Feet (1936) .... Phil Moore
  145. Can This Be Dixie? (1936) .... Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
  146. Frisco Waterfront (1935) .... Corrigan
    ... aka When We Look Back (UK)
  147. Coronado (1935) .... Slug Moran
  148. Hot Money (1935) .... Police Sgt. Burke
  149. So Red the Rose (1935) .... Major Rushton
  150. Remember Last Night? (1935) (uncredited) .... Motorcycle Cop
  151. Case of the Missing Man (1935) .... Police Sergeant Rorty
  152. Here Comes Cookie (1935) .... Broken-Nose Reilly
    ... aka The Plot Thickens (UK)
  153. The Affair of Susan (1935) .... Hogan
  154. Welcome Home (1935) .... Michael Shaughnessy
  155. The Call of the Wild (1935) .... Ole
  156. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) .... Patrolman No.2
    ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
  157. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) (uncredited) .... Man hauling rifles and bullets
  158. Broadway Gondolier (1935) .... Uncle Andy
  159. After the Dance (1935) (uncredited) .... Police Lieutenant
  160. Make a Million (1935) .... Pete
  161. Dinky (1935) .... Truck driver
  162. Princess O'Hara (1935) (uncredited) .... A Detective
  163. Mississippi (1935) (uncredited) .... Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House
  164. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) .... Jeff Tuttle
  165. The Mystery Man (1935) .... Managing Editor Marvin
  166. Rumba (1935) (uncredited) .... Reporter
  167. The Secret Bride (1934) (uncredited) .... Diner Counterman
    ... aka Concealment
  168. Ticket to a Crime (1934) .... Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
  169. Love Time (1934) .... Emperor Francis I
  170. Happiness Ahead (1934) (uncredited) .... Policeman
  171. Lady by Choice (1934) .... Sergeant Brannigan
  172. The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) (uncredited) .... First Tramp
  173. Treasure Island (1934) .... Pirate of the Spanish Main
  174. The Girl from Missouri (1934) (uncredited) .... Policeman at Cousins' Suicide
    ... aka 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
    ... aka Born to Be Kissed (USA: alternative title)
  175. The Cat's-Paw (1934) (uncredited) .... Gargan
  176. Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) (uncredited) .... Policeman Arresting Wynn
  177. A Very Honorable Guy (1934) (uncredited) .... Sergeant
    ... aka A Very Honourable Man (UK)
  178. Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) .... Detective
  179. Little Miss Marker (1934) (uncredited) .... Detective Reardon
    ... aka The Girl in Pawn (UK)
  180. The Merry Frinks (1934) (uncredited) .... Third Expressman
    ... aka Happy Family (UK)
  181. Sadie McKee (1934) (uncredited) .... First Motorcycle Cop
  182. The Scarlet Empress (1934) (uncredited) .... Guard
  183. Twentieth Century (1934) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
    ... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title)
  184. Sisters Under the Skin (1934) .... Conroy
    ... aka The Romantic Age (UK)
  185. City Limits (1934) .... King
  186. Gambling Lady (1934) (uncredited) .... Detective Making Raid
  187. Good Dame (1934) (uncredited) .... Cop
    ... aka Good Girl (UK)
  188. Wharf Angel (1934) .... Brooklyn Jack
  189. It Happened One Night (1934) (uncredited) .... Detective
  190. Six of a Kind (1934) (uncredited) .... Detective
  191. All of Me (1934) .... Welfare Island Guard
  192. Fugitive Lovers (1934) (uncredited) .... Joe Cobb, First Bus Driver
  193. Queen Christina (1933) (uncredited) .... Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser
  194. Lady Killer (1933) (uncredited) .... Panhandler
  195. Gallant Lady (1933) (uncredited) .... Policeman
  196. Jimmy and Sally (1933) (uncredited) .... Furniture Mover
  197. Blood Money (1933) (uncredited) .... Pool Hall Detective
  198. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) (uncredited) .... Policeman Who Lets Philo's Dog Out
  199. Bombshell (1933) (uncredited) .... First Immigration Officer
    ... aka Blonde Bombshell (UK)
  200. The Bowery (1933) (uncredited) .... Recruiting Sergeant
  201. Tillie and Gus (1933) (uncredited) .... Juror
  202. To the Last Man (1933) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
    ... aka Law of Vengeance (USA: reissue title)
  203. Torch Singer (1933) (uncredited) .... Taxicab Driver
    ... aka Broadway Singer
  204. The Power and the Glory (1933) (uncredited) .... Gateman
    ... aka Power and Glory (UK)
  205. Her Bodyguard (1933) (uncredited) .... Police Captain
  206. College Humor (1933) .... Cromwell Dexter
  207. The Man Who Dared (1933) (uncredited) .... Registrar of Voters
  208. The Girl in 419 (1933) .... Detective Jackson
  209. Techno-Crazy (1933) .... Policeman
  210. Parole Girl (1933) (uncredited) .... Insurance Company Detective
  211. A Lady's Profession (1933) .... Mulroy
  212. Face in the Sky (1933) (uncredited) .... Cop
  213. A Pair of Socks (1933)
  214. The Painted Woman (1932) (uncredited) .... Sailor, Yank's Pal
    ... aka After the Rain (USA: alternative title)
  215. The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
Soundtrack:
  1. Fast and Furious (1939) (performer: "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" (1931))
  2. Joy of Living (1938) (performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) (uncredited))
  3. The Dawn Patrol (1938) ("Plum and Apple" (uncredited))
Self:
  1. How Doooo You Do!!! (1945) .... Himself
    ... aka How Do You Dooo? (UK)
Archive Footage:
  1. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself


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vaudeville with wife as team 'Burke and Durkin.' more
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