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1964 Shatterhand
Col. Hunter (as Jim Burke)
 
1961-1962 Lassie (TV series)
Conductor / Mr. Jensen
Lassie's Good Deed (1962) … Mr. Jensen
The Trip (1961) … Conductor
 
1960-1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Zeke Bonner
The Marker (1961) … Zeke Bonner
The Renegades (1961) … Zeke Bonner
The Swindler (1961) … Zeke Bonner
The Orphans (1961) … Zeke Bonner
The Bold Whip (1961) … Zeke Bonner
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Policeman
Once Upon a Knight (1960) … Policeman
 
1958-1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Sheriff Blore / Sheriff John Tatum / Sheriff M. Comstock
Chain Gang (1959) … Sheriff Blore
Call Your Shot (1959) … Sheriff M. Comstock
The Bounty (1958) … Sheriff John Tatum
 
1958-1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ance Beal / Mr. Harrison
The Greenhorn Story (1959) … Mr. Harrison
The Jesse Cowan Story (1958) … Ance Beal
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
Police Officer Barney Flanagan (uncredited)
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Levi
Gift Horse (1959) … Levi
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Charlie (uncredited)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Penson
The Crazy Hunter (1958) … Penson
 
1954-1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
2nd Policeman / Clancy the Cop / Second Policeman
Episode #8.8 (1958) … Clancy the Cop
The Cop and the Anthem (1955) … 2nd Policeman (as Jim Burke)
The Cop and the Anthem (1954) … Second Policeman (as Jim Burke)
 
1958 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Horse Handler
Lucy Wins a Race Horse (1958) … Horse Handler (uncredited)
 
1958 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
Sheriff
The Rainmaker (1958) … Sheriff
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Billy Knapp
Two Cartridges (1957) … Billy Knapp
 
1957 The Unholy Wife
Sheriff Tom Watling
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
The Blarney Stone (1957)
 
1957 Public Pigeon No. One
Harrigan
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Mr. Tuttle
The Moneymaker (1956) … Mr. Tuttle
 
1956 Back from Eternity
Grimsby, Airline Manager (uncredited)
 
1956 The Birds and the Bees
Steward (uncredited)
 
1956 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Zamboanga (1956)
 
1955 Cheyenne (TV series)
Buckshot
Border Showdown (1955) … Buckshot
 
1955 You're Never Too Young
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
 
1954 The Life of Riley (TV series)
 
1954 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Mr. Watson
The Diner (1954) … Mr. Watson
 
1954 Lucky Me
Mahoney
 
1954 Duffy's Tavern (TV series)
Clancy
Episode #1.33 … Clancy
Episode #1.36 … Clancy
Episode #1.38 … Clancy
Archie the Ex-Coward … Clancy
 
1954 My Little Margie (TV series)
Policeman
Margie Babysits (1954) … Policeman
 
1951-1954 Mark Saber (TV series)
Sgt. Tim Maloney / Det. Sgt. Tim Maloney
The Case of the Triple Murders (1953) … Sgt. Tim Maloney
Episode #2.22 (1953) … Sgt. Tim Maloney
The Case of the Fatal Ruby (1953) … Sgt. Tim Maloney
The Case of the Dead Man's Puzzle (1953) … Sgt. Tim Maloney
 
1953 My Hero (TV series)
Bum for a Day (1953)
 
1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
George Ryan (uncredited)
 
1952 We're Not Married!
Willie's Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1952 Denver and Rio Grande
Sheriff Ed Johnson
 
1952 Lone Star
Luther Kilgore
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
O'Neill, Policeman
 
1951 Warpath
Oldtimer
 
1951 His Kind of Woman
Barkeeper in Nogales (uncredited)
 
1951 Excuse My Dust
MSgt. Nuckols (uncredited)
 
1951 Raton Pass
Hank
 
1951 The Last Outpost
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
 
1951 Valentino
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
The Train Conductor
 
1950 Let's Dance
George (uncredited)
 
1950 Copper Canyon
Jeb Bassett
 
1950 The Kid from Texas
Blacksmith (uncredited)
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Joe, Doorman (uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Producer (uncredited)
 
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1949 Alias Nick Beal
Bum (uncredited)
 
1949 Shamrock Hill
Michael Rogan
 
1948 June Bride
Luke Potter
 
1948 Night Wind
Sheriff Hamilton
 
1948 Beyond Glory
Jim, the Bartender (uncredited)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Cop (uncredited)
 
1948 The Timber Trail
Jed Baker
 
1948 Old Los Angeles (uncredited)
 
1948 The Big Clock
O'Brien
 
1947 Nightmare Alley
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man
Police Officer Michael Callahan (uncredited)
 
1947 Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Police Lt. Burke
 
1947 Body and Soul
Arnold (uncredited)
 
1947 Down to Earth
Detective Kelly
 
1947 Living in a Big Way
Murphy (uncredited)
 
1947 Blaze of Noon
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1947 Philo Vance's Gamble
Lt. Burke
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
Harry Weston
 
1947 California
Pokey
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)
 
1946 Bowery Bombshell
Detective O'Malley
 
1946 The Virginian
Andy Jones (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Years Before the Mast
Carrick
 
1946 Young Widow
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
 
1945 How Doooo You Do!!!
Detective
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader
Charles Gibley
 
1945 Shady Lady
Crane
 
1945 Guest Wife
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1945 Anchors Aweigh
Studio Cop
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Cliffside Park Policeman (uncredited)
 
1944 Casanova Brown
O'Leary (uncredited)
 
1944 3 Men in White
First Policeman (uncredited)
 
1943 Riding High
Pete Brown (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Bill - the Intern Guard (uncredited)
 
1943 Dixie
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
 
1943 No Place for a Lady
Moriarity
 
1942 A Night to Remember
Pat Murphy
 
1942 Army Surgeon
Brooklyn
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
Tough Mugg (uncredited)
 
1942 It Happened in Flatbush
Umpire Shaunnessy
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
Union Secretary
 
1941 All Through the Night
Forbes
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
Callahan, Store Detective
 
1941 Reaching for the Sun
Norm
 
1941 Pot o' Gold
Police Lt. Grady
 
1940 Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Sgt. Velle
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly
Sergeant McGowan
 
1940 No Time for Comedy
Sergeant
 
1940 The Golden Fleecing
Sibley
 
1940 The Way of All Flesh
Frisco
 
1940 The Saint Takes Over
Patrolman Mike
 
1940 Opened by Mistake
Sergeant Wilkins
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Taxi Driver
 
1940 Double Alibi
Capt. Orr
 
1939 The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Pop Saunders
 
1939 At the Circus
John Carter
 
1939 Fast and Furious
Clancy
 
1939 Beau Geste
Lieutenant Dufour
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Sheriff Burlingame
 
1939 Dodge City
Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)
 
1939 Sudden Money
McPherson
 
1939 The Family Next Door
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1939 I'm from Missouri
Walt Bliss
 
1939 Within the Law
'Red'
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Headquarters Police Officer
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol
Flaherty
 
1938 Orphans of the Street
Police Officer Lou Manning
 
1938 Little Orphan Annie
Mike Moriarty
 
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
Sullivan
 
1938 The Affairs of Annabel
Muldoon
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Chief Detective (uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings
J.A. Nolan
 
1938 Joy of Living
Mac
 
1938 Flight Into Nowhere
Ike Matthews
 
1938 The Buccaneer
Pirate (uncredited)
 
1937 The Perfect Specimen
Constable Snodgrass
 
1937 Life Begins with Love
Darby McGraw
 
1937 Dead End
Mulligan
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome
Stackpole
 
1937 Pick a Star
Detective Nolan (uncredited)
 
1937 Champagne Waltz
Mr. Scribner
 
1936 Great Guy
Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
 
1936 Laughing at Trouble
Bill Norton
 
1936 Can This Be Dixie?
Sheriff N.B.F. Rider
 
1936 Old Hutch
Bank Teller (scenes deleted)
 
1936 Pepper
Hamburger Man (uncredited)
 
1936 36 Hours to Kill
Doyle - Process Server
 
1936 Rhythm on the Range
Wabash
 
1936 Forgotten Faces
Sgt. Johnny Donovan
 
1936 Song and Dance Man
Lt. Mike Boyle
 
1936 Klondike Annie
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
Corrigan
 
1936 It Had to Happen
Foreman (uncredited)
 
1936 Dancing Feet
Phil Moore
 
1935 Frisco Waterfront
Corrigan
 
1935 Coronado
Slug Moran
 
1935 Hot Money (short)
Police Sgt. Burke
 
1935 Music Is Magic
Mickey (uncredited)
 
1935 Remember Last Night?
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
 
1935 Case of the Missing Man
Police Sergeant Rorty
 
1935 Here Comes Cookie
Broken-Nose Reilly
 
1935 The Affair of Susan
Hogan
 
1935 Welcome Home
Michael Shaughnessy
 
1935 The Call of the Wild
Ole
 
1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman No.2
 
1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets (uncredited)
 
1935 Broadway Gondolier
Uncle Andy
 
1935 After the Dance
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1935 Make a Million
Pete
 
1935 So Red the Rose
Major Rushton
 
1935 Dinky
Truck Driver
 
1935 Princess O'Hara
A Detective (uncredited)
 
1935 Mississippi
Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
 
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap
Jeff Tuttle
 
1935 The Mystery Man
Managing Editor Marvin
 
1935 Rumba
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1934 The Secret Bride
Diner Counterman (uncredited)
 
1934 Ticket to a Crime
Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
 
1934 Lady by Choice
Brannigan
 
1934 Happiness Ahead
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1934 The Lemon Drop Kid
First Tramp (uncredited)
 
1934 Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Policeman at Cousins' Suicide (uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Gargan (uncredited)
 
1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Policeman Arresting Wynn (uncredited)
 
1934 Such Women Are Dangerous
Detective
 
1934 Little Miss Marker
Detective Reardon (uncredited)
 
1934 The Merry Frinks
Third Expressman (uncredited)
 
1934 The Scarlet Empress
Guard (uncredited)
 
1934 Sadie McKee
First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
 
1934 A Very Honorable Guy
Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1934 Twentieth Century
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1934 Sisters Under the Skin
Conroy
 
1934 City Limits
King
 
1934 Gambling Lady
Detective Making Raid (uncredited)
 
1934 Good Dame
Cop (uncredited)
 
1934 Wharf Angel
Brooklyn Jack
 
1934 It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)
 
1934 Six of a Kind
Detective (uncredited)
 
1934 All of Me
Welfare Island Guard (uncredited)
 
1934 Fugitive Lovers
Joe Cobb (uncredited)
 
1933 Queen Christina
Blacksmith - 4th Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
 
1933 Lady Killer
Panhandler (uncredited)
 
1933 Gallant Lady
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
 
1933 Jimmy and Sally
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
 
1933 Blood Money
Pool Hall Detective (uncredited)
 
1933 The Kennel Murder Case
Policeman Who Lets Philo's Dog Out (uncredited)
 
1933 Tillie and Gus
Juror (uncredited)
 
1933 Bombshell
First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
 
1933 The Bowery
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1933 To the Last Man
Kentucky Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1933 Torch Singer
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
 
1933 The Power and the Glory
Gateman (uncredited)
 
1933 Her Bodyguard
Police Captain (uncredited)
 
1933 College Humor
Cromwell Dexter
 
1933 The Man Who Dared
Registrar of Voters (uncredited)
 
1933 The Girl in 419
Detective Jackson
 
1933 Techno-Crazy (short)
Policeman
 
1933 Parole Girl
Insurance Company Detective (uncredited)
 
1933 A Lady's Profession
Mulroy
 
1933 Face in the Sky
Cop (uncredited)
 
1933 A Pair of Socks (short)
 
1932 The Painted Woman
Sailor, Yank's Pal (uncredited)
 
1932 The Hollywood Handicap (short)
Character
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Three Wise Men (1960) (performer: "Silent Night" - uncredited)
 
1939 Fast and Furious (performer: "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1938 Joy of Living (performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol (performer: "Plum and Apple" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 

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vaudeville with wife as team 'Burke and Durkin.'

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