James Burke (actor)
James Burke was an American actor born in New York City. He made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career, which ranged from 1932 to 1964 he was more often than not cast as a cop, usually a nonetoobright one, most notably as Sgt. Velie in Columbias Ellery Queen mysteries in the early 1940s. He appeared in The Maltese Falcon, At the Circus, Lone Star, and many others. One of his best roles was as Charles Ruggles rowdy rancher pal in Ruggles of Red Gap.
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