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James Burke

English
Filmography

Re-Connections

2004
as Himself

Classified X

1998
as Self (archive footage)

The Day the Universe Changed

1985
as Presenter

Speed

1984
as Narrator (voice)

The Real Thing

1980
as Presenter

Connections

1978
as Presenter

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957
as Harrigan

The Unholy Wife

1957
as Sheriff Tom Watling

Lucky Me

1954
as Mahoney

Denver and Rio Grande

1952
as Sheriff Ed Johnson

Lone Star

1952
as Luther Kilgore

Raton Pass

1951
as Hank

The Last Outpost

1951
as Stagecoach driver

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950
as The Train Conductor

Copper Canyon

1950
as Jeb Bassett

Alias Nick Beal

1949
as Bum

Shamrock Hill

1949
as Michael Rogan

The Timber Trail

1948
as Jed Baker

June Bride

1948
as Luke Potter

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947
as Harry Weston

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947
as Police Lt. Burke

Song of the Thin Man

1947
as Policeman Callahan

Body and Soul

1947
as Arnold

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947
as Lt. Burke

Down to Earth

1947
as Detective Kelly

California

1947
as Pokey

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
as Carrick

How DOooo You Do

1945
as Detective

Anchors Aweigh

1945
as Studio Cop

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945
as Policeman

I Love a Bandleader

1945
as Charles Gibley

No Place for a Lady

1943
as Moriarity

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942
as Police Sergeant Velie

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942
as Sgt. Velie

Army Surgeon

1942
as Brooklyn

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942
as Sgt. Velie

A Night to Remember

1942
as Pat Murphy

My Favorite Blonde

1942
as Union Secretary

It Happened in Flatbush

1942
as Umpire Shaunnessy

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941
as Sgt. Velie

All Through the Night

1941
as Police Lt. Forbes

Reaching for the Sun

1941
as Norm

Pot o' Gold

1941
as Lt. Grady

The Maltese Falcon

1941
as Luke

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941
as Sgt. Velie

Million Dollar Baby

1941
as Callahan

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941
as Sgt. Velie

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940
as Sgt. Velle

Little Nellie Kelly

1940
as Sergeant McGowan

The Golden Fleecing

1940
as Sibley

No Time for Comedy

1940
as Police Sergeant

Double Alibi

1940
as Police Captain Orr

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940
as Taxi Driver

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940
as Wilkie

The Saint Takes Over

1940
as Patrolman Mike

I'm from Missouri

1939
as Walt Bliss

At the Circus

1939
as John Carter

On Borrowed Time

1939
as Sheriff Burlingame

Fast and Furious

1939
as Clancy

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939
as Pop Saunders

Beau Geste

1939
as Lieutenant Dufour

Dodge City

1939
as Cattle Auctioneer

Sudden Money

1939
as McPherson

The Saint Strikes Back

1939
as Headquarters Police Officer

Within the Law

1939
as 'Red'

Flight Into Nowhere

1938
as Ike Matthews

The Mad Miss Manton

1938
as Sullivan

Orphans of the Street

1938
as Police Officer Lou Manning

The Affairs of Annabel

1938
as Muldoon

Joy of Living

1938
as Mac

Men with Wings

1938
as J.A. Nolan

The Dawn Patrol

1938
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver

High, Wide and Handsome

1937
as Stackpole

Champagne Waltz

1937
as Mr. Scribner

Dead End

1937
as Police Officer Mulligan

Life Begins with Love

1937
as Darby McGraw

The Perfect Specimen

1937
as Constable Snodgrass

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936
as Corrigan

Dancing Feet

1936
as Phil Moore

Great Guy

1936
as Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley

Laughing at Trouble

1936
as Sheriff Bill Norton

Rhythm on the Range

1936
as Wabash

36 Hours to Kill

1936
as Doyle - Process Server

Song and Dance Man

1936
as Lt. Mike Boyle

Old Hutch

1936
as Bank Teller

Can This Be Dixie?

1936
as Sheriff N.B.F. Rider

Case of the Missing Man

1935
as Police Sergeant Rorty

The Affair of Susan

1935
as Hogan

Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935
as Patrolman No.2

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935
as Jeff Tuttle

Here Comes Cookie

1935
as Broken-Nose Reilly

After the Dance

1935
as Police Lieutenant

Frisco Waterfront

1935
as Corrigan

Dinky

1935
as Truck Driver

The Mystery Man

1935
as Managing Editor Marvin

So Red the Rose

1935
as Major Rushton

Call of the Wild

1935
as Ole

Broadway Gondolier

1935
as Uncle Andy

Sisters Under the Skin

1934
as Conroy

Friends Of Mr. Sweeney

1934
as Policeman Arresting Wynn

All of Me

1934
as Welfare Island Guard

Lady by Choice

1934
as Brannigan

The Girl in 419

1933
as Detective Jackson

College Humor

1933
as Cromwell Dexter

The Neuron Suite

as Presenter and writer

Connections³

After the Warming

as Presenter

Writer

Episode Connections
Revolutions 		1994
Episode The Day the Universe Changed
Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised 		1985
Episode The Day the Universe Changed
Worlds Without End: Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality 		1985
Episode Project Apollo
The Men Who Walked on the Moon 		1979
Episode Project Apollo
The Other Side of the Moon 		1979
Episode Connections
Death in the Morning 		1978
Episode Connections
The Trigger Effect 		1978
Episode Connections
Distant Voices 		1978
Episode Connections
Faith in Numbers 		1978
Episode Connections
The Wheel of Fortune 		1978
Episode Connections
Thunder in the Skies 		1978
Episode Connections
The Long Chain 		1978
Episode Connections
Eat, Drink and Be Merry 		1978
Episode Connections
Countdown 		1978
Episode Connections
Yesterday, Tomorrow and You 		1978

Producer

Movie The Perfect Weapon 2016

Crew

Movie Creatures of Light 2015
Movie Beat Angel 2004

Guest Star

Episode Gotham Knights
Pilot 		2023
Episode Connections
Revolutions 		1994
Episode IMAX Ultimate Collection
Speed 		1984
Episode Tuesday Documentary
It's The Only Way To Go 		1973
Episode The Sky At Night
The Colours Of The Stars 		1973
Episode The Sky At Night
Jupiter - The Other Magnetic Planet 		1971
Episode The Sky At Night
Steering By The Stars 		1970
Episode Stagecoach West
The Marker 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Renegades 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Swindler 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Orphans 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Bold Whip 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Raider 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
House of Violence 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Outcasts 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Root of Evil 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
Finn McCool 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
Come Home Again 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
Not in Our Stars 		1961
Episode Stagecoach West
The Land Beyond 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
Dark Return 		1960
Episode The June Allyson Show
Once Upon A Knight of Arms Most Fair 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
By the Deep Six 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
Three Wise Men 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
The Storm 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
The Saga of Jeremy Boone 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
A Time to Run 		1960
Episode Stagecoach West
The Unwanted 		1960
Episode Wanted: Dead or Alive
Chain Gang 		1959
Episode Wanted: Dead or Alive
Call Your Shot 		1959
Episode Wagon Train
The Greenhorn Story 		1959
Episode Wagon Train
The Jesse Cowan Story 		1958
Episode Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Bounty 		1958
Episode Tales of Wells Fargo
Two Cartridges 		1957
Episode Cheyenne
Border Showdown 		1955
Episode I Love Lucy
The Diner 		1954