Biography
James Burke (also credited as Jim Burke or James Michael Burke) was an American character actor. Born in New York City on 24 September 1886, he made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and moved to Hollywood in 1933. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1932 and 1964, frequently cast as a police officer.
Burke played Luke in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Other film credits include It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Dead End (1937) and Nightmare Alley (1947). On television he appeared in series such as I Love Lucy (1951) and Stagecoach West (1960–1961). He was married to Eleanor Durkin until her death in 1957. Burke died in Los Angeles on 23 May 1968.
