Acting
James Burke
- Titles
- 153movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1952, busiest in 1935 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 5top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Lady by Choice59/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.5
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Psychological3.9, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.2, average 4.7
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Lighthearted Entertainment 2
- 1930s 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Hopeful 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Fast-Paced 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Margaret LindsayActorEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, A Close Call for Ellery Queen, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, +3 more
Charley GrapewinActorEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, A Close Call for Ellery Queen, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, +2 more- EEric TaylorWriterEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, A Close Call for Ellery Queen, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, +2 more
James P. HoganDirectorEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, A Close Call for Ellery Queen, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, +1 more- JJames S. Brown Jr.CinematographerEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, The Gas House Kids in Hollywood, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, Ellery Queen, Master Detective, +1 more
Ralph BellamyActorEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Henry KolkerActorThe Mystery Man, Great Guy, Lady by Choice, Frisco Waterfront
William GarganActorA Close Call for Ellery Queen, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen, Double Alibi
Michael WhalenActorSong and Dance Man, The Gas House Kids in Hollywood, Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Arthur HohlActorCase of the Missing Man, Lady by Choice, Forgotten Faces
Lewis D. CollinsDirectorTicket to a Crime, Flight Into Nowhere, Make a Million- FFrederic DannayWriterEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime, A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Movies and TV shows
111960s
1 title
Stagecoach West (1960)
TV show · as James Burke / Zeke Bonner
1950s
10 titles · average score 66
71
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
TV show · as Policeman
50
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV show · as Sheriff Blore / Sheriff M. Comstock
73
Trackdown (1957)
TV show
56
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
TV show · as Horse Handler (uncredited)
71
Cheyenne (1955)
TV show · as Buckshot
64
Lassie (1954)
TV show
63
My Little Margie (1952)
TV show
85
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV show · as Mr. Watson