What key details about james burke -lrb- actor -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: james burke -lrb- september 24 , 1886 -- may 23 , 1968 -rrb- 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 none-too-bright one , most notably as sgt. velie in columbia 's 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 '' . in the early 1950s , burke appeared with tom conway in the abc detective drama series then called '' inspector mark saber -- homicide detective , '' later renamed , reformatted , and switched to nbc under the title '' saber of london '' . from 1960-1961 , burke appeared in the role of zeke bonner in seven episodes of the abc western television series '' stagecoach west '' , starring wayne rogers , robert bray , and richard eyer . burke suffered from a heart condition , which took his life at the age of eighty-one .
- death place is los angeles , california , u.s.- yearsactive is 1932-1964- death date is 23 may 1968- spouse is eleanor -rrb- durkin -lrb- ? -1957 -rrb- -lrb- her death- birth date is 24 september 1886- name is james burke- image is james burke -lrb- actor -rrb- . jpg- birth place is new york city , new york , u.s.- occupation is film , television actor