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Clifton James
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Died aged 96
Also known asCliff James, Клифтон ДжеймсGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/05/1920Born inSpokane, Washington, USADied15/04/2017 (aged 96)Died inGladstoneCausediabetesWikidataQ490347 ↗Buried atWillamette National CemeteryTMDb#10224 ↗

George Clifton James was an American actor of film, theatre, and television. He was best known to screen audiences for his various character roles, including prison floorwalker Carr in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), the sheriff in Silver Streak (1976), a Texas tycoon in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977), and Charles Comiskey in Eight Men Out (1988).

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Filmography80 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2008A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'MovieSelf88
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutMovieSheriff86
2002Sunshine StateMovieBuster Bidwell82
2000Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'Movie—80
1999Inside 'Live and Let Die'Movie—79
1991Carolina SkeletonsMovieDexter Cody71
1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesMovieAlbert Fox70
1990Gabriel's FireSeries—70
1989Walter and Carlo in AmericaMovieTex69
1989She-DevilMovieBob's Father (uncredited)69
1988MonstersSeriesInspector68
1988Eight Men OutMovieCharles Comiskey68
1987The UntouchablesMovieDistrict Attorney (uncredited)67
1986Whoops ApocalypseMovieMaxton S. Pluck66
1986Where are the Children?MovieChief Coffin66
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesRay Dressler64
1984Night CourtSeriesRev. Lester Sinclair64
1984Highway to HeavenSeriesNick Claybourne64
1984KidcoMovieOrville Peterjohn64
1984Talk to MeMovieState Trooper64
1983The A-TeamSeriesWarden Beale63
1981The Fall GuySeries—61
1981Lewis & ClarkSeriesSilas Jones61
1980Superman IIMovieSheriff60
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeriesBarber Charlie Amos60
1980CaboblancoMovieLorrimer60
1979Trapper John, M.D.SeriesLewis59
1979SupertrainSeriesSheriff Sam59
1979Undercover with the KKKMovieJimmy Eakin59
1979Hart to HartMovieHighway Cop59
1978DallasSeriesDuke Carlisle58
1976Quincy, M.E.SeriesCliff Webb56
1976Silver StreakMovieSheriff Chauncey56
1975Rancho DeluxeMovieJohn Brown55
1975From Hong Kong with LoveMovieBill55
1975The Runaway BargeMovieSooey55
1975Friendly PersuasionMovieSam Jordan55
1975The Deadly TowerMovieCapt. Fred Ambrose55
1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeriesWalter 'Shadetree' Burns54
1974The Man with the Golden GunMovieSheriff J.W. Pepper54
1974JuggernautMovieCorrigan54
1974Buster and BillieMovieJake54
1974The Bank ShotMovieBulldog Streiger54
1973The Werewolf of WashingtonMovieAttorney General53
1973The Last DetailMovieM. A. A.53
1973Kid BlueMovieMr. Hendricks53
1973The Iceman ComethMoviePat McGloin53
1973Live and Let DieMovieSheriff J.W. Pepper53
1972Particular MenMovie—52
1972The Biscuit EaterMovieMr. Eben52
1970WUSAMovieSpeed - Sailor in Bar50
1970… tick… tick… tick…MovieD.J. Rankin50
1969The ReiversMovieButch Lovemaiden49
1967IronsideSeriesFrank Bollo47
1967MannixSeriesBarney Ford, Police Chief47
1967Will PennyMovieCatron47
1967Cimarron StripSeriesSheriff Jack Hawkes47
1967Cool Hand LukeMovieCarr47
1967The HappeningMovieO'Reilly47
1967The Caper of the Golden BullsMoviePhilippe47
1966The ChaseMovieLem Brewster46
1964Invitation to a GunfighterMovieTuttle44
1964Black Like MeMovieEli Carr44
1964Another WorldSeries—44
1962The VirginianSeriesBig Ben Albright42
1962Experiment in TerrorMovieCapt. Moreno42
1962David and LisaMovieJohn42
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf41
1961Cain's HundredSeriesTom Larch41
1960Route 66SeriesGeorge Simmons40
1959BonanzaSeriesLawson39
1958Naked CitySeriesGeorge Haskel (uncredited)38
1957The Strange OneMovieColonel Ramey37
1957DecoySeriesPatrolman Raymond37
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesBlick36
1955GunsmokeSeriesSam Wickes35
1955The Phil Silvers ShowSeriesNatiional Guard Sergeant35
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesChief Sam Thomkins31
1949Man Against CrimeSeries—29
1947Kraft Television TheatreSeriesJack Haines27