
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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner CutMovie | Sheriff | 86 |
| 2002 | Sunshine StateMovie | Buster Bidwell | 82 |
| 2000 | Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'Movie | — | 80 |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the VanitiesMovie | Albert Fox | 70 |
| 1989 | Walter and Carlo in AmericaMovie | Tex | 69 |
| 1988 | MonstersSeries | Inspector | 68 |
| 1988 | Eight Men OutMovie | Charles Comiskey | 68 |
| 1987 | The UntouchablesMovie | District Attorney (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1986 | Whoops ApocalypseMovie | Maxton S. Pluck | 66 |
| 1986 | Where are the Children?Movie | Chief Coffin | 66 |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSeries | Ray Dressler | 64 |
| 1984 | Night CourtSeries | Rev. Lester Sinclair | 64 |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSeries | Nick Claybourne | 64 |
| 1984 | KidcoMovie | Orville Peterjohn | 64 |
| 1983 | The A-TeamSeries | Warden Beale | 63 |
| 1981 | The Fall GuySeries | — | 61 |
| 1980 | Superman IIMovie | Sheriff | 60 |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeries | Barber Charlie Amos | 60 |
| 1980 | CaboblancoMovie | Lorrimer | 60 |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D.Series | Lewis | 59 |
| 1979 | SupertrainSeries | Sheriff Sam | 59 |
| 1979 | Undercover with the KKKMovie | Jimmy Eakin | 59 |
| 1979 | Hart to HartMovie | Highway Cop | 59 |
| 1978 | DallasSeries | Duke Carlisle | 58 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Series | Cliff Webb | 56 |
| 1976 | Silver StreakMovie | Sheriff Chauncey | 56 |
| 1975 | Rancho DeluxeMovie | John Brown | 55 |
| 1975 | From Hong Kong with LoveMovie | Bill | 55 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar ManSeries | Walter 'Shadetree' Burns | 54 |
| 1974 | The Man with the Golden GunMovie | Sheriff J.W. Pepper | 54 |
| 1974 | JuggernautMovie | Corrigan | 54 |
| 1974 | Buster and BillieMovie | Jake | 54 |
| 1974 | The Bank ShotMovie | Bulldog Streiger | 54 |
| 1973 | The Werewolf of WashingtonMovie | Attorney General | 53 |
| 1973 | The Last DetailMovie | M. A. A. | 53 |
| 1973 | Kid BlueMovie | Mr. Hendricks | 53 |
| 1973 | The Iceman ComethMovie | Pat McGloin | 53 |
| 1973 | Live and Let DieMovie | Sheriff J.W. Pepper | 53 |
| 1972 | Particular MenMovie | — | 52 |
| 1970 | WUSAMovie | Speed - Sailor in Bar | 50 |
| 1970 | … tick… tick… tick…Movie | D.J. Rankin | 50 |
| 1969 | The ReiversMovie | Butch Lovemaiden | 49 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | Frank Bollo | 47 |
| 1967 | MannixSeries | Barney Ford, Police Chief | 47 |
| 1967 | Will PennyMovie | Catron | 47 |
| 1967 | Cimarron StripSeries | Sheriff Jack Hawkes | 47 |
| 1967 | Cool Hand LukeMovie | Carr | 47 |
| 1967 | The HappeningMovie | O'Reilly | 47 |
| 1966 | The ChaseMovie | Lem Brewster | 46 |
| 1964 | Invitation to a GunfighterMovie | Tuttle | 44 |
| 1964 | Black Like MeMovie | Eli Carr | 44 |
| 1964 | Another WorldSeries | — | 44 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | Big Ben Albright | 42 |
| 1962 | Experiment in TerrorMovie | Capt. Moreno | 42 |
| 1962 | David and LisaMovie | John | 42 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredSeries | Tom Larch | 41 |
| 1960 | Route 66Series | George Simmons | 40 |
| 1959 | BonanzaSeries | Lawson | 39 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | George Haskel (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1957 | The Strange OneMovie | Colonel Ramey | 37 |
| 1957 | DecoySeries | Patrolman Raymond | 37 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Blick | 36 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Sam Wickes | 35 |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers ShowSeries | Natiional Guard Sergeant | 35 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Chief Sam Thomkins | 31 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreSeries | Jack Haines | 27 |