Clifton James
Biography
George Clifton James was an American actor of film, theatre, and television born on May 29, 1920, in Spokane, Washington. He passed away on April 15, 2017, in Gladstone, Oregon, at the age of 96. James was best known to screen audiences for his various character roles. He worked with James Bond actors Roger Moore in Live and Let Die in 1973 and The Man With The Golden Gun in 1974, and Sean Connery in The Untouchables in 1987. His credits also include a role as prison floorwalker Carr in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, as well as appearances in East Side/West Side and The Phil Silvers Show.
Career overview
George Clifton James, born May 29, 1920, in Spokane, Washington, was an American actor of film, theatre, and television. He was known to screen audiences for his various character roles throughout his career. Among his notable film appearances, he portrayed prison floorwalker Carr in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.
He was also well known for his work in the James Bond film series, appearing alongside Roger Moore in Live and Let Die in 1973 and The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974. Additionally, his film credits include working with Sean Connery in The Untouchables in 1987. Other notable screen credits and projects associated with his career include East Side, West Side, The Phil Silvers Show, and The Untouchables.
Over the course of his career, James accumulated numerous known acting credits across film and television. He passed away on April 15, 2017, at the age of 96, in Gladstone, Oregon.
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99 titles- A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (2008) as Self
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) as Sheriff
- Raising Flagg (2006) as Ed McIvor
- Sunshine State (2002) as Buster Bidwell
- Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000)
- Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)
- Lone Star (1996) as Hollis Pogue
- The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996) as Chief Sam Thompkins
- The Vernon Johns Story (1994) as Judge Blake
- Carolina Skeletons (1991) as Dexter Cody
- Gabriel's Fire (1990)
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) as Albert Fox
- She-Devil (1989) as Bob's Father (uncredited)
- Walter and Carlo in America (1989) as Tex
- Monsters (1988) as Inspector
- Eight Men Out (1988) as Charles Comiskey
- The Untouchables (1987) as District Attorney (uncredited)
- Where are the Children? (1986) as Chief Coffin
- Whoops Apocalypse (1986) as Maxton S. Pluck
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Ray Dressler
- Night Court (1984) as Rev. Lester Sinclair
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Nick Claybourne
- Kidco (1984) as Orville Peterjohn
- Talk to Me (1984) as State Trooper
- The A-Team (1983) as Warden Beale
- The Fall Guy (1981)
- Lewis & Clark (1981) as Silas Jones
- Texas (1980) as Striker Bellman #2
- Superman II (1980) as Sheriff
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) as Barber Charlie Amos
- Caboblanco (1980) as Lorrimer
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979) as Bobby Joe Brady
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979) as Lewis
- Supertrain (1979) as Sheriff Sam
- Undercover with the KKK (1979) as Jimmy Eakin
- Hart to Hart (1979) as Highway Cop
- Dallas (1978) as Duke Carlisle
- The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) as Sy Orlansky
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Cliff Webb
- City of Angels (1976) as Murray Quint
- Silver Streak (1976) as Sheriff Chauncey
- The Deadly Tower (1975) as Capt. Fred Ambrose
- From Hong Kong with Love (1975) as Bill
- The Runaway Barge (1975) as Sooey
- Rancho Deluxe (1975) as John Brown
- Friendly Persuasion (1975) as Sam Jordan
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Walter 'Shadetree' Burns
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) as Sheriff J.W. Pepper
- Juggernaut (1974) as Corrigan
- Buster and Billie (1974) as Jake
- The Bank Shot (1974) as Bulldog Streiger
- Live and Let Die (1973) as Sheriff J.W. Pepper
- The Last Detail (1973) as M. A. A.
- The Iceman Cometh (1973) as Pat McGloin
- The Laughing Policeman (1973) as Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
- The Werewolf of Washington (1973) as Attorney General
- Kid Blue (1973) as Mr. Hendricks
- The New Centurions (1972) as Whitey
- The Biscuit Eater (1972) as Mr. Eben
- Particular Men (1972)
- … tick… tick… tick… (1970) as D.J. Rankin
- WUSA (1970) as Speed - Sailor in Bar
- The Reivers (1969) as Butch Lovemaiden
- Ironside (1967) as Frank Bollo
- Mannix (1967) as Barney Ford, Police Chief
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Sheriff Jack Hawkes
- Will Penny (1967) as Catron
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) as Carr
- The Happening (1967) as O'Reilly
- The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967) as Philippe
- The Chase (1966) as Lem Brewster
- Another World (1964)
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) as Tuttle
- Black Like Me (1964) as Eli Carr
- The Virginian (1962) as Big Ben Albright
- David and Lisa (1962) as John
- Experiment in Terror (1962) as Capt. Moreno
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Tom Larch
- Something Wild (1961) as Detective Bogart
- Route 66 (1960) as George Simmons
- Bonanza (1959) as Mr. Quarry
- Bonanza (1959) as Lawson
- The Last Mile (1959) as Harris
- Naked City (1958) as Jacoby
- Naked City (1958) as Officer Fennelli
- Naked City (1958) as George Haskel (uncredited)
- Decoy (1957) as Patrolman Raymond
- The Strange One (1957) as Colonel Ramey
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Blick
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Teek
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam Hare
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Tenner Jackson
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam Wickes
- The Phil Silvers Show (1955) as Natiional Guard Sergeant
- The Phil Silvers Show (1955) as State Trooper (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Chief Sam Thomkins
- Man Against Crime (1949)
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Jack Haines
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What movies or TV shows is Clifton James best known for?
Clifton James is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Cutthroat Kitchen (2013), Lone Star (1996), Gabriel's Fire (1990).
When and where was Clifton James born?
Clifton James was born on May 29, 1920 in Spokane, Washington, USA. They passed away on April 15, 2017.
How many credits does Clifton James have?
Clifton James has accumulated over 99 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1947 to 2008.
What is Clifton James's background in cinema and television?
George Clifton James was an American actor of film, theatre, and television born on May 29, 1920, in Spokane, Washington. He passed away on April 15, 2017, in Gladstone, Oregon, at the age of 96. James was best known to screen audiences for his various character roles. He worked with James Bond actors Roger Moore in Li...