Cause of death heart attack Role Television actor Name James Anderson | Years active 1941–1969 Occupation Actor | |
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Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Nephews Anderson Alexander Shamroy Movies To Kill a Mockingbird, Five, Take the Money and Run, I Married a Monster from Oute, The Duel at Silver Creek Similar Richard Hale , Arch Oboler , Estelle Evans | ||
James Anderson (July 13, 1921 – September 14, 1969), sometimes billed as Kyle James, was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He is probably best known for his role as Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
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James Anderson (American actor)
He made over 120 appearances, mostly in television and several films between 1941 and 1969. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Pint-Sized Client," and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker." He appeared in a number of westerns throughout his career, often playing a gun-for-hire or outlaw. He died of a heart attack on September 14, 1969. Two films he appeared in The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1969) and Little Big Man (1970) were released posthumously.
His sister, Mary Anderson (April 3, 1918 – April 6, 2014), was also an actress. They appeared in only one film together, Hunt the Man Down (1951).
Filmography
Actor
1970
Little Big Man as
Sergeant
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue as
Preacher
1969
Take the Money and Run as
Chain Gang Warden
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Hiller / Jesse Hill / Harmon / ...
- Blood Money (1968) - Jesse Hill
- Vengeance!: Part II (1967) - Hiller
- Vengeance!: Part I (1967) - Hiller
- The Wrong Man (1966) - Harmon
- The Bounty Hunter (1965) - Hal
- The Violators (1964) - Hewitt
- Coventry (1962) - Hager
- The Do-Badder (1962) - Bert Case
- Magnus (1955) - Lucifer Jones
1967
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Roy Potter
- Down with Willy Hatch (1967) - Roy Potter
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett (1967) - Sheriff
1967
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Watkins
- Tanner (1967) - Watkins
1967
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Wayne York
- Tempest in a Texas Town (1967) - Wayne York
1967
The Time Tunnel (TV Series) as
Mr. Hampton
- Pirates of Deadman's Island (1967) - Mr. Hampton
1966
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Jim Nations
- The Man from New Chicago (1966) - Jim Nations
1966
I Spy (TV Series) as
Louis
- Trial by Treehouse (1966) - Louis
1964
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Spencer / First Drunk
- New Doctor in Town (1966) - Spencer
- Speak Not in Angry Whispers (1964) - First Drunk
1966
The Chase as
Simmons (uncredited)
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Frank Allison / Lt. Garrett
- Nice Day for a Hanging (1966) - Frank Allison
- Now Join the Human Race (1965) - Lt. Garrett
1965
The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) as
Wallace
- Vendetta (1965) - Wallace
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) as
Wilson
- -And Five of Us Are Left (1965) - Wilson
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Sheriff / Morse / Troxel
- The Enormous Fist (1964) - Sheriff
- The Black Sheep (1961) - Sheriff
- Incident of the Running Man (1961) - Morse
- Incident West of Lano (1959) - Troxel
1964
Peyton Place (TV Series) as
Sam
- Episode #1.4 (1964) - Sam
1964
Destry (TV Series) as
Waco
- Red Brady's Kid (1964) - Waco
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Bert
- Seven Miles of Bad Road (1963) - Bert
1963
Temple Houston (TV Series) as
Vint Harrod
- Letter of the Law (1963) - Vint Harrod
1960
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Al / Sam / Fred
- Little Man- Ten Feet Tall (1963) - Al
- The Dark Gate (1961) - Sam
- The Avenger (1960) - Fred
1963
The Dakotas (TV Series) as
Start Barton
- Sanctuary at Crystal Springs (1963) - Start Barton
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Vince Cates
- Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans (1963) - Vince Cates
1963
Sam Benedict (TV Series) as
Sheriff Conway
- Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963) - Sheriff Conway
1959
Laramie (TV Series) as
Benson / Tip / Pike / ...
- The Violent Ones (1963) - Benson
- Vengeance (1963) - Tip
- The Jailbreakers (1961) - Pike
- Ladies' Day (1961) - Ernie
- Trigger Point (1961) - Link
- Killers' Odds (1961) - Rip
- Ride the Wild Wind (1960) - Dallas
- Death Wind (1960) - Troy Tollard
- The Iron Captain (1959) - Dusty
- The Star Trail (1959) - Deputy Sheriff Grat
1962
Ripcord (TV Series) as
Skinner
- The Silver Cord (1962) - Skinner
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird as
Bob Ewell
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Otie
- West (1962) - Otie
1962
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Sam Hall
- The Quick and the Deadly (1962) - Sam Hall
1962
Pressure Point as
Father (uncredited)
1962
Empire (TV Series) as
Dusty Rhodes
- A Place to Put a Life (1962) - Dusty Rhodes
1962
Bronco (TV Series) as
Steve Jarrett
- Destinies West (1962) - Steve Jarrett
1962
Frontier Circus (TV Series) as
Hobie
- Stopover in Paradise (1962) - Hobie
1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Luther King
- Just Before the Battle (1961) - Luther King (uncredited)
1960
Lawman (TV Series) as
Ed Hill / Ed Randolph / Harry Carmody
- The Break-In (1961) - Ed Hill / Ed Randolph
- Dilemma (1960) - Harry Carmody
1961
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Adam Roundtree
- No Amnesty for Death (1961) - Adam Roundtree
1960
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Juror Homer / Cordilene
- The Last Judgment (1961) - Juror Homer
- The Sanctuary (1960) - Cordilene
1957
Maverick (TV Series) as
Wooster / Deputy #1 / Whitey Blandon
- Maverick at Law (1961) - Wooster
- Prey of the Cat (1958) - Deputy #1
- The Long Hunt (1957) - Whitey Blandon
1960
The Westerner (TV Series) as
Frank Ritchie
- School Days (1960) - Frank Ritchie
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Stanley J. Piper / Frank Anderson / Peter Handsell
- The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker (1960) - Stanley J. Piper
- The Case of the Pint-Sized Client (1958) - Frank Anderson
- The Case of the Vagabond Vixen (1957) - Peter Handsell
1960
Coronado 9 (TV Series) as
Will Piper
- The Spinster of Nob Hill (1960) - Will Piper
1959
The Texan (TV Series) as
Mike Blake / Crockett Blackston
- The Invisible Noose (1960) - Mike Blake
- Rough Track to Payday (1959)
- No Place to Stop (1959) - Crockett Blackston
1960
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Harry Pauley
- The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) - Harry Pauley
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Nicky Flanagan
- The White Slavers (1960) - Nicky Flanagan
1960
Overland Trail (TV Series) as
Wade
- Westbound Stage (1960) - Wade (uncredited)
1960
The Rifleman (TV Series) as
Johnny Denver
- The Grasshopper (1960) - Johnny Denver
1960
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) as
Blaine
- Show Wagon (1960) - Blaine (uncredited)
1957
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Waco / Lem Hooker / Frank Lomax / ...
- The Man in the Middle (1960) - Waco (as Jim Anderson)
- Ride a Lonely Trail (1957) - Lem Hooker
- Backtrail (1957) - Frank Lomax
- No Man Living (1957) - Tatum
1959
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Detective / Cement Worker
- Dennis and the Rare Coin (1960) - Detective (uncredited)
- Dennis and the Signpost (1959) - Cement Worker (uncredited)
1958
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Amos Briggs / Rustler Turning Himself In
- The Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning (1960) - Amos Briggs
- The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960) - Amos Briggs
- Four Down and Five Lives to Go (1958) - Rustler Turning Himself In (uncredited)
1959
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) as
Ike Cobb
- Premature Obituary (1959) - Ike Cobb
1959
Men Into Space (TV Series) as
Reporter
- Moon Probe (1959) - Reporter
1959
The Deputy (TV Series) as
Marco
- Badge for a Day (1959) - Marco (uncredited)
1959
Tightrope (TV Series) as
Blaster
- Getaway Day (1959) - Blaster
1959
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Bartender
- The Jackass (1959) - Bartender
1957
Colt .45 (TV Series) as
Shift Wilson / Harper / Jeff Lanier
- Don't Tell Joe (1959) - Shift Wilson
- The Magic Box (1959) - Harper
- Young Gun (1957) - Jeff Lanier
1959
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Trig
- Three Men in a Vault (1959) - Trig
1959
Lassie (TV Series) as
Case Woods
- Rock Hound (1959) - Case Woods
1959
The Californians (TV Series) as
Piute
- Stampede at Misery Flats (1959) - Piute
1959
Yancy Derringer (TV Series) as
Fitch
- The Louisiana Dude (1959) - Fitch
1959
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) as
Confederate Captain
- Corporal Hardy (1959) - Confederate Captain
1959
Northwest Passage (TV Series) as
Evans
- The Witch (1959) - Evans (uncredited)
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
- Happy Hill (1959)
1959
Sea Hunt (TV Series) as
Inspector
- Operation Greenback (1959) - Inspector
1958
The Gray Ghost (TV Series) as
Blake
- Greenback Raid (1958) - Blake
1958
Cimarron City (TV Series) as
Stump
- The Blood Line (1958) - Stump
1958
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) as
Ben Pierce
- Hostage (1958) - Ben Pierce
1958
I Married a Monster from Outer Space as
Weldon
1958
As Young as We Are as
Barney (uncredited)
1958
Jefferson Drum (TV Series) as
Ritter
- The Post (1958) - Ritter
1955
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
John Alvin / Gus Montana
- Reward (1958) - John Alvin
- Phony Insurance (1955) - Gus Montana
1958
The Thing That Couldn't Die as
Boyd Abercrombie
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series) as
Bill Coughan / Express Robber
- The Gold Star (1958) - Bill Coughan
- Man and Boy (1957) - Express Robber (uncredited)
1958
Target (TV Series)
- Bandit's Cave (1958)
1957
Official Detective (TV Series) as
Smith
- Take Him Alive (1957) - Smith
1957
Casey Jones (TV Series) as
Hackley
- Lost Train (1957) - Hackley
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Deputy George Harper / Deputy Harper
- Night of Terror (1957) - Deputy George Harper
- The Sniper (1957) - Deputy Harper
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Lance Connors
- Law in Lampasas (1957) - Lance Connors (uncredited)
1957
Climax! (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- Payment for Judas (1957) - Sheriff
1957
You Are There (TV Series) as
Bill Powers
- The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892) (1957) - Bill Powers
1957
The Big Land as
Bob Cole
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Joe Lynn
- Mountain Flight (1957) - Joe Lynn
1957
Navy Log (TV Series)
- Buzz Boy (1957)
1956
Crusader (TV Series) as
Dr. George Stern
- The Cop Killer (1956) - Dr. George Stern
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Joe
- The Shadow (1956) - Joe (uncredited)
1956
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Taylor
- White Eagle (1956) - Taylor
1956
Running Target as
Strothers
1956
Friendly Persuasion as
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
1956
Tension at Table Rock as
Lerner (uncredited)
1956
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Will Mullen / Burton
- Double Partners (1956) - Will Mullen
- The Wise One (1956) - Burton
1956
The Rawhide Years as
Deputy Wade
1956
The Rack as
Skinny (uncredited)
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Tom Lincoln
- The Stepmother (1956) - Tom Lincoln
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Eric Vincent
- The Eric Vincent Story (1956) - Eric Vincent
1956
Fury at Gunsight Pass as
O'Neil
1956
My Friend Flicka (TV Series) as
Chris Wallace
- Wind from Heaven (1956) - Chris Wallace
1956
Inside Detroit as
Reller (uncredited)
1956
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as
Seaman
- In the Eye of the Hurricane (1956) - Seaman
1955
At Gunpoint as
Barlow (uncredited)
1953
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) as
Iceberg Ike / Curly / Jack Hanley / ...
- Ambush (1955) - Iceberg Ike
- Choctaw Justice (1955) - Curly
- Caution of Curley Thompson (1954) - Jack Hanley
- Gold Strike (1954) - Henchman Hank
- The Census Taker (1953) - Floyd (as Kyle James)
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Saunders
- The Star Witness (1955) - Saunders
1954
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Charles Crown
- All That Glitters (1955) - Charles Crown
- The Last Thirty Minutes (1954) - (as James Kyle)
1955
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- Day of the Trial (1955)
1955
The Marauders as
Louis Ferber
1955
An Annapolis Story as
Instructor (uncredited)
1955
Seven Angry Men as
Henry Thompson
1955
Medic (TV Series) as
Dr. Barth
- Break Through the Bars (1955) - Dr. Barth
1954
Dragnet (TV Series) as
Daniel Miller / Harold Young
- The Big Screen (1955) - (as Jim Anderson)
- The Big Hit-Run Killer (1954) - Daniel Miller (as Kyle James)
- The Big Chance (1954) - (as Jim Anderson)
- The Big Trunk (1954) - Harold Young (as Jim Anderson)
1955
The Violent Men as
Hank Purdue (uncredited)
1954
The Bamboo Prison as
Progressive (uncredited)
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Thief
- Warehouse Incident (1954) - Thief
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Buck Snyder
- Midnight Haul (1954) - Buck Snyder
1954
They Rode West as
Wounded Trooper (uncredited)
1954
Private Hell 36 as
Patrolman in Locker Room (uncredited)
1954
Dragnet as
Fred Kemp (uncredited)
1954
Pushover as
Beery--Mechanic (uncredited)
1953
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- Out of Darkness (1954)
- What Happened at Three Oaks (1953)
1954
Drums Across the River as
Jed Walker
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Harry Banning / Martie Reagan / Wells Jackman
- The Mexico Story - Harry Banning
- The Italian Story - Martie Reagan (as Jim Anderson)
- The Hunt - Wells Jackman (uncredited)
1954
Stories of the Century (TV Series) as
Henchman Pete
- Sam Bass (1954) - Henchman Pete (credit only)
1954
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Sheriff Ray Barnett
- 3-7-77 (1954) - Sheriff Ray Barnett
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11 as
Guard Acton
1953
Flight to Tangier as
Dullah
1953
Donovan's Brain as
Chief Tuttle (as Kyle James)
1953
China Venture as
Cpl. Walters (uncredited)
1953
Arrowhead as
Jerry August (as Kyle James)
1953
The Great Jesse James Raid as
Johnny Dorette
1953
Boston Blackie (TV Series) as
Gilian
- Hired Hand (1953) - Gilian (as Kyle James)
1952
Ruby Gentry as
Jewel Corey
1952
The Star as
Bailey - Actor playing Jed Garfield in The Fatal Winter (uncredited)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series)
- Some Day They'll Give Us Guns (1952) - (as Kyle James)
1952
Hellgate as
Vern Brechene (as Kyle James)
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek as
Rat Face Blake (as Kyle James)
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal as
Chauffeur (uncredited)
1952
The Last Musketeer as
Russ Tasker
1952
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) as
Paul Winslow / Deputy Bert Halsey
- The Ruthless Renegade (1952) - Paul Winslow
- The Lawless Press (1952) - Deputy Bert Halsey
1951
The Blue Veil as
Jim Tappan (uncredited)
1951
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Don Stephens
- The Case of the Perpetual Pellet (1951) - Don Stephens
1951
Along the Great Divide as
Dan Roden
1951
Five as
Eric
1950
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Close Shave (1951)
- Hottest Day of the Year (1951)
- Hired Girl (1950)
1950
Speak No Evil (Short) as
Don
1950
Hunt the Man Down as
Richard Kincaid
1950
The Fireball as
Strong Arm Man (uncredited)
1950
Johnny One-Eye as
Apartment House Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1949
The Great Sinner as
Nervous Young Gambler (uncredited)
1949
Bride of Vengeance as
Guard (uncredited)
1945
Mildred Pierce as
Diner Customer (uncredited)
1942
Reap the Wild Wind as
Callboy in Café (uncredited)
1941
Dive Bomber as
Pilot (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York as
Eb (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2008
Strictly Courtroom (TV Movie documentary) as
Robert E. Lee 'Bob' Ewell (uncredited)
1992
Legends of the West (Documentary) as
Actor in 'Little Big Man' (uncredited)
1970
Arthur Penn: The Director (Documentary short) as
Sergeant
1966
El magnifico extranjero as
Morse
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