Name James Craven | Role American actor | |
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Died June 29, 1955, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Captain Midnight, Flying Disc Man from Mars, The Purple Monster Strikes, White Eagle, Million Dollar Weekend Similar People James W Horne, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Jean Negulesco, Gene Raymond, Edwin L Marin | ||
James Craven (born October 2, 1892 – June 29, 1955) was an American actor. He played a wide variety of roles and has a minimum of 98 film and television credits including the TV show The Adventures of Kit Carson, as well as the classic motion picture, Johnny Belinda, and the popular movie serials, The Green Archer, Captain Midnight and King of the Rocket Men. In his book, Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on Cliffhangers author William C. Cline described Craven's screen presence and characterisations in this fashion: "Suave, sophisticated and crafty, James Craven worked both sides of the street in cliffhangers. As a distinguished looking man -- supposedly a gentleman -- he gained the confidence of the good guys while working against them at every turn...Starting with The Green Archer for Columbia Pictures in 1940, Craven schemed his way through seven serials including, White Eagle (1941), Captain Midnight (1942) at Columbia, The Purple Monster Strikes (1945), Federal Agents vs. Underworld Inc. (1948), King of the Rocket Men (1949), and Flying Disc Man from Mars(1950) at Republic Pictures."
Craven's films include Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941), Little Joe, the Wrangler (1941), Today I Hang 1942), Days of Buffalo Bill (1946), Murder in the Music Hall (1946), Million Dollar Weekend (1948), Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951), and East of Sumatra (1953)
Craven was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died at age 62 in Los Angeles, California.