Clifton James
American actor (1920-2017) · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1921 to 2017 · aged 95
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...
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Superman II: The Richard Donner CutFilm, Sheriff1996
Lone StarFilm, Hollis Pogue1989
She-DevilFilm, Bob's Father (uncredited)1988
MonstersSeries, Inspector1987
The UntouchablesFilm, District Attorney (uncredited)1986
Where are the Children?Film, Chief Coffin1983
The A-TeamSeries, Warden Beale1980
TexasSeries, Striker Bellman #2
CaboblancoFilm, 1980Lorrimer1978
DallasSeries, Duke Carlisle1976
Silver StreakFilm, Sheriff Chauncey1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Walter 'Shadetree' Burns
Buster and BillieFilm, 1974Jake1972
The Biscuit EaterFilm, Mr. Eben1969
The ReiversFilm, Butch Lovemaiden1967
Cool Hand LukeFilm, Carr1964
Another WorldSeries
Invitation to a GunfighterFilm, 1964Tuttle1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries
Something WildFilm, 1961Detective Bogart1959
BonanzaSeries, Mr. Quarry1957
DecoySeries, Patrolman Raymond
The Strange OneFilm, 1957Colonel Ramey1947
Kraft Television TheatreSeries, Jack Haines1921Born29 May 1921People around Clifton
Richard Lester Directed Superman II and Juggernaut
Stuart Rosenberg Directed Cool Hand Luke and WUSA
John Sayles Directed Eight Men Out and Lone Star
Brian De Palma Directed The Untouchables (1987)
Ned Beatty Also in Superman II and The Deadly Tower
Richard Donner Directed Superman II (1981)
Guy Hamilton Directed Live and Let Die (1973)
Lois Maxwell Also in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Live and Let Die (1973)
Bernard Lee Also in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)- Frank Perry Directed David and Lisa and Rancho Deluxe
Harry Saltzman Produced Live and Let Die (1973)
Tom Mankiewicz Wrote The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Vincent McEveety Directed Dallas and The Biscuit Eater
Jerry Jameson Directed Dallas and The Deadly Tower
Pierre Spengler Produced Superman II (1981)
George C. Scott Also in Bank Shot and The New Centurions
Fredric March Also in ...tick...tick...tick... (1970)
Diane Ladd Also in The Reivers, WUSA and Something Wild
Wayne Rogers Also in Cool Hand Luke, City of Angels and WUSA
Ralph Nelson Directed ...tick...tick...tick... (1970)
Sorrell Booke Also in Bank Shot and The Iceman Cometh
Gower Champion Directed Bank Shot (1976)
Ken Thorne Wrote Superman II and Juggernaut
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The Untouchables 1987
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 2006
David and Lisa 1962
The Chase 1966
Also in Deutsch
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Television 24
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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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James TolkanAlso in The Werewolf of Washington (1973)
Pamela Sue MartinAlso in Buster and Billie (1974)Lane SmithAlso in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
Blake EdwardsAlso in Experiment in Terror (1962)
David TomlinsonAlso in From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
Ray WalstonAlso in Silver Streak (1976)