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James Anderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1921-07-13

Day of Death

1969-09-14

Place of Birth

Wetumpka, Alabama, USA

James Anderson

Biography

James Ottie Anderson, Jr. (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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (43)

⭐ 0 Role: Sergeant in 'Little Big Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legends of the West

1992
⭐ 7.4 Role: Sergeant

Little Big Man

1970
⭐ 7.0 Role: Preacher

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970
⭐ 7.1 Role: Chain Gang Warden

Take the Money and Run

1969
⭐ 7.0 Role: Morse

The Magnificent Stranger

1966
⭐ 8.0 Role: Bob Ewell

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962
⭐ 6.5 Role: Father

Pressure Point

1962
⭐ 6.0 Role: Weldon

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

1958
No Image
⭐ 7.5 Role: Barney

As Young As We Are

1958
⭐ 5.2 Role: Boyd Abercrombie

The Thing That Couldn't Die

1958
⭐ 6.5 Role: Bob Cole (uncredited)

The Big Land

1957
⭐ 6.6 Role: Skinny

The Rack

1956
⭐ 6.3 Role: Ora L. Strothers

Running Target

1956
⭐ 6.7 Role: Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

1956
⭐ 6.2 Role: Lerner (uncredited)

Tension at Table Rock

1956