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Clifton James

Highest Rated: 100% Experiment in Terror (1962)

Lowest Rated: 15% The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Birthday: May 29, 1921

Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, USA

It's uncommon that someone can say that he worked with more than one of the actors that portrayed James Bond in film, but Clifton James is one of the few who can make such a claim. James began acting during the 1950s in small roles on such programs as "The Phil Silvers Show," "Decoy," and "Naked City." He continued landing bit parts in television ("Gunsmoke") as well as motion pictures ("Cool Hand Luke") throughout the 1960s. During the 1970s James built a two-part association with the James Bond film franchise; he portrayed the humorous Sheriff J.W. Pepper in "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), appearing alongside Roger Moore. James would continue to secure roles in such popular films as "Silver Streak" and "Superman II," before appearing in the hit 1987 film "The Untouchables," which featured original Bond actor Sean Connery. James continued to add to his acting resume in the ensuing decade, but by the early 21st century, he was landing roles much more infrequently.

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Highest rated movies

100% 79% Experiment in Terror
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100% 95% Cool Hand Luke
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93% 75% Will Penny
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92% 74% The Iceman Cometh
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91% 83% Lone Star
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87% 79% Eight Men Out
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87% 87% The Last Detail
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85% 79% David and Lisa
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83% 76% Superman II
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83% 49% The Reivers
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 87% Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Sheriff (Character) - 2006
23% 13% Raising Flagg Ed McIvor (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Interstate 84 Buddy (Character) - 2000
91% 83% Lone Star Mayor Hollis Pogue (Character) $13.1M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Summer of Ben Tyler Chief Sam Thompkins (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 83% The Vernon Johns Story Judge Blake (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 67% Carolina Skeletons Dexter Cody (Character) - 1991
15% 26% The Bonfire of the Vanities Albert Fox (Character) - 1990
87% 79% Eight Men Out Charles 'Commie' Comiskey (Character) $4.3M 1988
No Score Yet 81% Kidco Orville Peterjohn (Character) - 1984
83% 76% Superman II Sheriff (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Freedom Riders Jimmy Eakin (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Undercover With the KKK Jimmy Eakin (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Undercover Years With the KKK Jimmy Eakin (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Ladies of the Night Comfort (Character) - 1977
50% 40% The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Sy Orlansky (Character) - 1977
76% 71% Silver Streak Sheriff Chauncey (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 50% The Deadly Tower Captain Fred Ambrose (Character) - 1975
73% 40% Rancho Deluxe John Brown (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Friendly Persuasion Sam Jordan (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Runaway Barge Sooey (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Hong Kong With Love Bill (Character) - 1975
40% 55% The Man With the Golden Gun J.W. Pepper (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 28% Bank Shot Streiger (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 91% Buster and Billie Jake (Character) - 1974
50% 62% Kid Blue Mr. Hendricks (Character) - 1973
92% 74% The Iceman Cometh Pat McGloin (Character) - 1973
87% 87% The Last Detail M.A.A. (Character) - 1973
67% 64% Live and Let Die Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 12% The Werewolf of Washington Attorney General (Character) - 1973
60% 62% The New Centurions Whitey (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 48% The Biscuit Eater Mr. Eben (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 57% ... Tick... Tick... Tick... D.J. Rankin (Character) - 1970
83% 49% The Reivers Butch Lovemaiden (Character) - 1969
93% 75% Will Penny Catron (Character) - 1968
100% 95% Cool Hand Luke Carr (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Caper of the Golden Bulls Philippe (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 64% The Happening O'Reilly (Character) - 1967
80% 72% The Chase Lem Brewster (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 40% Invitation to a Gunfighter Tuttle (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 81% Black Like Me Eli Carr (Character) - 1964
100% 79% Experiment in Terror Capt. Moreno (Character) - 1962
85% 79% David and Lisa John (Character) - 1962
50% 42% Something Wild Detective Bogart (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Mile Harris (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 59% I Was Monty's Double Unknown (Character) - 1959

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Dallas Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Ray Dressler (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet 64% Highway to Heaven Nick Claybourne (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet 71% The A-Team Warden Beale (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1979 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fall Guy Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dukes of Hazzard Sheriff Lester Crabb (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Six Million Dollar Man Walter 'Shadetree' Burns (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1968 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Teek (Guest Star) 1958 1965-1966 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Barney Ford, Police Chief (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet East Side/West Side Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cain's Hundred Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1958