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James Todd

Highest Rated: 92% Titanic (1953)

Lowest Rated: 40% The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Birthday: Jul 8, 1908

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

James Todd was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Todd's earliest roles were in film, including "Charlie Chan's Chance" (1932) with Warner Oland, "Flying Tigers" (1942) and the crime feature "The Velvet Touch" (1948) with Rosalind Russell. He also appeared in the comedy "The Luck of the Irish" (1948) with Tyrone Power, "The Lone Wolf and His Lady" (1949) and the dramedy "The Gal Who Took the West" (1949) with Yvonne De Carlo. He kept working in film throughout the fifties, starring in "Francis" (1950), the Diana Lynn comedy "Peggy" (1950) and "Torch Song" (1953) with Joan Crawford. He also appeared in "Titanic" (1953). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the Jean Simmons musical comedy "This Could Be the Night" (1957), the Jean Simmons drama "Until They Sail" (1957) and the crime flick "High School Confidential" (1958) with Russ Tamblyn. He also appeared in the Yul Brynner adventure "The Buccaneer" (1958). Todd was most recently credited in "The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards" (MTV, 1999-2000). Todd passed away in February 1968 at the age of 60.

Highest rated movies

92% 66% Titanic
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86% 86% Somebody Up There Likes Me
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73% 50% The Bigamist
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40% 56% The Wings of Eagles
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54% The Luck of the Irish
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14% Trapped
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67% Francis
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44% Torch Song
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50% Fighting Man of the Plains
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66% The Buccaneer
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet 66% The Buccaneer Mr. Whipple (Character) - 1958
40% 56% The Wings of Eagles Jack Travis (Character) - 1957
86% 86% Somebody Up There Likes Me Colonel at Court Martial (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 44% Torch Song Philip Norton (Character) - 1953
92% 66% Titanic Sandy Comstock (Character) - 1953
73% 50% The Bigamist Carl Forbes (uncredited) (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 44% Malaya Carson (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 14% Trapped Jack Sylvester (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 67% Francis Col. Saunders (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 50% Fighting Man of the Plains Paul Hobson (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Wolf and His Lady Tanner (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 54% The Luck of the Irish Bill Clark (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 68% The Velvet Touch George Tesman (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 67% For the Love of Mary Justice Van Sloan (Character) - 1948

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Behind Closed Doors Unknown (Character) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Knows Best Unknown (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Warren Hunter (Guest Star) 1953 1955