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