James Anderson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-07-13 (48 years old)

Deathday

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 hi...

Acting

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

as Guard Acton

1952

The Duel at Silver Creek

as Rat Face Blake (as Kyle James)

1953

Donovan's Brain

as Chief Tuttle

1953

Arrowhead

as Jerry August

1950

Hunt the Man Down

as Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson

1958

The Thing That Couldn't Die

as Boyd Abercrombie

1951

Five

as Eric

1952

Ruby Gentry

as Lucien/Jewel Corey

1952

Hellgate

as Vern Brechene

1957

The Big Land

as Bob Cole (uncredited)

1958

1962

1992

Legends of the West

as Sergeant in 'Little Big Man'

1955

The Marauders

as Louis Ferber

1956

Running Target

as Ora L. Strothers

1954

Dragnet

as Fred Kemp

1955

An Annapolis Story

as Instructor (uncredited)

1956

Friendly Persuasion

as Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)

1950

1970

Little Big Man

as Sergeant

1969

Take the Money and Run

as Chain Gang Warden

1953

1952

The Last Musketeer

as Russ Tasker

1941

Sergeant York

as Eb (uncredited)

1951

1962

1956

The Rawhide Years

as Deputy Wade

1955

Seven Angry Men

as Henry Thompson

1956

Tension at Table Rock

as Lerner (uncredited)

1949

The Great Sinner

as Nervous Young Gambler (uncredited)

1951

The Blue Veil

as Jim Tappan (Uncredited)

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

1954

Pushover

as Beery the Mechanic (uncredited)

1954

Private Hell 36

as Patrolman in Locker Room (uncredited)

1953

China Venture

as Cpl. Walters (uncredited)

1954

1956

The Rack

as Skinny

1950

The Fireball

as Strong Arm Man (uncredited)

1949

Whisky Galore!

as Old Hector

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