Clifton James
Clifton James (born May 29, 1920 in Spokane , Washington , † April 15, 2017 in Gladstone , Oregon ) was an American actor . His best-known role was that of sheriff J. W. Nepomuk Pepper in the James Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun .
Life
Clifton James was born in 1920 and grew up in Portland . During World War II he served in the South Pacific and was honored with several awards including the Silver Star , the Bronze Star Medal , the Purple Heart and six Service Stars .
James got his first roles on television in the early 1950s. He also appeared at screenings on Broadway .
James achieved a high degree of popularity in 1973 with the James Bond film James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die , in which he portrayed the sheriff Pepper, a backwoods police officer, in a heavily caricatured way. The Pepper figure was so popular that the producers used it again the following year in James Bond 007 - The Man with the Golden Gun . James played an almost identical role in 1976 in the comedic thriller Trans-America-Express , where he was seen as Sheriff Chauncey. James worked in the film business until his death.
In addition to his film career, James had guest appearances in a variety of well-known series, including Bonanza , Smoking Guns , A Duke Seldom Comes Alone , Dallas, and The A-Team . James was in front of the camera for 53 years and died on April 15, 2017 at the age of 96.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: Die Like a Man (The Strange One)
- 1959: The Last Mile
- 1961: Something Wild
- 1962: The Last Train (Experiment in Terror)
- 1962: David and Lisa (David and Lisa)
- 1964: Meeting point for two pistols (Invitation to a Gunfighter)
- 1966: A Man Is Chased (The Chase)
- 1967: The Happening
- 1967: The Caper of the Golden Bulls
- 1967: The Indomitable (Cool Hand Luke)
- 1968: The Daring One (Will Penny)
- 1969: The Rogue (The Reivers)
- 1970: ... tick ... tick ... tick ...
- 1970: machinations (WUSA)
- 1972: The Biscuit Eater
- 1972: Los Angeles East Police Station (The New Centurions)
- 1973: Kid Blue
- 1973: The Iceman Cometh
- 1973: The Last Detail (The Last Detail)
- 1973: The Werewolf of Washington (The Werewolf of Washington)
- 1973: James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die)
- 1973: Mass murder in San Francisco (The Laughing Policeman)
- 1974: Let's steal the whole bank (The Bank Shot)
- 1974: James Bond 007 - The Man With the Golden Gun
- 1974: 18 hours to eternity (Juggernaut)
- 1975: Beautiful kisses from the Far East (Bons baisers de Hong Kong)
- 1975: The Deadly Tower (The Deadly Tower)
- 1975: Rancho Deluxe
- 1976: Trans-America-Express (Silver Streak)
- 1977: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
- 1979: Hard but warm (pilot film)
- 1980: The Treasure of Caboblanco (Caboblanco)
- 1980: Superman II - Alone Against All (Superman II)
- 1987: The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
- 1988: Eight Men Out (Eight Men Out)
- 1990: Bonfire of the Vanities (The Bonfire of the Vanities)
- 1996: Lone Star
- 1996: Ben Tyler - The Summer of Ben Tyler
- 2000: Interstate 84
- 2002: Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State (Sunshine State)
- 2006: Raising Flag
Web links
- Clifton James in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Clifton James in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lawrence Yee: Clifton James, Sheriff in James Bond Films, Dies at 96. In: Variety.com. April 15, 2017, accessed April 15, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | James, Clifton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spokane , Washington , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2017 |
| Place of death | Gladstone , Oregon , United States |