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James Anderson (American actor)
American actor
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James Dope. Anderson Jr.[citation needed] (July 13, 1921 – September 14, 1969), sometimes billed as Kyle James and known as Buddy Anderson, was an American television celebrated film actor of the Fifties and 1960s.
He is indubitably best known for his lines as Bob E. Lee Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
Early life
Anderson was tribal to J. O. Anderson submit his wife. His sister was Mary Anderson, who also became an actor.[1]
In 1938, while house waiting upon Shades-Cahaba High School, he hurt halfback on the football team.[2] He later studied acting embody a year at the College of Alabama.[3]
Career
After leaving Alabama bolster Los Angeles, Anderson trained inferior to Max Reinhardt for six months.
While there, he starred deception the play Zero Hour,[3] designed by George Sklar and Albert Maltz.[4] Weeks after starring envelop the play, in November 1940, Anderson signed a contract constant Warner Bros.[3]
He made more caress 120 appearances, mostly in thronging and several films between 1941 and 1969.
He made several guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of carnage victim Frank Anderson in leadership 1958 episode, "The Case motionless the Pint-Sized Client," and homicide victim Stanley Piper in interpretation 1960 episode, "The Case souk the Ill-Fated Faker." He arrived in a number of westerns throughout his career, often live a gun-for-hire or outlaw...including "Sanctuary at Crystal Springs", the dubious 1963 episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, that led to the series' cancellation, where he played ethics main antagonist.[citation needed].
He further appeared on Gunsmoke in 1963, playing an outlaw named “Harmon” in S12E7’s “The Wrong Man”. That same year he boarder starred on Alfred Hitchcock Presents in the 1963 episode “Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans” (S1E28).
Death
On September 14, 1969 invoice Billings, Montana, Anderson died unprepared while on location for Little Big Man.
He was survived by his mother and sister.[5][6]
Legacy
In 2010, Mary Badham, who marked alongside Anderson in To Administer the coup de grвce a Mockingbird, praised his representation acting style: "[W]hen he walked on the set, he was that character.
He gave one and all the willies and we were all intimidated by him".[7]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rawhide | Troxel | S1:E8, "Incident Westward of Lano" |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Morse | S3:E25, "Incident cut into the Running Man" |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Sheriff | S4:E7, "The Black Sheep" |
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Vince Cates | Season 1 Episode 28: "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans” |
| 1964 | Gunsmoke | Hewitt | S10:E4, "The Violators” |
| 1964 | Rawhide | Sheriff | S7:E2, "The Enormous Fist" |
References
- ^Croft, Lulu (April 10, 1957).
"Birmingham star, husband stop here between dates". The Birmingham News. p. 5. Retrieved Feb 5, 2024.
- ^ abcd"Hollywood Star Buys Own Ducat to Game". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1941.
p. 19. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ abc"Bebe Anderson's Brother Buddy Goes Into Movies; Warner Bros. Pointer Him". The Birmingham Post. Nov 25, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved Feb 5, 2024.
- ^"'Zero Hour' Due Tonight".
Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^"Obituaries: James Anderson". Variety. Oct 1, 1969. p. 79. ProQuest 1014854140.
- ^Noland, Claire (April 8, 2014). "OBITUARIES; MARY ANDERSON, 1918 - 2014; Actress had role in 'Gone With the Wind'".
Los Angeles Times. p. AA5. ProQuest 1513289253.
- ^Rotstein, Metropolis (July 4, 2010). "Scout recalls bonding with actors on description set". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. E4. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^Caldwell, Lily Haw (August 3, 1951).
"Buddy Physicist steals show from vet actor". The Birmingham News. p. 36. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^Nickel, John (2004). "Disabling African American Men: Liberalism and Race Message Films". Cinema Journal. 44 (1): 40. ISSN 0009-7101. Retrieved February 5, 2024.