Anthony James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7846

Gender

Male

Birthday

22-Jul-1942

Age

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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Anthony James

Biography

Anthony James (born James Anthony; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020) was an American character actor who specialized in playing villains in films and television, many of them Westerns.


Credits

Slow Burn Slow Burn (1989) Character: Renzetti
A veteran cop is after a Mafia hitman, who killed his partner. Unbeknownst to him, a rookie cop has gone undercover to also catch the hitman, who murdered his parents. In order to get close to the hitman, the rookie has cozied up to the hitman's boss, who is in the middle of a gang war with a rival Chinese mob.
Ransom for Alice! Ransom for Alice! (1977) Character: James
In 1890s Seattle, a deputy marshal and his female partner set out to bust up a ring that kidnaps teenage girls and sells them into prostitution.
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982) Character: Scree
The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con artists, take up with a ragtag circus, help a freed slave buy his sister's freedom, and then see a dastardly villain get her.
The Culpepper Cattle Co. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) Character: Nathaniel
Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986) Character: The Bad Guys
George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines included are "Losing Things," "Charities," "Sports," "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings," and "A Moment of Silence." Also included is a short film entitled "The Envelope" co-starring Vic Tayback.
Victory at Entebbe Victory at Entebbe (1976) Character: Gamal Fahmy
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.
Mortuary Academy Mortuary Academy (1988) Character: Abbott Smith
"Police Academy" clone, about some nerds who inherit an academy for morticians, which is run by a corrupt closet necropheliac. Of course, the most incompetent students possible are accepted, so that the academy will fail, and all sorts of wacky hijinks ensue.
World Gone Wild World Gone Wild (1987) Character: Ten Watt
In the nuclear ravaged wasteland of Earth 2087 water is as precious as life itself. The isolated Lost Wells outpost survived the holocaust and the inhabitants guard the source of their existence. Now an evil cult of renegades want control of their valuable water supply. And the villagers are no match for such brute military force. Only one man can help the stricken community - a mercenary living in a distance cannibal city. But even he, and his strange henchmen, may not be able to survive in the world gone wild.
Blue Thunder Blue Thunder (1983) Character: Grundelius
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
The Teacher The Teacher (1974) Character: Ralph Gordon
18-year-old Sean's first summer after completing high school is much spent with 28-year-old teacher Diane, who's husband is too often motorcycle-racing instead of with her. Wacko Ralph also has "the hots" for Diane; and it doesn't help that Sean was with Ralph's younger brother, Lou, when Lou died
The Fifth Floor The Fifth Floor (1978) Character: Derrick
A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!
Das Verrätertor Das Verrätertor (1964) Character: John
A wealthy businessman schemes to steal the valuable Crown Jewels from the heavily guarded Tower of London, but many tricky factors await, including a doppelgänger and a vessel escape on the Thames.
Lady Mobster Lady Mobster (1988) Character: Fowler
Television account of a young woman who becomes her mobster godfather's staunchest defender.
Ravagers Ravagers (1979) Character: Ravager Leader
In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.
Return from Witch Mountain Return from Witch Mountain (1978) Character: Sickle
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
Hearts of the West Hearts of the West (1975) Character: Lean Crook
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) Character: Hector Savage
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Nightmares Nightmares (1983) Character: Store Clerk (segment "Terror In Topanga")
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
Sam Whiskey Sam Whiskey (1969) Character: Cousin Leroy
A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.
Texas Detour Texas Detour (1978) Character: Beau Hunter
A trip across the United States takes a wrong turn when three California teenagers have their van stolen. Stranded in a backwoods town with the sheriff refusing to help, the trio decide to settle scores while getting justice.
Unforgiven Unforgiven (1992) Character: Skinny Dubois
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
… tick… tick… tick… … tick… tick… tick… (1970) Character: H.C. Tolbert
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
Vanishing Point Vanishing Point (1971) Character: First Male Hitchhiker
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Wacko Wacko (1982) Character: Zeke
Thirteen years after the "Lawnmower Killer" killed her sister, high school student Mary Graves and obsessed detective Dick Harbinger are on the lookout for the killer to reappear during the annual Halloween Pumpkin Prom.
Burnt Offerings Burnt Offerings (1976) Character: The Chauffeur
A couple and their twelve-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer where things aren’t quite what they seem. Every time someone gets hurt on the grounds, the beat-up house seems to repair itself…
High Plains Drifter High Plains Drifter (1973) Character: Cole Carlin
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Prescription: Murder Prescription: Murder (1968) Character: Tommy
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night (1967) Character: Ralph
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Poison - Greatest Videos Hits Poison - Greatest Videos Hits (2001) Character: Sleazy Business Manager in Fallen Angel Music Video
Poison Greatest Video Hits is the fifth DVD/video from the rock band Poison, released in 2001. The DVD was released following the Poison album Power to the People and features every Poison music video up to this point including the latest video, the album titled track "Power to the People" . Every Poison album featured music videos up to this point except for the album Crack a Smile...and More!. The DVD consists of the first two Poison video releases "Sight for Sore Ears" and "Flesh, Blood, & Videotape" (which have not been released on DVD) and also features behind the scenes footage, in depth interviews, various clips and music videos from 'Swallow This Live', 'Native Tongue' and 'Power to the People' albums. The DVD received US Gold certification in 2003.



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