James Anderson (American actor)

James Anderson
Anderson (right) with Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Born	(1921-07-13)July 13, 1921 Wetumpka, Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1969(1969-09-14) (aged 48) Billings, Montana, U.S
Resting place	Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1969
Family	Mary Anderson (sister)

James Anderson (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 Bob E. Lee Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

Career

He made more than 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 his career, often playing a gun-for-hire or outlaw...including "Sanctuary at Crystal Springs", the controversial 1963 episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, that led to the series'cancellation, where he played the main antagonist.

Personal life

His actress sister, Mary Anderson, died in 2014 at the age of 96. They appeared in one film together, 1951's Hunt the Man Down.

Death

He died of a heart attack at the age of 48. His final two films — The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1969) and Little Big Man (1970) — were released posthumously.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1941	Sergeant York	Eb	Uncredited
	Dive Bomber	Pilot	Uncredited
1942	Reap the Wild Wind	Callboy in Café	Uncredited
1945	Mildred Pierce	Diner Customer	Uncredited
1949	Bride of Vengeance	Guard	Uncredited
	The Great Sinner	Nervous Young Gambler	Uncredited
1950	Johnny One-Eye	Apartment House Switchboard Operator	Uncredited
	The Fireball	Strong Arm Man	Uncredited
	Hunt the Man Down	Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson
1951	Five	Eric
	Along the Great Divide	Dan Roden
	The Blue Veil	Jim Tappan	Uncredited
1952	The Last Musketeer	Russ Tasker
	Has Anybody Seen My Gal?	Chauffeur	Uncredited
	The Duel at Silver Creek	Rat Face Blake	As Kyle James
	Hellgate	Vern Brechene	As Kyle James
	The Star	Bailey – Actor playing Jed Garfield in The Fatal Winter	Uncredited
	Ruby Gentry	Jewel Corey
1953	The Great Jesse James Raid	Johnny Dorette
	Arrowhead	Jerry August
	China Venture	Cpl. Walters	Uncredited
	Donovan's Brain	Chief Tuttle
	Flight to Tangier	Dullah
1954	Riot in Cell Block 11	Guard Acton
	Drums Across the River	Jed Walker
	Pushover	Beery—Mechanic	Uncredited
	Dragnet	Fred Kemp	Uncredited
	Private Hell 36	Patrolman in Locker Room	Uncredited
	The Bamboo Prison	Progressive	Uncredited
	They Rode West	Wounded Trooper	Uncredited
	The Violent Men	Hank Purdue	Uncredited
1955	Seven Angry Men	Henry Thompson
	An Annapolis Story	Instructor	Uncredited
	The Marauders	Louis Ferber
	At Gunpoint	Barlow	Uncredited
1956	Inside Detroit	Reller	Uncredited
	Fury at Gunsight Pass	O'Neil
	The Rawhide Years	Deputy Wade
	Tension at Table Rock	Lerner	Uncredited
	Friendly Persuasion	Poor Loser Dunked by Jess	Uncredited
	Running Target	Strothers
	The Rack	Skinny	Uncredited
1957	The Big Land	Bob Cole
1958	The Thing That Couldn't Die	Boyd Abercrombie
	As Young as We Are	Barney	Uncredited
	I Married a Monster from Outer Space	Weldon
1962	Pressure Point	Father	Uncredited
	To Kill a Mockingbird	Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell
1966	The Chase	Simmons	Uncredited
1969	Take the Money and Run	Chain Gang Warden
	The Ballad of Cable Hogue	Preacher
1970	Little Big Man	Sergeant	(final film role)

External links

• James Anderson at IMDb
• James Anderson at Find a Grave
• Jim Anderson entry at Bustersoft blog