James Mason (American actor)
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| Born | James P. Mason February 3, 1889 Paris, France |
| Died | November 7, 1959 (aged 70) |
| Years active | 1914-1952 |
James P. "Jim" Mason (February 3, 1889 – November 7, 1959) was an American actor.[1] He appeared in 173 films between 1914 and 1952, often as a villain or henchman in Westerns. He's memorable as the drug-addicted criminal who shoots Lon Chaney's character Blizzard in the final moments of 1920's The Penalty.
He was born in Paris, eventually immigrating to the US. Mason died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.
Selected filmography
| Film | Year |
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| The Good Bad Man | 1916 |
| On the Level | 1917 |
| Nan of Music Mountain | 1917 |
| Headin' South | 1918 |
| The Border Wireless | 1918 |
| The Squaw Man | 1918 |
| Pettigrew's Girl | 1919 |
| Flame of the Desert | 1919 |
| The Penalty | 1920 |
| Something to Think About | 1920 |
| Godless Men | 1920 |
| Two Weeks with Pay | 1921 |
| The Fast Mail | 1922 |
| Why Worry? | 1923 |
| Heritage of the Desert | 1924 |
| The Plunderer | 1924 |
| Black Lightning | 1924 |
| The Flaming Forties | 1924 |
| Ladies of Leisure | 1926 |
| Let It Rain | 1927 |
| Back to God's Country | 1927 |
| Dead Man's Curve | 1928 |
| A Race for Life | 1928 |
| Chicago After Midnight | 1928 |
| The Long Long Trail | 1929 |
| Fly My Kite | 1931 |
| A Lad an' a Lamp | 1932 |
References
- ^ "James P. Mason". findagrave. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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