James Anderson

James Anderson

Deceased · Born: Jul 13, 1921 · Died: Sep 14, 1969

Personal Details

Born Jul 13, 1921 Wetumpka, Alabama, USA
Parents
  • James Ottie Anderson Sr.
  • Mary Ella Polis
Relatives
  • Mary Anderson (Sibling)

Biography

James Ottie Anderson, Jr. (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 Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). He made over 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. He died of a heart attack on September 14, 1969. Two films he appeared in The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1969) and Little Big Man (1970) were released posthumously. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1969
Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run as Chain Gang Warden
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1967
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Watkins
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1966
El magnifico extranjero
El magnifico extranjero as Morse
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1964
Rawhide
Rawhide as Sheriff
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1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird as Bob Ewell
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Vince Cates
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne
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1960
The Westerner
The Westerner as Frank Ritchie
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Have Gun - Will Travel
1958
The Thing That Couldn't Die
The Thing That Couldn't Die as Boyd Abercrombie
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Lassie
Lassie
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1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Peter Handsell
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1956
Running Target
Running Target as Ora L. Strothers
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1955
The Marauders
The Marauders as Louis Ferber
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Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Lucifer Jones
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1954
Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36 as Patrolman in Locker Room (uncredited)
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Pushover
Pushover as Beery the Mechanic (uncredited)
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1953
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain as Chief Tuttle
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The Great Jesse James Raid
The Great Jesse James Raid as Johnny Dorette
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Dragnet
Dragnet
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1952
The Last Musketeer
The Last Musketeer as Russ Tasker
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Hellgate
Hellgate as Vern Brechene
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The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek as Rat Face Blake (as Kyle James)
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Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry as Lucien/Jewel Corey
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1951
Five
Five as Eric
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Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide as Dan Roden
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1950
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down as Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson
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