Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 20, 1940
Place of Birth:
Newman, Illinois, USA
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James Gammon
Biography
James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Ben Hebert |
| 2009 | The New Daughter | Roger Wayne |
| 2009 | Otis E. | The Sheriff |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Earl May |
| 2007 | The Final Season | Jared Akers |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Bob |
| 2006 | Altered | Sheriff Henderson |
| 2006 | What I Did for Love | Karl Ryder |
| 2006 | The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho | The Preacher |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Old Ranch Hand |
| 2004 | Paradise | Old Cowboy |
| 2004 | Silver City | Sheriff Joe Skaggs |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Esco Swanger |
| 2003 | This So-Called Disaster | Self |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Big Al (voice) |
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It | Pat Kerrigan |
| 2000 | The Cell | Teddy Lee |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life | Teddy Roosevelt |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice) |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Real Arkansas Tom |
| 1999 | One Man's Hero | General Zachary Taylor |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country | Hoover Young |
| 1998 | Logan's War: Bound by Honor | Ben |
| 1998 | Point Blank | Dad |
| 1998 | Love from Ground Zero | Hat |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Commandant |
| 1997 | Traveller | Double D |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Brother Edwards (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Two Mothers for Zachary | Chalmer |
| 1995 | Truman | Sam Rayburn |
| 1995 | Wild Bill | California Joe |
| 1994 | Major League II | Lou Brown |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Paps |
| 1994 | Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition | Al |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Mr. Sutherland |
| 1994 | Hard Vice | Bronski |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Redneck's Buddy in Diner |
| 1993 | Running Cool | Ironbutt Garrett |
| 1993 | Men Don't Tell | Jack MacAffrey |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Deputy Hines |
| 1992 | CrissCross | Emmett |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Walt |
| 1991 | Stranger at My Door | Sheriff Bitterman |
| 1991 | Conagher | |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Lt. Larry Schooner |
| 1990 | Revenge | Texan |
| 1990 | Coupe de Ville | Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon |
| 1989 | Major League | Lou Brown |
| 1989 | Roe vs. Wade | Jimmy Russell |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Horsethief Shorty |
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Steve Shea |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Reverend Chester |
| 1987 | Stacking | Clate Connaloe |
| 1987 | Laguna Heat | Grimes |
| 1986 | Hard Traveling | Sgt. Slattery |
| 1985 | Silverado | Dawson |
| 1985 | Father of Hell Town | Lt. Raymond Tracy |
| 1985 | Sylvester | Steve |
| 1985 | Vision Quest | Kuch's Dad |
| 1985 | Silver Bullet | Arnie Westrum |
| 1985 | Noon Wine | Sheriff |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Sheriff Frank Fly |
| 1983 | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Willard Kohler |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin | Officer |
| 1982 | Deadly Encounter | Frank Kitchens |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Capt. Jake Jacqualone |
| 1980 | Urban Cowboy | Steve Strange |
| 1980 | Below the Belt | Luke |
| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | Bartender |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | Peanut John |
| 1980 | Rage! | Joe Dean |
| 1980 | It's My Turn | Connie Foxworth (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Greatest | Mr. Harry |
| 1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Deputy Bullard |
| 1976 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West | Roy, Hired Hand |
| 1976 | The Pom Pom Girls | Coach |
| 1976 | Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Leather Salesman |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs | 1st Police Officer |
| 1975 | The Kansas City Massacre | Garth |
| 1974 | Hard Day at Blue Nose | |
| 1974 | Macon County Line | Elisha Gibbons |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Alex Denton |
| 1974 | Zandy's Bride | Man in Gunfight (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Cry for Me, Billy | Amos |
| 1971 | Macho Callahan | Cowboy |
| 1970 | A Man Called Horse | Ed |
| 1968 | Journey to Shiloh | Tellis Yeager |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Sleepy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Scofield |
| 2004 | LAX | Bill Barkley |
| 2002 | Fillmore! | |
| 2002 | Monk | Oates |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Olin Price |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Nick Bridges |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Charles Goodnight |
| 1992 | Middle Ages | Dave |
| 1990 | Bagdad Cafe | Rudy |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Thomas Quinn |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Rev. Joseph Halliday |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Michael Cub |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summer | Billy Quick |
| 1984 | The Master | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Billy Don Baker |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Wes Bigelow |
| 1978 | Kaz | |
| 1977 | Code R | Dillard |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Billy |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Gates |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Zack Rosswell |
| 1971 | Cannon | Lt. Keely |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Lafe |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Hal |
| 1966 | Batman | Osiris |
| 1966 | The Monroes | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | The Road West | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ben McCann |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Cauldwell |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Cal Mason |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Harry Jeffers |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Arnie Jeffords |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Dudley |