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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 13, 1921
Place of Birth:
Wetumpka, Alabama, USA
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James Anderson
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Legends of the West | Sergeant in 'Little Big Man' |
| 1970 | Little Big Man | Sergeant |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Preacher |
| 1969 | Take the Money and Run | Chain Gang Warden |
| 1966 | The Magnificent Stranger | Morse |
| 1962 | Pressure Point | Father |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Bob Ewell |
| 1958 | The Thing That Couldn't Die | Boyd Abercrombie |
| 1958 | As Young As We Are | Barney |
| 1958 | I Married a Monster from Outer Space | Weldon |
| 1957 | The Big Land | Bob Cole (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Running Target | Ora L. Strothers |
| 1956 | Inside Detroit | |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Deputy Wade |
| 1956 | Tension at Table Rock | Lerner (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Rack | Skinny |
| 1955 | The Marauders | Louis Ferber |
| 1955 | An Annapolis Story | Instructor (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Seven Angry Men | Henry Thompson |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Guard Acton |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Fred Kemp |
| 1954 | Pushover | Beery the Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Patrolman in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River | Jed Walker |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Chief Tuttle |
| 1953 | Arrowhead | Jerry August |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James Raid | Johnny Dorette |
| 1953 | China Venture | Cpl. Walters (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Duel at Silver Creek | Rat Face Blake (as Kyle James) |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry | Lucien/Jewel Corey |
| 1952 | Hellgate | Vern Brechene |
| 1952 | The Last Musketeer | Russ Tasker |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Five | Eric |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Dan Roden |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Jim Tappan (Uncredited) |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson |
| 1950 | Speak No Evil | Don |
| 1950 | The Fireball | Strong Arm Man (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner | Nervous Young Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Whisky Galore! | Old Hector |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Eb (uncredited) |