Anthony James

Anthony James

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 22, 1942

died

May 26, 2020

place of birth

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

total credits

29 movies

Biography

Anthony James (born James Anthony; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020) was an American character actor who specialized in playing villains in films and television, many of them Westerns.

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Known For

The Teacher

The Teacher

as Ralph Gordon

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

as Skinny Dubois

High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

as Cole Carlin

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

as Hector Savage

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

as First Male Hitchhiker

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as Ralph

Filmography

29 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Teacher
4.5

The Teacher

1974as Ralph Gordon
Unforgiven
7.9

Unforgiven

1992as Skinny Dubois
High Plains Drifter
7.3

High Plains Drifter

1973as Cole Carlin
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.8

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991as Hector Savage
Vanishing Point
7.1

Vanishing Point

1971as First Male Hitchhiker
In the Heat of the Night
7.7

In the Heat of the Night

1967as Ralph
Blue Thunder
6.2

Blue Thunder

1983as Grundelius
Burnt Offerings
6.5

Burnt Offerings

1976as The Chauffeur
Return from Witch Mountain
5.9

Return from Witch Mountain

1978as Sickle
Sam Whiskey
5.6

Sam Whiskey

1969as Cousin Leroy
Prescription: Murder
7.8

Prescription: Murder

1968as Tommy
Nightmares
5.7

Nightmares

1983as Store Clerk (segment "Terror In Topanga")
World Gone Wild
5.2

World Gone Wild

1987as Ten Watt
Victory at Entebbe
5.1

Victory at Entebbe

1976as Gamal Fahmy
Lady Mobster
4.9

Lady Mobster

1988as Fowler
Ransom for Alice!
9.0

Ransom for Alice!

1977as James
The Fifth Floor
4.9

The Fifth Floor

1978as Derrick
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
5.3

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1982as Scree
Hearts of the West
5.7

Hearts of the West

1975as Lean Crook
Wacko
5.1

Wacko

1982as Zeke
Ravagers
4.5

Ravagers

1979as Ravager Leader
Texas Detour
4.4

Texas Detour

1978as Beau Hunter
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
6.4

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972as Nathaniel
Slow Burn
5.3

Slow Burn

1989as Renzetti
… tick… tick… tick…
6.7

… tick… tick… tick…

1970as H.C. Tolbert
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
7.3

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986as The Bad Guys
Traitor's Gate
6.0

Traitor's Gate

1964as John
Mortuary Academy
3.8

Mortuary Academy

1988as Abbott Smith
Poison - Greatest Videos Hits
8.0

Poison - Greatest Videos Hits

2001as Sleazy Business Manager in Fallen Angel Music Video