James Anderson
Acting · Born 1921-07-13 in Wetumpka, Alabama, USA
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…
Filmography
- Take the Money and Run as Chain Gang Warden
- Little Big Man as Sergeant
- Sergeant York as Eb (uncredited)
- To Kill a Mockingbird as Bob Ewell
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Preacher
- Riot in Cell Block 11 as Guard Acton
- The Magnificent Stranger as Morse
- The Duel at Silver Creek as Rat Face Blake
- Donovan's Brain as Chief Tuttle
- Arrowhead as Jerry August
TV
- Perry Mason as Peter Handsell
- Perry Mason as Frank Anderson
- Perry Mason as Stan Piper
- The Time Tunnel as Mr. Hampton
- Cheyenne
- Maverick as Whitey Blandon
- Gunsmoke as Lucifer Jones
- Dragnet
- Lassie
- Sea Hunt