Clifton James

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Character actor most famous for his portrayal of bumbling or comical police officers.

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  • 10MM budget or less
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Actor Credits (59) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2007 Raising Flagg Ed McIvor
2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2002 Sunshine State Buster Bidwell
2000 Interstate 84 Buddy
1996 Lone Star Hollis
1991 Monsters (1)
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Albert Fox
1990 Night Court (1)
1989 Walter & Carlo i Amerika
1988 Eight Men Out Charles 'Commie' Comiskey
1987 The Untouchables District Attorney
1984 Highway to Heaven (1)
1984 Kidco Orville Peterjohn
1983 The A-Team (1)
1982 The Fall Guy (1)
1981 Superman II Sheriff
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Barber Charlie Amos
1980 The Contender Tompkins
1980 Caboblanco
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Sy Orlansky
1976 Silver Streak Sheriff Oliver Chauncey
1976 "Captains and the Kings" Gov. Skerritt
1975 Rancho Deluxe John Brown
1975 Buster and Billie Jake
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun Sheriff J. W. Pepper
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (0)
1974 Juggernaut Corrigan
1974 Bank Shot Streiger
1974 Bank Shot
1974 The Laughing Policeman Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
1973 The Last Detail M.A.A.
1973 The Iceman Cometh Pat McGloin
1973 Live and Let Die Sheriff J. W. Pepper
1973 The Werewolf of Washington Attorney General
1972 The New Centurions Whitey
1972 The Biscuit Eater Mr. Eben
1971 Bonanza (2)
1970 Gunsmoke (5)
1970 ...tick... tick... tick... D.J. Rankin
1970 All My Children (6) Red Kilgren
1969 The Reivers Butch Lovemaiden
1969 Ironside (1)
1968 Will Penny Catron
1967 Cimarron Strip (1)
1967 Cool Hand Luke Carr
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (1) Pieter Amidou
1966 The Chase Lem Brewster
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter Tuttle
1964 Black Like Me Eli Carr
1963 David and Lisa John
1962 Something Wild Detective Bogart
1962 Experiment in Terror Capt. Moreno
1961 Cain's Hundred (1)
1961 Brenner (1)
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (1)
1960 Naked City (3)
1958 Decoy (1)
1957 The Phil Silvers Show (1)
1957 The Strange One Col. M.N. Ramsey
General Information Edit
Credited Name Clifton James
Gender Male
Birthday May 29, 1921
Death
Primary Role Actor
Hometown New York, NY
Country United States
Website
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 Ned Beatty Ned Beatty
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 John McLiam
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 Sorrell Booke
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 Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton
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 George C. Scott George C. Scott
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 Matt Clark
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 Diane Ladd Diane Ladd
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 Anthony Zerbe Anthony Zerbe
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 Stefan Gierasch
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 John Sayles John Sayles
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 Gower Champion
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 Mark Rydell
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 Frank Perry Frank Perry
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 Richard Lester Richard Lester
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 Allen Reisner
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 Jack Garfein
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 Brian De Palma Brian De Palma
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 Stuart Rosenberg
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 Tom Mankiewicz Tom Mankiewicz
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 John Sayles John Sayles
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 Robert Towne Robert Towne
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 Joe Shuster Joe Shuster
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 Jerry Siegel Jerry Siegel
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 Mario Puzo Mario Puzo
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 David Newman
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 Leslie Newman
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 Stirling Silliphant
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    Career $496.9MM
    Average $12.1MM
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    Career $496.9MM
    Average $12.1MM
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