تولد
July 22, 1942 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
محل تولد
New York City , New York , USA
Character actor Anthony James was born on July 22, 1942 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Creepily tall (6' 6½) and lanky, with a rough, pockmarked face, a lean, stringy build, greasy dark hair and an extremely edgy'n'intense screen presence, James was often cast in Westerns as really scary, sleazy and disgusting villains. He was especially memorable as the hateful racist diner counterman in the outstanding In der Hitze der Nacht (1967). Other noteworthy parts include a slimy gay hitchhiker in the cult classic Fluchtpunkt San Franzisko (1971), a wimpy priest in Greenhorn (1972), a scuzzy outlaw in Ein Fremder ohne Namen (1973), a deranged psycho in Der Dritte bringt den Tod (1974), the chauffeur from hell in the chiller Landhaus der toten Seelen (1976), and the vicious leader of a gang of ferocious barbarians in the strictly so-so science fiction outing Zum Überleben verdammt (1979). James was hilarious in a rare change-of-pace good guy role as a heroic cannibal (!) in the amusing tongue-in-cheek post-nuke sci-fi romp Lost World - Die letzte Kolonie (1987), and also funny parodying his evil persona in Die nackte Kanone 2 1/2 (1991). Among the many television shows in which he appeared in guest roles were Eine schrecklich nette Familie (1987), Die Schöne und das Biest (1987), Raumschiff Enterprise - Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987), Simon und Simon (1981), Das A-Team (1983), Trio mit vier Fäusten (1984), Ein Colt für alle Fälle (1981), Hunter (1984), Buck Rogers (1979), Quincy (1976), Drei Engel für Charlie (1976), Vegas (1978), Starsky und Hutch (1975), Die knallharten Fünf (1975), Der Chef (1967), Hawaii Fünf-Null (1968), Bonanza (1959), Rauchende Colts (1955) and Big Valley (1965). James's last film appearance to date was as the mean owner of a seedy bordello in Clint Eastwood's Erbarmungslos (1992). After quitting acting in the early 1990s, he pursued a successful career as an artist. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in such major cities as New York, Boston and Miami. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders/robert sieger
