Clifton James
Clifton James | |
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Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in Live and Let Die (1973) | |
| Born | George Clifton James May 29, 1920 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 2017 (aged 96) Gladstone, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon Actors Studio |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2006 |
| Spouses | Donna Lea Beach
(m. 1948; div. 1950)Laurie Harper
(m. 1951; died 2015) |
| Children | 6 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1942–45 |
| Unit | Co. "A" 163rd Infantry, 41st Division |
| Conflicts | |
George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor of film, theatre, and television. He was best known to screen audiences for his various character roles, including prison floorwalker Carr in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), the sheriff in Silver Streak (1976), a Texas tycoon in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977), and Charles Comiskey in Eight Men Out (1988).