Anthony James

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Anthony James

Acting July 22, 1942

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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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Unforgiven

Unforgiven

7.9 1992 Movie
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

6.8 1991 Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.4 1987 TV Show
Knight Rider

Knight Rider

7.5 1982 TV Show
Married... with Children

Married... with Children

7.7 1987 TV Show
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

7.3 1973 Movie
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

7.7 1967 Movie
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.5 1976 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

6.2 1983 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2001
    Poison - Greatest Videos Hits

    Movie Sleazy Business Manager in Fallen Angel Music Video

  2. 1992
    Unforgiven

    Movie Skinny Dubois

  3. 1991
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    Movie Hector Savage

  4. 1989
    Slow Burn

    Movie Renzetti

  5. 1988
    Lady Mobster

    Movie Fowler

  6. 1988
    Mortuary Academy

    Movie Abbott Smith

  7. 1987
    World Gone Wild

    Movie Ten Watt

  8. 1987
    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    TV show Subcommander Thei

  9. 1987
    Beauty and the Beast

    TV show Micah

  10. 1987
    Married... with Children

    TV show Adolph Van Pelt

  11. 1986
    Sledge Hammer!

    TV show Iron Mike Heckelsmiller

  12. 1986
    George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

    Movie The Bad Guys

  13. 1985
    Amazing Stories

    TV show Businessman

  14. 1984
    V

    TV show Laird

  15. 1984
    Hunter

    TV show Otto Minsky

  16. 1983
    Nightmares

    Movie Store Clerk (segment "Terror In Topanga")

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  1. 1983
    Blue Thunder

    Movie Grundelius

  2. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show Flagg

  3. 1982
    Wacko

    Movie Zeke

  4. 1982
    Knight Rider

    TV show Bobby Pell

  5. 1982
    Matt Houston

    TV show

  6. 1982
    Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

    Movie Scree

  7. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  8. 1981
    The Fall Guy

    TV show

  9. 1980
    Enos

    TV show Scorpio

  10. 1980
    Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

    TV show

  11. 1979
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    TV show Varek

  12. 1979
    Ravagers

    Movie Ravager Leader

  13. 1979
    B. J. and the Bear

    TV show

  14. 1978
    The Fifth Floor

    Movie Derrick

  15. 1978
    Vega$

    TV show

  16. 1978
    Texas Detour

    Movie Beau Hunter

  17. 1978
    Return from Witch Mountain

    Movie Sickle

  18. 1977
    Man from Atlantis

    TV show Summersday

  19. 1977
    Ransom for Alice!

    Movie James

  20. 1976
    Victory at Entebbe

    Movie Gamal Fahmy

  21. 1976
    Burnt Offerings

    Movie The Chauffeur

  22. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show

  23. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Karl Stern

  24. 1975
    Hearts of the West

    Movie Lean Crook