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James Anderson

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James Anderson

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 (1969) and Little Big Man (1970) were released posthumously. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

7.5

Bonanza

1959 · TV Series · Western · Action & Adventure

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Lassie

1954 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

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Maverick

1957 · TV Series · Comedy · Western

6.5

Dragnet

1951 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

7.1

The Rifleman

1958 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Western

6.2

Cheyenne

1955 · TV Series · Western · Drama

7.0

Daniel Boone

1964 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Western

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Lawman

1958 · TV Series · Western

7.3

Rawhide

1959 · TV Series · Western · Drama

6.7

Gunsmoke

1955 · TV Series · Western · Action & Adventure

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Sea Hunt

1958 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

6.7

Laramie

1959 · TV Series · Western · Drama

7.7

The Time Tunnel

1966 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.2

Navy Log

1955 · TV Series · War & Politics · Drama

6.9

Trackdown

1957 · TV Series · Western · Action & Adventure

6.0

Bronco

1958 · TV Series · Western

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Branded

1965 · TV Series · Western

6.5

Racket Squad

1951 · TV Series · Drama · Action & Adventure

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