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James Gammon
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| Born | April 20, 1940 Newman, Illinois, U.S.
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| Died | July 16, 2010 (aged 70) Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2009 |
| Spouse(s) |
Nancy Jane Kapusta
(m. 1972–2010) |
James Richard Gammon (born April 20, 1940 – died July 16, 2010) was an American actor. He was known for playing tough, friendly characters, often called "good ol' boy" types, in many movies and TV shows.
James Gammon played Lou Brown, the manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, in the popular movies Major League and Major League II. He was also well-known for his role as Nick Bridges, a retired longshoreman and father of the main character, in the TV crime show Nash Bridges.
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About James Gammon
His Early Life
James Gammon was born in Newman, Illinois. His mother, Doris, was a farm girl, and his father, Donald, was a musician. After his parents separated, James moved to Orlando, Florida.
In Orlando, he worked at a TV station called WLOF-TV (Channel 9). He was a cameraman and director there. When he was in his 20s, he decided to move to Hollywood to try and find acting jobs.
His Acting Career
In the 1970s, James Gammon helped start a theater group in Los Angeles called the Met Theatre. While acting there, someone from The Public Theater saw him. This led to him being cast in a play called Curse of the Starving Class in 1978. He became good friends with the play's writer, Sam Shepard.
James Gammon appeared on Broadway, which is a famous theater district in New York City. He played the character "Dodge" in a play called Buried Child. He was even nominated for a Tony Award for his amazing performance!
Famous Roles in Movies and TV
Many people remember James Gammon for his role as Lou Brown, the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the Major League movies. He was also famous for playing Nick Bridges, the father of Don Johnson's character, in the TV series Nash Bridges.
He acted in many other well-known films, including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Urban Cowboy (1980), Silverado (1985), and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988). Later in his career, he appeared in Cold Mountain (2003) and Appaloosa (2008).
On television, James Gammon played a veteran from the Korean War in the popular show Grey's Anatomy. He also voiced animated characters like Marv Loach and Floyd Turbeaux in the 1999 movie The Iron Giant.
His Personal Life
James Gammon was married to Nancy Jane Kapusta from 1972 until he passed away. He had two daughters named Allison Mann and Amy Gammon. He also had a brother, Philip, and a sister, Sandra.
His Death
James Gammon passed away on July 16, 2010, in Costa Mesa, California. He was 70 years old and died from cancer.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Sleepy |
| 1968 | Journey to Shiloh | Tellis Yeager |
| 1969 | The Thousand Plane Raid | Major Varga |
| 1970 | A Man Called Horse | Ed |
| Macho Callahan | Cowboy | |
| The Intruders | Chaunce Dykstra | |
| 1972 | Cry for Me, Billy | Amos |
| 1974 | Zandy's Bride | Man in Gunfight |
| Macon County Line | Elisha | |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs | 1st Police Officer |
| The Kansas City Massacre | Garth | |
| 1976 | Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Leather Salesman |
| The Pom Pom Girls | Coach | |
| 1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Deputy |
| The Greatest | Mr. Harry | |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Wes Bigelow |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | Peanut John |
| Urban Cowboy | Steve Strange | |
| Rage! | Joe Dean | |
| It's My Turn | Connie Foxworth | |
| Any Which Way You Can | Palomino Bartender | |
| Below the Belt | Luke | |
| 1981 | The Big Black Pill | Captain Jake Jacqualone |
| 1982 | Deadly Encounter | Frank Kitchens |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Sheriff Frank Fly | |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin | Officer |
| 1985 | Noon Wine | Sheriff |
| Vision Quest | Mr. Kuchera | |
| Hell Town | Lieutenant Raymond Tracy | |
| Sylvester | Steve | |
| Silverado | Dawson | |
| The Long Hot Summer | Billy Quick | |
| Silver Bullet | Arnie Westrum | |
| 1986 | Hard Traveling | Sgt. Slattery |
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Steve Shea |
| Laguna Heat | Grimes | |
| Ironweed | Reverend Chester | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Horsethief Shorty |
| 1989 | Major League | Lou Brown |
| Roe vs. Wade | Jimmy Russell | |
| 1990 | Revenge | Texan |
| Coupe de Ville | Dr. Sturgeon the Cadillac Surgeon | |
| I Love You to Death | Lt. Larry Schooner | |
| 1991 | Conagher | Smoke Parnell, Ladder Five Owner |
| Stranger at My Door | Sheriff Bitterman | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Walt |
| CrissCross | Emmett | |
| Criminal Behavior | Roy Stubbs | |
| 1993 | Men Don't Tell | Jack MacAffrey |
| The Adventures of Huck Finn | Deputy Hines | |
| Running Cool | Ironbutt Garrett | |
| Painted Desert | Al | |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Paps |
| Major League II | Lou Brown | |
| Wyatt Earp | Mr. Sutherland | |
| Hard Vice | Bronski | |
| Natural Born Killers | Redneck's Buddy in the Diner | |
| 1995 | Truman | Sam Rayburn |
| Wild Bill | California Joe | |
| 1996 | Two Mothers for Zachary | Chalmer |
| 1997 | Traveller | Double D |
| The Apostle | Brother Edwards | |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | The Commandant |
| Point Blank | Dad | |
| Love from Ground Zero | Hat | |
| Logan's War: Bound by Honor | Ben | |
| The Hi-Lo Country | Hoover Young | |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Real Arkansas Tom |
| The Iron Giant | Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux | |
| One Man's Hero | Gen. Zachary Taylor | |
| 2000 | The Cell | Teddy Lee |
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It | Pat Kerrigan |
| The Country Bears | Big Al | |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller |
| Cold Mountain | Esco Swanger | |
| 2004 | Silver City | Sheriff Joe Skaggs |
| Paradise | Old cowboy | |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Old Ranch Hand |
| 2006 | Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy | Sam Parker |
| The Far Side of Jericho | The Preacher | |
| Altered | Sheriff Henderson | |
| What I Did for Love | Karl Ryder | |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Bob |
| The Final Season | Jared Akers | |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Earl May |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Ben Hebert |
| Convict | The Sheriff | |
| The New Daughter | Roger Wayne |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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| 1966 | The Wild Wild West | Egan | The Night of the Freebooters |
| The Monroes | Stennis | Night of the Wolf | |
| 1966-1967 | The Road West | Deputy Virgil Bramley / Pete Fowler | The Agreement (1967) / The Gunfighter (1966) |
| 1966-1973 | Gunsmoke | Arnie Jeffords / Dudley | My Father, My Son (1966) / Susan Was Evil (1973) |
| 1967 | Captain Nice | — | Whatever Lola Wants |
| Bonanza | Harry Jeffers | The Man Without Land | |
| The Invaders | Hal | The Spores | |
| Batman | Osiris | The Unkindest Tut of All | |
| Felony Squad | Mickey | Ordeal by Terror | |
| The Virginian | Cal Mason | A Small Taste of Justice | |
| 1968-1969 | Lancer | Clint Meek / Wes | Blind Man's Bluff (1969) / Chase a Wild Horse (1968) |
| 1970 | The High Chaparral | Lafe | Only the Bad Come to Sonora (1970) |
| 1971-1974 | The F.B.I. | Cauldwell / Ben McCarty | Diamond Run (1974) / Turnabout (1971) |
| 1971-1976 | Cannon | Sheriff Ryder / Keely | The Quasar Kill (1976) / Country Blues (1971) |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail | Roy | Horse of Another Color (1973) |
| 1973-1975 | The Waltons | Zack Rosswell | 8 Episodes |
| 1974 | Kung Fu | Jake | The Nature of Evil (1974) |
| 1975 | Barnaby Jones | Andy Lucker | The Final Burial (1974) |
| 1976 | Petrocelli | Harry | Blood Money (1976) |
| Most Wanted | — | The Torch (1976) | |
| 1977-1978 | Charlie's Angels | Gates / Billy | Angels in the Stretch (1978) / Angels on Ice (1977) |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | — | Samaritan (1979) |
| 1984 | The Master | — | A Place to Call Home (1984) |
| Cagney & Lacey | Brian Holgate | Old Debts (1984) | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Billy Don Baker | Armed Response (1985) |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Michael Cub | Out of the Past (1986) |
| 1987 | Crime Story | Jack Claymore | The Pinnacle; The Survivor (1987) |
| American Playhouse | Clate Connaloe | Stacking (1987) | |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller | Pete Hanrahan | Tarnished Shield (1989) |
| In the Heat of the Night | Sheriff Ketch Monroe | A Trip Upstate (1986) | |
| 1990-1991 | Bagdad Cafe | Rudy | 15 Episodes |
| 1991 | The Young Riders | Elias Mills | The Blood of Others (1991) |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Teddy Roosevelt | British East Africa, September 1909 (1992) |
| 1992-1993 | Homefront | Coach Zelnick | 8 Episodes |
| 1993-1994 | L.A. Law | Rev. Joseph Halliday / Thomas Quinn | God is My Co-Counsel (1994) / F.O.B. (1993) |
| 1996-2001 | Nash Bridges | Nick Bridges | 49 Episodes |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Uncle Shep | "Hype" (1999) |
| 2003 | Fillmore! | Doc Hemlock | Two Wheels, Full Throtle, No Brakes (2003) |
| 2004 | LAX | Bill Barkley | The Longest Morning (2004) |
| Crossing Jordan | Olin Price | Justice Delayed (2004) | |
| 2007 | Monk | Oates | Mr. Monk Visits a Farm (2007) |
| Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Scofield | Scars and Souvenirs (2007) |
See also
In Spanish: James Gammon para niños
