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Line 1: {{Short description\|American actor (1942–2020)}} {{More citations\|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person Line 5: \| birthname = James Anthony \| image = \| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1942\|7\|22}}<ref name=AJ>{{Cite book\|last1=James\|first1=Anthony\|title=Acting My Face\|date=2014\|publisher=University Press of Mississippi\|isbn=9781617039850\|quote="The union already had an actor named James Anthony and would not let me use Jimmy or Jim Anthony, so rather than change my name... I just reversed it to Anthony James."}}</ref> ~~\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1942\|07\|22}}~~ \| birth_place = [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]], U.S. \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2020\|5\|26\|1942\|077\|22}} \| death_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], U.S. \| occupation = Actor \| years_active = ~~1967–1992~~1963–1992 }} '''Anthony James''' (born '''James Anthony'''; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020)<ref name=AJ>{{Cite book\|last1=James\|first1=Anthony\|title=Acting My Face\|date=2014\|publisher=University Press of Mississippi\|isbn=9781617039850\|quote="The union already had an actor named James Anthony and would not let me use Jimmy or Jim Anthony, so rather than change my name... I just reversed it to Anthony James."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/14759859/Anthony-James\|title=Anthony James Obituary\|publisher=Keene Funeral Homes\|accessdate=May 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anthony-james-dead-actor-unforgiven-heat-night-was-77-1296310</ref> was an American [[character actor]] who specialized in playing villains in films and television, many of them [[Western (genre)\|Westerns]].<ref name=NS>{{Cite web\|title=Anthony James: so good at being bad\|first=Nick\|last=Thomas\|date=April 21, 2014\|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140421/ENT/304219990\|work=[[The News-Sentinel]]\|archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20140421121817/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140421/ENT/304219990\|archivedate=April 21, 2014\|access-date=May 9, 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼ ▲'''Anthony James''' (born '''James Anthony'''; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020)<ref name=AJ>{{Cite book\|last1=James\|first1=Anthony\|title=Acting My Face\|date=2014\|publisher=University Press of Mississippi\|isbn=9781617039850\|quote="The union already had an actor named James Anthony and would not let me use Jimmy or Jim Anthony, so rather than change my name... I just reversed it to Anthony James."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/14759859/Anthony-James\|title=Anthony James Obituary\|publisher=Keene Funeral Homes\|accessdate=May 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anthony-james-dead-actor-unforgiven-heat-night-was-77-1296310</ref> was an American [[character actor]] who specialized in playing villains in films and television, many of them [[Western (genre)\|Westerns]].<ref name=NS>{{Cite web\|title=Anthony James: so good at being bad\|first=Nick\|last=Thomas\|date=April 21, 2014\|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140421/ENT/304219990\|work=[[The News-Sentinel]]\|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140421121817/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140421/ENT/304219990\|archivedate=April 21, 2014\|access-date=May 9, 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Early life== Anthony James was born ''James Anthony'' in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]], on July 22, 1942, as the only child of [[Greeks\|Greek]] immigrants George Anthony (1893–1951) and Marika Palla (1913–2008). He later reversed the order of his given name and surname for his acting career.<ref name=AJ />▼ ▲Anthony James was born ''James Anthony'' in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]], on July 22, 1942, as the only child of [[Greeks\|Greek]] immigrants George Anthony (1893–1951) and Marika Palla (1913–2008). He later reversed the order of his given name and surname for his acting career.<ref name=AJ /> ==Career== James made several guest appearances on the ~~western~~Western series ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' during the series' run, appearing in different roles, most often playing the character of Elbert Moses. Other shows he has guest-starred on include: ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)\|Hawaii Five-O]]''; ''[[The High Chaparral]]''; ''[[Bonanza]]''; ''[[The Rookies]]''; ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''; ''[[Starsky & Hutch\|Starsky and Hutch]];'' ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)\|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''; ''[[Holmes & Yoyo]]''; ''[[The Fall Guy]]''; ''[[The A-Team]]''; ''[[Hunter (1984)]]''; ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''; ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''; and ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)\|Beauty and the Beast]]''; ''[[Married... with Children]]''. James also appeared in a number of major feature films. His first major role was as Ralph, the diner counterman in 1967's ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)\|In the Heat of the Night]]'', which was awarded an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1968. This movie beat out the well-known movies ''[[The Graduate]]'', ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)\|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', and ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' for Best Picture. ~~Subsequent~~His subsequent film appearances included ''[[P.J. (film)\|P.J.]]'' (1968) and ''[[Tick, Tick, Tick (film)\|...tick...tick...tick...]]'' (1970). He played one of the lynch mobsters in ''[[High Plains Drifter]]'' ~~and~~(1973), ~~appeared~~he had his first costar role as ~~well~~the stalker murderer obsessed with ''[[The Teacher (1974 film)\|The Teacher]]'' (1974) starring Golden Globe Nominee, Angel Tompkins, and Jay North. He also appeared as the evil chauffeur in the horror film ''[[Burnt Offerings (film)\|Burnt Offerings]]'' (1976).<ref>{{Cite web\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|title='Burnt Offerings' Is an Outstanding Terror Movie\|date=September 30, 1976\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F03E1D7153FE334BC4850DFBF66838D669EDE}}</ref> He had roles in ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983), '' [[Nightmares (1983 film)\|Nightmares]]'' (1983), and ''[[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'' (1991). James also appeared in [[Poison (American band)\|Poison]]'s 1988 music video for their song "[[Fallen Angel (Poison song)\|Fallen Angel]]."<ref name=AJ />{{Rp\|139}} He retired from acting in the early 1990s, with his last film role in [[Clint Eastwood]]'s 1992 ''[[Unforgiven]]'',<ref name=NS /> ~~which was awarded an~~the Academy Award-winning film for Best Picture inof ~~1993~~1992. It is notable that Anthony James's first and last major film appearances were each in Academy Award-winning films for Best Picture.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anthony-james-starred-unforgiven-heat-222241778.html\|title=Anthony James Who Starred in Unforgiven and In the Heat of the Night Dies at 77\|website=Yahoo Finance\|date=28 May 2020 \|accessdate=26 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/anthony-james-dead-actor-unforgiven-heat-night-was-77-1296310/ \| title=Anthony James, Actor in 'Unforgiven' and 'In the Heat of the Night,' Dies at 77 \| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \| date=28 May 2020 }}</ref> InAfter retirement to [[Arlington, Massachusetts]], he concentrated on painting.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Anthony James — Artist\|url=https://www.renjeau.com/artist/james-anthony/\|website=Renjeau Galleries\|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> In 1994, he published a book of art and poetry, ''Language of the Heart''. His autobiography, ''Acting My Face'', was published in 2014.<ref name=NS /> ==Death== James died from cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 26, 2020, at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/14759859/Anthony-James\|title=Anthony James Obituary\|publisher=Keene Funeral Homes\|accessdate=May 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/anthony-james-dead-actor-unforgiven-heat-night-was-77-1296310/\|title=Anthony James, Actor in 'Unforgiven' and 'In the Heat of the Night,' Dies at 77\|first=Mike\|last=Barnes\|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|date=28 May 2020\|accessdate=26 March 2023}}</ref> ~~Anthony James passed away from cancer at age 77 on May 26, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.~~ ==Selected filmography== {{Div col}} ''[[The Home-Made Car]]'' (1963) Boyfriend ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)\|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1967) — Ralph ''[[P.J. (film)\|P.J.]]'' (1968) — Bartender-Assailant (uncredited) Line 54 ⟶ 53: ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983) — Grundelius ''[[Nightmares (1983 film)\|Nightmares]]'' (1983) — Store Clerk (segment "Terror in Topanga") ''[[The A-Team]]'' (1985) — Connor ''[[World Gone Wild]]'' (1987) — Ten Watt ''[[Mortuary Academy]]'' (1988) — Abbott Smith Line 72: {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Anthony}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:~~Male~~2020 ~~actors from South Carolina~~deaths]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American painters]] ~~[[Category:2020 deaths]]~~ [[Category:People from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]▼ [[Category:American people of Greek descent]] [[Category:Male actors from South Carolina]] ▲[[Category:People from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]

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