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James Anderson (American actor)

American actor

This article is about the American actor. For other people named James Anderson, see James Anderson.

James O. Anderson Jr.[citation needed] (July 13, – September 14, ), sometimes billed as Kyle James and known as Buddy Anderson, was an American television and film actor of the s and s.

He is probably best known for his role as Bob E. Lee Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird ().

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Early life

Anderson was born to J. O. Anderson and his wife. His sister was Mary Anderson, who also became an actor.[1]

In , while attending Shades-Cahaba High School, he played halfback on the football team.[2] He later studied acting for a year at the University of Alabama.[3]

Career

After leaving Alabama for Los Angeles, Anderson trained under Max Reinhardt for six months.

While there, he starred in the play Zero Hour,[3] written by George Sklar and Albert Maltz.[4] Weeks after starring in the play, in November , Anderson signed a contract with Warner Bros.[3]

He made more than appearances, mostly in television and several films between and He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the episode, "The Case of the Pint-Sized Client," and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 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 outlawincluding "Sanctuary at Crystal Springs", the controversial episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, that led to the series' cancellation, where he played the main antagonist.[citation needed].

He also appeared on Gunsmoke in , playing an outlaw named “Harmon” in S12E7’s “The Wrong Man”. That same year he guest starred on Alfred Hitchcock Presents in the episode “Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans” (S1E28).

Death

On September 14, in Billings, Montana, Anderson died suddenly while on location for Little Big Man.

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He was survived by his mother and sister.[5][6]

Legacy

In , Mary Badham, who starred alongside Anderson in To Kill a Mockingbird, praised his method acting style: "[W]hen he walked on the set, he was that character. He gave everybody the willies and we were all intimidated by him".[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
RawhideTroxelS1:E8, "Incident West of Lano"
RawhideMorseS3:E25, "Incident of the Running Man"
RawhideSheriffS4:E7, "The Black Sheep"
The Alfred Hitchcock HourVince CatesSeason 1 Episode "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans”
GunsmokeHewittSE4, "The Violators”
RawhideSheriffS7:E2, "The Enormous Fist"

References

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  16. ^Caldwell, Lily May (August 3, ). "Buddy Anderson steals show from vet actor". The Birmingham News.

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