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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-04-20 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Newman, Illinois, USA

James Gammon

Biography:

James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.

Known For

Acting

2009

In the Electric Mist as Ben Hebert
The New Daughter as Roger Wayne
Otis E. as The Sheriff

2008

Appaloosa as Earl May

2007

The Final Season as Jared Akers

2006

Altered as Sheriff Henderson
What I Did for Love as Karl Ryder
The Far Side of Jericho as The Preacher

2005

Don't Come Knocking as Old Ranch Hand
Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Scofield

2004

Paradise as Old Cowboy
Silver City as Sheriff Joe Skaggs
LAX as Bill Barkley

2003

Monte Walsh as Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller
Cold Mountain as Esco Swanger

2002

The Country Bears as Big Al (voice)
Monk as Oates

2001

Crossing Jordan as Olin Price

2000

The Cell as Teddy Lee

1999

The Iron Giant as Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
You Know My Name as Real Arkansas Tom
One Man's Hero as General Zachary Taylor

1998

The Hi-Lo Country as Hoover Young

1997

Traveller as Double D
The Apostle as Brother Edwards (uncredited)

1996

Nash Bridges as Nick Bridges

1995

Truman as Sam Rayburn
Wild Bill as California Joe
Streets of Laredo as Charles Goodnight

1994

Major League II as Lou Brown
Cabin Boy as Paps
Wyatt Earp as Mr. Sutherland
Hard Vice as Bronski
Natural Born Killers as Redneck's Buddy in Diner

1993

Running Cool as Ironbutt Garrett
Men Don't Tell as Jack MacAffrey

1992

CrissCross as Emmett
Middle Ages as Dave

1991

Stranger at My Door as Sheriff Bitterman

1990

I Love You to Death as Lt. Larry Schooner
Revenge as Texan
Coupe de Ville as Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon
Bagdad Cafe as Rudy

1989

Major League as Lou Brown
Roe vs. Wade as Jimmy Russell

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War as Horsethief Shorty
Lincoln as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

1987

Made in Heaven as Steve Shea
Ironweed as Reverend Chester
Stacking as Clate Connaloe
Laguna Heat as Grimes

1986

Hard Traveling as Sgt. Slattery
L.A. Law as Thomas Quinn
L.A. Law as Rev. Joseph Halliday

1985

Silverado as Dawson
Father of Hell Town as Lt. Raymond Tracy
Sylvester as Steve
Vision Quest as Kuch's Dad
Silver Bullet as Arnie Westrum
Noon Wine as Sheriff
The Equalizer as Michael Cub
The Long Hot Summer as Billy Quick

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Billy Don Baker

1983

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Sheriff Frank Fly

1982

Deadly Encounter as Frank Kitchens

1981

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Capt. Jake Jacqualone

1980

Urban Cowboy as Steve Strange
On the Nickel as Peanut John
Rage! as Joe Dean
It's My Turn as Connie Foxworth (uncredited)

1979

The Sacketts as Wes Bigelow

1978

1977

The Greatest as Mr. Harry
Black Oak Conspiracy as Deputy Bullard
Code R as Dillard

1976

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw as Leather Salesman

1975

The Wild McCullochs as 1st Police Officer

1974

Macon County Line as Elisha Gibbons

1972

The Waltons as Zack Rosswell

1971

Macho Callahan as Cowboy
Cannon as Lt. Keely

1970

1968

Journey to Shiloh as Tellis Yeager

1967

Cool Hand Luke as Sleepy

1966

Batman as Osiris

1965

The F.B.I. as Ben McCann
The F.B.I. as Cauldwell

1962

The Virginian as Cal Mason

1959

Bonanza as Harry Jeffers

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1955

Gunsmoke as Arnie Jeffords
Gunsmoke as Dudley