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Grant James(1935-2022)

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Grant James
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Grant James was born on 19 June 1935 in Medina, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Télé ringards (1989), Tombstone (1993) and Dumb & Dumber De (2014). He was married to Juli Erickson and Barbara Grant. He died on 23 November 2022 in Spokane, Washington, USA.
BornJune 19, 1935
DiedNovember 23, 2022(87)
BornJune 19, 1935
DiedNovember 23, 2022(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

'Weird Al' Yankovic in Télé ringards (1989)
Télé ringards
6.9
  • Killer Thug
  • 1989
Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, and Kurt Russell in Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone
7.8
  • Dr. Goodfellow
  • 1993
Dumb & Dumber De (2014)
Dumb & Dumber De
5.6
  • Mr. Stainer
  • 2014
Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
Bernie
6.8
  • Mr. Eckles
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Bryan Massey, Adam Litwin, Cottrell Guidry, Amber Shana Williams, Grace Montie, and Chris Henson in Soul Frackers (2020)
    Soul Frackers
    4.9
    • Grandpa
    • 2020
  • Sean Patrick Flanery, Chad Michael Collins, and Chelsea Edmundson in Howlers (2019)
    Howlers
    4.2
    • Old West Old Man
    • 2019
  • Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse in Le Passé Recomposé (2018)
    Le Passé Recomposé
    7.2
    • Anthony Graham
    • 2018
  • Cronus (2017)
    Cronus
    6.2
    • The Haggard Bum
    • 2017
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Leonard
    • 2017
  • Scandal Made Me Famous (2016)
    Scandal Made Me Famous
    7.5
    TV Series
    • J. Howard Marshall
    • 2017
  • Scott Eastwood and Laura Ashley Samuels in Walk of Fame (2017)
    Walk of Fame
    3.1
    • Lenny
    • 2017
  • The Shadow People (2017)
    The Shadow People
    3.4
    • Old Man
    • Elderly Ghost
    • 2017
  • Shumatsu no Izetta (2016)
    Shumatsu no Izetta
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Bonham (English version, voice)
    • 2016
  • Quaker Oaths (2016)
    Quaker Oaths
    6.7
    • Tommy Darby
    • 2016
  • St. Jude's Crossing (2016)
    St. Jude's Crossing
    8.6
    Short
    • Elderly man
    • 2016
  • Tig Notaro in One Mississippi (2015)
    One Mississippi
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Rusty Maynard
    • 2016
  • Daisuke Namikawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Yûsuke Kobayashi in Arslan Senki (2015)
    Arslan Senki
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices (English version, voice)
    • 2016
  • Forgive/Forget (2016)
    Forgive/Forget
    6.2
    Short
    • Mr. Hampton
    • 2016
  • Fairy Tail (2009)
    Fairy Tail
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices
    • Rob (English version, voice)
    • 2009–2016

Writer

  • Filming one of the battle scenes in Texas
    House of the Generals
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • A Thief in the Night (1972)
    A Thief in the Night
    4.6
    • screenplay (as Jim Grant)
    • 1972

Additional Crew

  • Filming one of the battle scenes in Texas
    House of the Generals
    7.4
    • dialect coach
    • 2003

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Saint Zen
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Saint Zen
Between Heaven and Hell
Clip 2:19
Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell
Clip 2:19
Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell
Clip 4:08
Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell
Clip 2:28
Between Heaven and Hell
U.S. Version #1
Trailer 2:06
U.S. Version #1
Brotherhood
Trailer 1:44
Brotherhood

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jim Grant
  • Born
    • June 19, 1935
    • Medina, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 2022
    • Spokane, Washington, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Juli EricksonJuly 4, 1986 - present
  • Children
      Christopher James Grant

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  • Trivia
    Graduated in 1962 from DePaul University with a BFA in Acting.
  • Nickname
    • The Godfather of Acting in Dallas

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