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James Craig (I) (1912–1985)

Actor | Soundtrack | Writer

Trivia:

He was name-dropped several times in the novel Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal, as the eponymous hero's favorite and most romantically desirable movie star.

Born:

James Henry Meador
in Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Santa Ana, California, USA
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1972 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series)
John Rodman
– This Child Is Mine (1972) … John Rodman
 
1972 Doomsday Machine
Dr. Haines
 
1971 The Tormentors
 
1970 Bigfoot
Cyrus
 
1970 Venus Flytrap
Dr. Bragan
 
1968 The Virginian (TV series)
Sgt. Wayne
– Dark Corridor (1968) … Sgt. Wayne
 
1968 If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
Police Chief
 
1968 The Devil's Brigade
Maj. Gen. Knapp
 
1968 Arizona Bushwhackers
Ike Clanton
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Tom Downright
– War Lance and Saber (1967) … Tom Downright
 
1967 Fort Utah
Bo Greer
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Simon Yourty
– The Renegade (1967) … Simon Yourty
 
1967 Hostile Guns
Ned Cooper
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Sheriff
– Vignette of a Sinner (1962) … Sheriff
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Gen. Edward F. Beale
– The Man Everyone Hated (1960) … Gen. Edward F. Beale
 
1960 Four Fast Guns
Tom Sabin
 
1958 Man or Gun
Pinch Corley
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Ralph Coe
– Birds of a Feather (1958) … Ralph Coe
 
1957 Ghost Diver
Roger Bristol
 
1957 Naked in the Sun
Chief Osceola
 
1957 The Cyclops
Russ Bradford
 
1957 The Persuader
Bick Justin
 
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Ep Clark
 
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Johnny Flagstaff
– Johnny Flagstaff (1957) … Johnny Flagstaff
 
1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island
Capt. Jeb Page
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Tom Garrity
– The Jane Carr Story (1956) … Tom Garrity
 
1956 Massacre
Ezparza
 
1956 While the City Sleeps
'Honest' Harry Kritzer
 
1955 Last of the Desperados
Sheriff Pat Garrett
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Capt. John Perry
– Dead Reckoning (1955) … Capt. John Perry
 
1954-1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Sheriff Jim Harris
– The Westerner (1955) … Sheriff Jim Harris
– Cubs of the Bear (1954) … Sheriff Jim Harris
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Brad Williams
– Wedding March (1954) … Brad Williams
 
1953 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
– The Westerner (1953)
 
1953 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– The Westerner (1953)
 
1953 Code Two
Police Lt. Redmon
 
1953 Fort Vengeance
Dick Ross
 
1952 Hurricane Smith
Gorvahlsen
 
1951 Drums in the Deep South
Maj. Clay Clayburn
 
1951 The Strip
Delwyn 'Sonny' Johnson
 
1950 A Lady Without Passport
Chief Frank Westlake, INS
 
1950 Side Street
Georgie Garsell
 
1948 Northwest Stampede
Dan Bennett
 
1948 Man from Texas
Tobias Simms, alias Toby Heath
 
1947 Dark Delusion
Dr. Tommy Coalt
 
1947 Little Mister Jim
Capt. Big Jim Tukker
 
1946 Boys' Ranch
Dan Walker
 
1946 The Scarlet Horseman
Winners of the West Stock (uncredited)
 
1945 She Went to the Races
Steve Canfield
 
1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Nels Halverson
 
1945 Dangerous Partners
Jeff Caighn
 
1944 Gentle Annie
Lloyd Richland aka Rich Williams
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
Capt. Miles Lancing
 
1944 Kismet
Caliph
 
1944 The Heavenly Body
Lloyd X. Hunter
 
1943 Lost Angel
Mike Regan
 
1943 Swing Shift Maisie
Brian 'Breezy' McLaughlin
 
1943 The Human Comedy
Tom Spangler
 
1943 Freedom Comes High (short)
Steve Blanding
 
1942 Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Champ Larkin
 
1942 Northwest Rangers
Frank 'Blackie' Marshall
 
1942 The Omaha Trail
Pat Candel
 
1942 Friendly Enemies
Bill Pfeiffer
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Jonathan Ware
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Jabez Stone
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle
Johnny Kerrigan
 
1940 Kitty Foyle
Mark
 
1940 Law and Order
Brant
 
1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Ray
 
1940 Seven Sinners
Ensign
 
1940 South to Karanga
Steve Hawley
 
1940 Winners of the West
Jim Jackson
 
1940 Enemy Agent
Federal Agent Posing as Drunk (uncredited)
 
1940 Zanzibar
Steve Marland
 
1940 The House Across the Bay
Brenda's Friend (uncredited)
 
1940 Black Friday
Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To (uncredited)
 
1940 Cafe Hostess
Rocky (uncredited)
 
1939 Two-Fisted Rangers
Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
 
1939 Scandal Sheet
Mann
 
1939 The Taming of the West
Handy
 
1939 Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (short)
Swindler Driving Car (uncredited)
 
1939 A Woman Is the Judge
Detective (uncredited)
 
1939 Static in the Attic (short)
Policeman Jim (uncredited)
 
1939 Skinny the Moocher (short)
 
1939 Konga, the Wild Stallion
Ed (uncredited)
 
1939 The Man They Could Not Hang
Juror Watkins
 
1939 Trouble Finds Andy Clyde (short)
 
1939 Behind Prison Gates
Jenkins (uncredited)
 
1939 Overland with Kit Carson
Trapper Tennessee
 
1939 Good Girls Go to Paris
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1939 Pest from the West (short)
Pedro (uncredited)
 
1939 Missing Daughters
1st Attendant (uncredited)
 
1939 Outside These Walls
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1939 Blind Alley
Joe (uncredited)
 
1939 Romance of the Redwoods
Logger (uncredited)
 
1939 Blondie Meets the Boss (uncredited)
 
1939 Flying G-Men
John Cummings
 
1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1939 North of Shanghai
Jed Howard
 
1938 Pride of the West
Nixon
 
1938 College Swing
Student (uncredited)
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938
Steward (uncredited)
 
1938 The Buccaneer
Victory Ball Creole Guest (uncredited)
 
1937 Born to the West
Brady (uncredited)
 
1937 Thunder Trail
Bob Tate
 
1937 This Way Please
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1937 Sophie Lang Goes West
Waiter (uncredited)
 
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1944 The Heavenly Body (performer: "I'm Dying for Someone to Love Me" - uncredited)
 
1942 The Omaha Trail (performer: "'Taters and Corn" 1942)
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle (performer: "Wishing Will Make It So" 1939)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1952 Scorching Fury (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1941 Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (short)
Himself
 
1941 Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1953) Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a proposed western series to be called "The Westerner".

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was out there in Hollywood on vacation and I saw a lot of people making movies. If they could do it, why couldn't I? See more »

Trivia:

He was name-dropped several times in the novel Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal, as the eponymous hero's favorite and most romantically desirable movie star. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius