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James Westerfield(1913-1971)

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James Westerfield
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James Westerfield was born on 22 March 1913 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for On the Waterfront (1954), True Grit (1969) and Hang 'Em High (1968). He was previously married to Alice Gertrude Fay (Fay Tracey) and Rosemary Doris Deveson. He died on 20 September 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 22, 1913
DiedSeptember 20, 1971(58)
BornMarch 22, 1913
DiedSeptember 20, 1971(58)
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James Westerfield and Keenan Wynn in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
James Westerfield in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
Rock Hudson and James Westerfield in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
James Westerfield in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
James Westerfield in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Farley Granger and James Westerfield in Side Street (1950)
Peter Lorre, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran, and James Westerfield in The Chase (1946)
Joan Marshall, Richard Rust, Hope Summers, and James Westerfield in Homicidal (1961)
Peter Lorre, Michèle Morgan, Robert Cummings, and James Westerfield in The Chase (1946)
Andy Griffith, Maudie Prickett, and James Westerfield in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Bill Mumy, and James Westerfield in Lost in Space (1965)
Michael Fox, Burgess Meredith, Don Rickles, Eddie Ryder, Douglas Spencer, and James Westerfield in The Twilight Zone (1959)

Known for

On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront
8.1
  • Big Mac
  • 1954
John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
True Grit
7.4
  • Judge Parker
  • 1969
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Prisoner
  • 1968
Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
The Absent Minded Professor
6.7
  • Police Officer Hanson
  • 1961

Credits

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Actor

  • Set This Town on Fire
  • David Janssen in O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
  • Dead Aim (1971)
    Dead Aim
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
  • The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
  • The Murdocks and the McClays
  • Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • ...
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
  • Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
    Mannix

Videos4

On the Waterfront: The Criterion Collection
Trailer 1:36
On the Waterfront: The Criterion Collection
Birdman of Alcatraz
Trailer 2:54
Birdman of Alcatraz
Mike Hammer: Mere Maid
Trailer 1:29
Mike Hammer: Mere Maid
Mike Hammer: Stay Out Of Town
Trailer 1:04
Mike Hammer: Stay Out Of Town

Personal details

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    • March 22, 1913
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    • September 20, 1971
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
    • December 27, 1962 - September 20, 1971 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Detective Story" on Broadway. Won New York Drama Critics Award.

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    Spent a large part of his career on the stage, not only as actor, but as set designer, producer and director. He won two New York Drama Critics Awards for acting.

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