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Jim Mason(1889-1959)

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Jim Mason
Jim Mason was born on 3 February 1889 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Penalty (1920), A Race for Life (1928) and All Faces West (1929). He was married to Lillian Ericson. He died on 7 November 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1889
DiedNovember 7, 1959(70)
BornFebruary 3, 1889
DiedNovember 7, 1959(70)
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Known for

Claire Adams and Lon Chaney in The Penalty (1920)
The Penalty
7.3
  • Frisco Pete(as James Mason)
  • 1920
Robert Gordon and Rin Tin Tin in A Race for Life (1928)
A Race for Life
6.3
  • Bruce Morgan(as James Mason)
  • 1928
All Faces West (1929)
All Faces West
6.9
  • Tony
  • Kit Carson(as James Mason)
  • 1929
Ann Little and Pat Moore in The Squaw Man (1918)
The Squaw Man
5.3
  • Grouchy(as James Mason)
  • 1918

Credits

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Actor

  • Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Calamity Jane
    7.2
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • John Russell, Arleen Whelan, and Charles Winninger in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
    The Sun Shines Bright
    6.9
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Bill Elliott, House Peters Jr., and Peggy Stewart in Kansas Territory (1952)
    Kansas Territory
    6.6
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Randolph Scott, Ellen Drew, Joan Leslie, and Richard Rober in Man in the Saddle (1951)
    Man in the Saddle
    6.3
    • Skull Ranch Hand (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Randolph Scott and Janis Carter in Santa Fe (1951)
    Santa Fe
    6.1
    • Railroad Worker (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.4
    • Cavalier (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gene Autry, Gail Davis, and Champion in Cow Town (1950)
    Cow Town
    6.2
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Randolph Scott and Ruth Roman in Colt .45 (1950)
    Colt .45
    6.0
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Copper Canyon
    6.1
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Marjorie Main in The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
    6.7
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Flash in Driftin' River (1946)
    Driftin' River
    6.3
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Buster Crabbe, I. Stanford Jolley, Charles King, and Glenn Strange in The Kid Rides Again (1943)
    The Kid Rides Again
    5.3
    • Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, and Hal Price in Along the Sundown Trail (1942)
    Along the Sundown Trail
    5.1
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Noah Beery Jr., Lon Chaney Jr., Helen Parrish, and Don Terry in Overland Mail (1942)
    Overland Mail
    6.7
    • Man in Cafe [Chs. 1, 8] (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • James P. Mason
  • Born
    • February 3, 1889
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • November 7, 1959
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Lillian Ericson1910 - November 7, 1959 (his death)
  • Children
    • No Children

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  • Trivia
    Cornell University graduate with a long pedigree in henchmen and sneaks throughout the 1920s and '30s, particularly westerns. His mustache made him look so sinister that the Griffith and Mayer book "The Movies" (1957, Simon & Schuster) used his image as the personification of villainy.
  • Nickname
    • James Mason

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