Actor Anthony James has died at the age of 77.
The American character actor, who was best known for playing creepy villains, oftentimes in Westerns, Tour du thuyền Hạ Long giá rẻ passed away from cancer on Tuesday, according to an obituary shared by the Tribute Archive, a funeral home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
James' Hollywood resume included roles in Oscar-winning films In The Heat Of The Night (1967) and Unforgiven (1992), which were his first and last films of his career, respectively.
RIP: Character actor Anthony James passed away on Tuesday, May 26, at the age of 77; he was best known for his roles as the villain in Westerns, including 1992's Oscar-winner Unforgiven
James was born James Anthony to Greek Immigrant parents in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1942.
He would later reverse the order of his given name and surname for his acting career.
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The lanky, 6ft 6in artist broke out in the mystery drama film In The Heat Of The Night that was directed by Norman Jewison and starred Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
It went on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Making his mark: The South Carolina native had his first film role in 1967's In The Heat Of The Night, which went on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture
His other film roles included Vanishing Point (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973), Return From Witch Mountain (1978), Blue Thunder (1983) and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991).
His final movie role, Unforgiven (1992), was directed and starred Clint Eastwood and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
James made several guest spots on the legendary western series Gunsmoke, appearing in different roles, most often playing the character of Elbert Moses.
James also appeared in hit many hit television series, including Gunsmoke
He also appeared in other hit televisions shows: Hawaii Five-O, Bonanza, The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The A-Team, Quincy, M.E., Star Trek: The Next Generation and Beauty And The Beast.
James retired from acting in the mid 1990's and moved to the New England region, where he refocused his artistry on painting. Some of his works were sold by galleries in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Japan.
He went on to release, Language Of The Heart, a book compiling his paintings and poems in 1994.
James dedicated his memoir, Acting My Face, to his mother in 2014.
Fond Farewell: James' last film role was in Unforgiven, which won four Oscars, Including Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood; Gene Hackman is pictured along with James, who was in the background
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Tribute Archive | Obituary Page Component
The American character actor, who was best known for playing creepy villains, oftentimes in Westerns, Tour du thuyền Hạ Long giá rẻ passed away from cancer on Tuesday, according to an obituary shared by the Tribute Archive, a funeral home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
James' Hollywood resume included roles in Oscar-winning films In The Heat Of The Night (1967) and Unforgiven (1992), which were his first and last films of his career, respectively.
RIP: Character actor Anthony James passed away on Tuesday, May 26, at the age of 77; he was best known for his roles as the villain in Westerns, including 1992's Oscar-winner Unforgiven
James was born James Anthony to Greek Immigrant parents in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1942.
He would later reverse the order of his given name and surname for his acting career.
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The lanky, 6ft 6in artist broke out in the mystery drama film In The Heat Of The Night that was directed by Norman Jewison and starred Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
It went on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Making his mark: The South Carolina native had his first film role in 1967's In The Heat Of The Night, which went on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture
His other film roles included Vanishing Point (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973), Return From Witch Mountain (1978), Blue Thunder (1983) and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991).
His final movie role, Unforgiven (1992), was directed and starred Clint Eastwood and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
James made several guest spots on the legendary western series Gunsmoke, appearing in different roles, most often playing the character of Elbert Moses.
James also appeared in hit many hit television series, including Gunsmoke
He also appeared in other hit televisions shows: Hawaii Five-O, Bonanza, The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The A-Team, Quincy, M.E., Star Trek: The Next Generation and Beauty And The Beast.
James retired from acting in the mid 1990's and moved to the New England region, where he refocused his artistry on painting. Some of his works were sold by galleries in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Japan.
He went on to release, Language Of The Heart, a book compiling his paintings and poems in 1994.
James dedicated his memoir, Acting My Face, to his mother in 2014.
Fond Farewell: James' last film role was in Unforgiven, which won four Oscars, Including Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood; Gene Hackman is pictured along with James, who was in the background
Read more:
Tribute Archive | Obituary Page Component
