James Ellison

James Ellison

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellison (May 4, 1910 - December 23, 1993) was an American actor, born James Ellison Smith in Guthrie Center, Iowa, son of Edward James Smith and Ona Mary Ellis. Ellison appeared in nearly seventy films between 1932 and 1962. Ellison worked for a time in a film laboratory and while there was offered a screen test. He developed it himself and when he saw it, decided it was not satisfactory so he would not show it to the director. But he saw it anyway and Ellison got a contract. Despite his rugged good looks and height of 6 feet 3 inches, Ellison's limited range and somewhat wooden screen presence kept him from the first (or even second) ranks of stardom. He spent much of his career in Westerns, including a stint in the mid-thirties as the sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in Paramount's successful series. In 1938, he played a charming, romantic character opposite 26 year old Lucille Ball in the comedy, "Next Time I Marry", a film where Ball had her first top billing on screen credits. Before that, in 1936, he played his highest-profile role, as Buffalo Bill in Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman, which also starred Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Despite that film's success, Ellison spent most of the remainder of his career shuttling between cowboy pictures and more varied roles, primarily in B movies with titles like Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case and The Undying Monster. He had a supporting role in 1941's Charley's Aunt (which starred Jack Benny) and played the romantic lead in 1943's The Gang's All Here, a Twentieth Century Fox musical in which he seemed somewhat lost among the vivid antics of Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Horton (and was the only principal not to sing a note). He also co-starred with Tom Conway and Frances Dee in Val Lewton's production of I Walked with a Zombie, directed by Jacques Tourneur. Ellison landed another romantic lead role as 'Jerry Gibson' in the musical film Lady, Let's Dance (1944) which starred ice skating sensation 'Belita'. In the early 1950s, Ellison moved from acting to real estate. Joining fellow veteran Jackie Coogan, Ellison returned to the screen only once to play Axel 'Longhorn' Gates in a picture called When the Girls Take Over (1962). James Ellison died at age 83 in Monterey, California after suffering a broken neck as the result of a fall. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ellison (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Naslov: James Ellison
  • Priljubljenost: 2.049
  • Znan po: Acting
  • Rojstni dan: 1910-05-04
  • Kraj rojstva: Guthrie Center, Iowa, USA
  • Domača stran:
  • Poznan tudi kot: Jimmie 'Shamrock' Ellison, Jimmie Ellison, Jimmy 'Shamrock' Ellison, Jimmy Ellison, James Ellison Smith
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  • 1938
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    Vivacious Lady

    Vivacious Lady

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  • 1943
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    I Walked with a Zombie

    I Walked with a Zombie

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  • 1942
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    The Undying Monster

    The Undying Monster

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  • 1941
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    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

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  • 1936
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    The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

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  • 1939
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    Fifth Avenue Girl

    Fifth Avenue Girl

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  • 1950
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    Crooked River

    Crooked River

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  • 1943
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    The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

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  • 1935
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    The Eagle's Brood

    The Eagle's Brood

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    Three on the Trail

    Three on the Trail

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  • 1935
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    Hop-a-long Cassidy

    Hop-a-long Cassidy

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    Bar 20 Rides Again

    Bar 20 Rides Again

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  • 1937
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    Borderland

    Borderland

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  • 1936
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    Heart of the West

    Heart of the West

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    Call of the Prairie

    Call of the Prairie

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    Trail Dust

    Trail Dust

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  • 1947
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    The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Goes Wild

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  • 1945
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    Hollywood and Vine

    Hollywood and Vine

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  • 1935
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    The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

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  • 1939
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    Zenobia

    Zenobia

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  • 1941
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    Play Girl

    Play Girl

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  • 1935
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    Buried Loot

    Buried Loot

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  • 1940
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    Anne of Windy Poplars

    Anne of Windy Poplars

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  • 1947
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    Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

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  • 1935
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    Hitch Hike Lady

    Hitch Hike Lady

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  • 1951
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    Texas Lawmen

    Texas Lawmen

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  • 1948
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    Last of the Wild Horses

    Last of the Wild Horses

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  • 1944
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    Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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  • 1939
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    Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

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    Sorority House

    Sorority House

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    Almost a Gentleman

    Almost a Gentleman

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  • 1942
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    Careful, Soft Shoulders

    Careful, Soft Shoulders

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  • 1950
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    The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

    The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

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  • 1944
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    Lady, Let's Dance

    Lady, Let's Dance

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  • 1937
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    Annapolis Salute

    Annapolis Salute

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  • 1962
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    When the Girls Take Over

    When the Girls Take Over

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  • 1938
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    Mother Carey's Chickens

    Mother Carey's Chickens

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    23 1/2 Hours Leave

    23 1/2 Hours Leave

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  • 1940
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    You Can't Fool Your Wife

    You Can't Fool Your Wife

    4.5 1940 HD

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    Next Time I Marry

    Next Time I Marry

    6.8 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Play Girl

    Play Girl

    5.2 1932 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ice-Capades

    Ice-Capades

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  • 1935
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    Reckless

    Reckless

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  • 1942
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    That Other Woman

    That Other Woman

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  • 1951
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    Kentucky Jubilee

    Kentucky Jubilee

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  • 1941
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    They Met in Argentina

    They Met in Argentina

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  • 1937
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    The Barrier

    The Barrier

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  • 1942
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    Army Surgeon

    Army Surgeon

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  • 1950
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    Everybody's Dancin'

    Everybody's Dancin'

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  • 1943
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    Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

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  • 1950
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    Fast on the Draw

    Fast on the Draw

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    Colorado Ranger

    Colorado Ranger

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    Marshal of Heldorado

    Marshal of Heldorado

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    Hostile Country

    Hostile Country

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  • 1950
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    West of the Brazos

    West of the Brazos

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  • 1932
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    The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

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  • 1941
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    Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

    Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

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  • 1951
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    Oklahoma Justice

    Oklahoma Justice

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  • 1951
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    Whistling Hills

    Whistling Hills

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  • 1952
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    Dead Man's Trail

    Dead Man's Trail

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  • 1946
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    G.I. War Brides

    G.I. War Brides

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  • 1936
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    The Leathernecks Have Landed

    The Leathernecks Have Landed

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  • 1950
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    I Killed Geronimo

    I Killed Geronimo

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Man from the Black Hills

    Man from the Black Hills

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Texas City

    Texas City

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1943
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    Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

    6 1943 HD

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