James N. Harrell
James Nelson Harrell was an American actor with a career spanning several decades. He graduated from Baylor University and held a Master's Degree in Drama from Trinity University. Harrell studied acting at the original Baylor Theater with Paul Baker in the 1930s and, in 1940, was invited to join Michael Chekhov's Acting Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He appeared in films such as Michael (1996) and The Green Mile (1999). Harrell's extensive work in theater and film left a lasting impact on the acting community.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
as Cut-Rite ManagerWith the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic...
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...
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The Hot Spot
as Elderly Man (as James Harrell)Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities —...
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Urban Cowboy
as Minister at GravesiteAfter moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called...
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The Sugarland Express
as Mark FennoMarried small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and...
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Paper Moon
as The MinisterA bible salesman finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and...
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Race with the Devil
as Gun Shop OwnerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they...
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Michael
as Old Geezer #1Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from...
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Rolling Thunder
as GrandpaA Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a...
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Flesh and Bone
as WoodyHaunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself,...
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Leap of Faith
as RamseyJonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around...
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The Great Waldo Pepper
as FarmerA biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in...
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Nadine
as DeaconHairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when...
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A Family Thing
as Earl Pilcher Sr.Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and...
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Texasville
as Odessa Oil ManSummer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was...
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The Dollmaker
as Old John MillerDuring World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a...
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Lost Angels
as ShelbyRich L.A. party brat Tim spins into a cycle of despair after his parents divorce, and trying to...
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Murder in Texas
as MinisterDramatization of the sensational Texas court case of the late '60s involving a noted Houston...
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Resurrection
as Doc LurkinThe story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that...
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Raggedy Man
as Ticket TakerNita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas...
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Country
as Bank Officer, JimJewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial...
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Hoyle BarkerA gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.
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Houston, We've Got a Problem
as NewsmanNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes...
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The Lone Star Kid
as uncreditedThe Lone Star Kid is about a compassionate eleven year old boy who becomes mayor of a small town...
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Pair of Aces
as CharlieA Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is...
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The Good Old Boys
as Pierson PhelpsAn aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of...
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Encounter with the Unknown
as Brother TaylorThree eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students...
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A Bullet for Pretty Boy
as Sam FloydA biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age...
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Don't Hang Up!
as Dr. CrawtherA young woman, Amanda Post (Susan Bracken), is summoned to the house in which she grew up to...
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The Whole Shootin' Match
as Rhonda Lynn's FatherLloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the...
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Outlaw Blues
as Cop ChauffeurAn aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up...
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Noon Wine
as Tom AllbrightThe drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who...
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