James Ellison

Actor May 4 (died age 83) Guthrie Center, Iowa, USA 1932–1962 (30 year career)

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Biography

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…

Known For

Film

I Walked with a Zombie

Wesley Rand

Film

Vivacious Lady

Keith

Film

The Plainsman

William "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Film

Fifth Avenue Girl

Mike

Film

The Gang's All Here

Andy Mason

Film

The Undying Monster

Robert Curtis

Film

Next Time I Marry

Anthony J. Anthony

Film

Sorority House

Bill Loomis

Filmography

Acting (66)

Movies (66)

When the Girls Take Over

1962

as Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)

3.2

Man from the Black Hills

1952

as Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)

Dead Man's Trail

1952

as Dan Winslow

Texas City

1952

as Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)

6.3

Oklahoma Justice

1951

as Clancy

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

as Jeff Benson

5.0

Whistling Hills

1951

as Sheriff Dave Holland

6.0

Texas Lawmen

1951

as Sheriff Tod Merrick

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

1950

as Gordon Hastings

Marshal of Heldorado

1950

as Shamrock Ellison

3.0

Fast on the Draw

1950

as Shamrock Ellison

Hostile Country

as Shamrock Ellison

Colorado Ranger

as Shamrock Kid

West of the Brazos

as Shamrock Ellison

I Killed Geronimo

as Capt. Jeff Packard

Everybody's Dancin'

1950

as Jimmy Ellison

Crooked River

1950

as Shamrock Ellison

3.0

Last of the Wild Horses

as Duke Barnum

The Ghost Goes Wild

as Monte Crandall

Calendar Girl

as Steve Adams

G.I. War Brides

as Steve Giles

Hollywood and Vine

1945

as Larry Winters

4.0

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Mike Burke

Lady, Let's Dance

as Jerry Gibson

Dixie Dugan

as Roger Hudson

I Walked with a Zombie

as Wesley Rand

Best Foot Forward

as Cadet

The Gang's All Here

as Andy Mason

Careful, Soft Shoulders

as Thomas Aldrich

The Undying Monster

as Robert Curtis

That Other Woman

as Henry Summers

Army Surgeon

as Capt. James Mason

Play Girl

as Thomas Elwood Dice

6.3

Ice-Capades

1941

as Bob Clemens

5.5

They Met in Argentina

as Tim Kelly

Charley's Aunt

as Jack Chesney

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941

as P. Cadwallader Jones

6.0

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

as Tony Pringle

5.8

You Can't Fool Your Wife

as Andrew Hinklin

Almost a Gentleman

as Dan Preston

Zenobia

as Jeff Carter

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Mike

Hotel for Women

as Jeff Buchanan

Sorority House

as Bill Loomis

Vivacious Lady

as Keith

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

as Ralph Thurston

5.2

Next Time I Marry

1938

as Anthony J. Anthony

7.0

The Barrier

1937

as Lt. Burrell

Annapolis Salute

1937

as William J. "Bill" Martin

23 1/2 Hours Leave

as Sgt. Robert Gray

Borderland

as Johnny Nelson

Call of the Prairie

as Johnny Nelson

The Plainsman

as William "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Heart of the West

as Johnny Nelson

Trail Dust

as Johnny Nelson

Three on the Trail

as Johnny Nelson

The Leathernecks Have Landed

as Mac MacDonald

Reckless

as Dale Every

Buried Loot

as Detective (uncredited)

Hop-a-long Cassidy

as Johnny Nelson

Bar 20 Rides Again

as Johnny Nelson

The Winning Ticket

as Jimmy

Hitch Hike Lady

as Jimmy Peyton

The Eagle's Brood

as Johnny Nelson

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Reporter Lane (uncredited)

6.2

Play Girl

1932

as Elmer

4.5