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James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Actor Mar 22 (died age 58) Nashville, Tennessee, USA 1940–1973 (33 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James A. Westerfield (22 March 1913 – 20 September 1971) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to candy-maker Brasher Omier Westerfield and his wife Dora Elizabeth Bailey, he was raised in Detroit, Michigan. (A news story in the June 12, 1949, issue of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle calls the information in the preceding sentence into question. It describes Westerfield as "the son of a famous producer-director" and s…

Known For

On the Waterfront
Film

On the Waterfront

Big Mac
True Grit
Film

True Grit

Judge Parker
Hang 'em High
Film

Hang 'em High

Prisoner
The Magnificent Ambersons
Film

The Magnificent Ambersons

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
Film

Birdman of Alcatraz

Jess Younger
The Sons of Katie Elder
Film

The Sons of Katie Elder

Mr. Vennar
The Pride of the Yankees
Film

The Pride of the Yankees

Spectator (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
Film

Man's Favorite Sport?

Policeman

Filmography

Acting (111)

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Movies (57)

Set This Town on Fire

Set This Town on Fire

1973

as Cark Rickter

Dead Aim

Dead Aim

1971

as John Applebee

3.0
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970

as Sheriff Berry

4.0
True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Judge Parker

7.3
Bartleby

Bartleby

1969

as The Lawyer

Smith!

Smith!

1969

as Sheriff

5.5
The Love God?

The Love God?

1969

as Rev. Wilkerson

5.8
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Prisoner

6.8
Blue

Blue

1968

as Abe Parker

5.4
A Man Called Gannon

A Man Called Gannon

1968

as Amos

4.3
Now You See It, Now You Don't

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Capt. Boyle

Scalplock

Scalplock

1966

as Nehemiah

6.5
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

as Jack Balter

5.7
The Further Adventures of Gallegher

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

1965

as Charley Mardis

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Mr. Vennar

7.0
That Funny Feeling

That Funny Feeling

1965

as Officer Brokaw

6.1
Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

1964

as Cop #2

5.5
Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964

as Policeman

7.0
Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963

as Officer Hanson

6.0
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Jess Younger

7.5
The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Officer Hanson

6.5
Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

as Alfred S. Adrims

6.4
Alcatraz Express

Alcatraz Express

1961
The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1960

as Mike Baron

6.2
Wild River

Wild River

1960

as Cal Garth

7.3
The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

as Herb Loftus

6.4
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Officer Hanson

6.2
The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

as Reverend Howard

5.6
Old Man

Old Man

1958

as Warden

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

as Birm Bates

6.1
Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Mike Adams

6.3
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

as Frank Piggin

Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957

as Otis, the Bartender

6.3
Jungle Heat

Jungle Heat

1957

as Harvey Mathews

4.3
Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956
5.1
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

as Chief O'Reilly

5.9
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

as Mr. Zender

6.1
The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

as Sheriff Magruder

6.4
The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

as James Petlee

5.6
Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

1955

as Harry Wilson

7.0
Chief Crazy Horse

Chief Crazy Horse

1955

as Caleb Mantz

5.6
The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

1955

as Col. Jameson

6.4
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Big Mac

7.9
Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill

1954

as Sam Minor

4.7
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as Marty Harrison

4.8
The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

1953

as Bookkeeper

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

1951

as Joe London

6.2
Side Street

Side Street

1950

as Charlie (policeman)

6.4
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Harvey (Zoo Attendant) (uncredited)

6.5
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as Henry Gilson

5.9
The Chase

The Chase

1946

as Job the Butler

6.2
Around the World

Around the World

1943

as Bashful Marine

5.0
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

7.3
About Face

About Face

1942

as Soldier with Daisy (uncredited)

6.0
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Spectator (uncredited)

7.4
Highway West

Highway West

1941

as Swede, Trucker at Cafe

5.8
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Backwoodsman

6.5

Television (54)

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968

as Sheriff Matson

5.7
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968
5.3
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967
7.5
The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

1966

as Sheriff

7.6
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965
7.3
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965

as Dr. Marvello

7.1
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Jeb Lassiter

6.1
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

as McAvity

7.6
Bewitched

Bewitched

1964
7.9
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as Simon Girty

7.0
Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964

as Sen. Samuel Pomeroy

5.0
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
5.7
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963

as Attorney Thomas Green

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

1963

as John Murrel

5.3
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
6.9
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Weitzman

7.0
Going My Way

Going My Way

1962
5.7
Straightaway

Straightaway

1961
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1961
5.0
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Uncle Ollie

7.6
My Three Sons

My Three Sons

1960
6.5
Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Al Matthews

6.6
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960
6.3
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Arthur Blackwell

7.5
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Anthony O'Toole

8.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Matt Lucas

7.2
The Alaskans

The Alaskans

1959
5.5
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Suee

4.7
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Aben Burke

5.7
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

1959

as Joshua Jones

6.0
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

as Shapley Howell

6.1
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Dr. Langland

6.8
The Texan

The Texan

1958
5.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
5.8
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Sheriff Elmore

7.7
Maverick

Maverick

1957
6.9
Trackdown

Trackdown

1957
6.4
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as McAllister

6.2
The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

1957
5.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Bert Farrow

6.0
State Trooper

State Trooper

1956
5.0
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
5.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Commissioner Cummings

7.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Rance Bradley

6.6
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
5.4
Lassie

Lassie

1954
6.1
Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

1954
7.0
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Bartender

6.4
Casey, Crime Photographer

Casey, Crime Photographer

1951
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
6.3
Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Captain James Reagan

5.0