James Hampton

Career timeline

1. 1936 · Born

   Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

2. 1954 · Screen debut

   The Wonderful World of Disney (TV)

3. 1984 · Breakthrough

   Murder, She Wrote (TV)

4. 1990 · Directing debut

   Evening Shade (TV)

5. 2014 · Latest release

   Big Stone Gap (Movie)

6. 2021 · Died

   April 7, 2021

Career in numbers

2 1950s

7 1960s

16 1970s

24 1980s

18 1990s

2 2000s

3 2010s

• Comedy37
• Drama29
• Crime12
• Western8
• Family7
• Mystery5

Highest-rated title The Rockford Files 1974 7.6 Most popular title Full House 1987 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside James Hampton in our catalogue.

Rod Daniel

5 titles together

Stuart Margolin

3 titles together

Joe Regalbuto

2 titles together

Jonathan Banks

2 titles together

1. 2014 Big Stone Gap as Reverend Manning 5.8 Movie
2. 2012 The Last Ride as Judge Matheny Movie
3. 2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie as James Hampton Movie
4. 2009 Fire from Below as Griffith 3.9 Movie
5. 2000 Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Pediatrician Movie
6. 1997 Fired Up as Ben Franklin TV
7. 1996 Sling Blade as Jerry Woolridge 7.5 Movie
8. 1995 Hope and Gloria as Bob TV
9. 1992 Hearts Afire as Jasper Edmunds TV
10. 1992 Melrose Place as Harry Alan 5.9 TV
11. 1990 The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Jesse (Townsman) Movie
12. 1990 Get a Life as Fletcher 7.3 TV
13. 1990 Pump Up the Volume as Arthur Watts 7.1 Movie
14. 1988 Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach as Mayor of Miami 5.2 Movie
15. 1987 Teen Wolf Too as Uncle Harold 4.2 Movie
16. 1987 Full House as Mr. Malatesta 7.5 TV
17. 1987 She's the Sheriff as Digby TV
18. 1986 Teen Wolf as Harold Howard (voice) TV
19. 1985 Teen Wolf as Harold Howard 6.2 Movie
20. 1985 Otherworld as Fred Roach TV
21. 1984 Crazy like a Fox TV
22. 1984 The Burning Bed as Police Witness 6.9 Movie
23. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Jerry Blevins 7.5 TV
24. 1984 Who's the Boss? 7.4 TV
25. 1984 Punky Brewster as Jimmy John 7.2 TV
26. 1983 Boone TV
27. 1983 Goodnight, Beantown TV
28. 1983 Mama's Family 7.5 TV
29. 1982 Newhart 7.2 TV
30. 1982 Matt Houston 6.3 TV
31. 1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey 7.4 TV
32. 1982 World War III as Richard Hickman TV
33. 1981 Through the Magic Pyramid as Sam Tuttle Movie
34. 1981 Simon & Simon as Odell Mitchell 6.7 TV
35. 1981 Maggie as Len Weston TV
36. 1981 Condorman as Harry Oslo 5.5 Movie
37. 1980 Hangar 18 as Lew Price 5.2 Movie
38. 1979 The China Syndrome as Bill Gibson 7.1 Movie
39. 1978 Kaz as Osman TV
40. 1978 The Cat from Outer Space as Capt. Anderson 6.0 Movie
41. 1978 Three on a Date as Ernest Movie
42. 1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes as Wilbur Peterson TV
43. 1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes as Wilbur Peterson Movie
44. 1975 Hustle as Bus Driver 5.8 Movie
45. 1975 Mackintosh and T.J. as Cotton Movie
46. 1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings as Junior Movie
47. 1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan as Harry Dudley TV
48. 1974 The Rockford Files as Aaron Ironwood 7.6 TV
49. 1974 The Manhunter TV
50. 1974 The Longest Yard as Caretaker 6.7 Movie
51. 1973 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as Jimmy (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
52. 1973 Hawkins as Earl Coleman TV
53. 1970 Soldier Blue as Pvt. Menzies 6.8 Movie
54. 1969 Love, American Style as John Simpson 6.2 TV
55. 1968 The Doris Day Show as LeRoy B. Simpson TV
56. 1967 Mannix as Billy Lee 6.9 TV
57. 1967 Cimarron Strip TV
58. 1965 The F.B.I. as Claybourne 5.6 TV
59. 1965 F Troop as Hannibal Dobbs 6.3 TV
60. 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 7.2 TV
61. 1955 Gunsmoke as Jeb 6.7 TV
62. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Aaron 7.9 TV

1. 1999 Katie Joplin TV
2. 1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane TV
3. 1998 Rude Awakening TV
4. 1997 The Tony Danza Show TV
5. 1997 Smart Guy 7.9 TV
6. 1996 Life with Roger TV
7. 1996 Boston Common TV
8. 1994 Sister, Sister 7.1 TV
9. 1993 Grace Under Fire 5.6 TV
10. 1992 Hearts Afire TV
11. 1990 Evening Shade TV

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