- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Guthrie Center, Iowa, USA
- Died
- December 23, 1993
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 c…
Filmography
movieWhen the Girls Take Over
1962 · Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)
movieDead Man's Trail
1952 · Dan Winslow
movieMan from the Black Hills
1952 · Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)
movieTexas City
1952 · Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)
movieTexas Lawmen
1951 · Sheriff Tod Merrick
movieWhistling Hills
1951 · Sheriff Dave Holland
movieOklahoma Justice
1951 · Clancy
movieKentucky Jubilee
1951 · Jeff Benson
movieThe Texan Meets Calamity Jane
1950 · Gordon Hastings
movieI Killed Geronimo
1950 · Capt. Jeff Packard
movieFast on the Draw
1950 · Shamrock Ellison
movieCrooked River
1950 · Shamrock Ellison
movieWest of the Brazos
1950 · Shamrock Ellison
movieColorado Ranger
1950 · Shamrock Kid
movieMarshal of Heldorado
1950 · Shamrock Ellison
movieEverybody's Dancin'
1950 · Jimmy Ellison
movieHostile Country
1950 · Shamrock Ellison
movieLast of the Wild Horses
1948 · Duke Barnum
movieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Monte Crandall
movieCalendar Girl
1947 · Steve Adams
movieG.I. War Brides
1946 · Steve Giles
movieHollywood and Vine
1945 · Larry Winters
movieJohnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944 · Mike Burke
movieLady, Let's Dance
1944 · Jerry Gibson
movieThe Gang's All Here
1943 · Andy Mason
movieBest Foot Forward
1943 · Cadet
movieI Walked with a Zombie
1943 · Wesley Rand
movieDixie Dugan
1943 · Roger Hudson
movieArmy Surgeon
1942 · Capt. James Mason
movieThe Undying Monster
1942 · Robert Curtis
movieThat Other Woman
1942 · Henry Summers
movieCareful, Soft Shoulders
1942 · Thomas Aldrich
movieMr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941 · P. Cadwallader Jones
movieIce-Capades
1941 · Bob Clemens
movieCharley's Aunt
1941 · Jack Chesney
movieThey Met in Argentina
1941 · Tim Kelly
moviePlay Girl
1941 · Thomas Elwood Dice
movieAnne of Windy Poplars
1940 · Tony Pringle
movieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 · Andrew Hinklin
movieFifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Mike
movieHotel for Women
1939 · Jeff Buchanan
movieSorority House
1939 · Bill Loomis
movieZenobia
1939 · Jeff Carter
movieAlmost a Gentleman
1939 · Dan Preston
movieNext Time I Marry
1938 · Anthony J. Anthony
movieMother Carey's Chickens
1938 · Ralph Thurston
movieVivacious Lady
1938 · Keith
movieThe Barrier
1937 · Lt. Burrell
movieAnnapolis Salute
1937 · William J. "Bill" Martin
movie23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937 · Sgt. Robert Gray
movieBorderland
1937 · Johnny Nelson
movieTrail Dust
1936 · Johnny Nelson
movieThe Plainsman
1936 · William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
movieThree on the Trail
1936 · Johnny Nelson
movieCall of the Prairie
1936 · Johnny Nelson
movieHeart of the West
1936 · Johnny Nelson
movieThe Leathernecks Have Landed
1936 · Mac MacDonald
movieHitch Hike Lady
1935 · Jimmy Peyton
movieBar 20 Rides Again
1935 · Johnny Nelson
movieThe Eagle's Brood
1935 · Johnny Nelson
movieHop-a-long Cassidy
1935 · Johnny Nelson
movieReckless
1935 · Dale Every
movieThe Winning Ticket
1935 · Jimmy
movieBuried Loot
1935 · Detective (uncredited)
movieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Reporter Lane (uncredited)
moviePlay Girl
1932 · Elmer