Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-07-09

Day of Death

2021-04-07 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Also Known As

James Wade Hampton

James Hampton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Wade Hampton (July 9, 1936 – April 7, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hampton (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

Stand by Your Man

Stand by Your Man

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

Sling Blade

Sling Blade

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

Acting

The China Syndrome

1979

The China Syndrome

as

Bill Gibson

The Cliff Dwellers

1962

The Cliff Dwellers

as

The Boy

Three on a Date

1978

Three on a Date

as

Ernest

Hawmps!

1976

Hawmps!

as

Howard Clemmons

Teen Wolf

1985

Teen Wolf

as

Harold Howard

Soldier Blue

1970

Soldier Blue

as

Pvt. Menzies

Teen Wolf Too

1987

Teen Wolf Too

as

Uncle Harold

Condorman

1981

Condorman

as

Harry Oslo

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as

Wilbur Peterson

Hangar 18

1980

Hangar 18

as

Lew Price

The Last Ride

2012

The Last Ride

as

Judge Matheny

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

as

Mayor of Miami

Hustle

1975

Hustle

as

Bus Driver

Big Stone Gap

2014

Big Stone Gap

as

Reverend Manning

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981

Through the Magic Pyramid

as

Sam Tuttle

Stand by Your Man

1981

Stand by Your Man

as

Billy Sherrill

Force Five

1975

Force Five

as

Lester White

Pump Up the Volume

1990

Pump Up the Volume

as

Arthur Watts

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as

Harry Dudley

Sling Blade

1996

Sling Blade

as

Jerry Woolridge

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

1978

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

as

Alvin Karl

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

as

Pediatrician

The Longest Yard

1974

The Longest Yard

as

Caretaker

Bunco

1977

Bunco

as

The Cat from Outer Space

1978

The Cat from Outer Space

as

Capt. Anderson

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

1973

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

as

Jimmy (uncredited)

Fade In

1973

Fade In

as

Bud

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

as

Aaron

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

1975

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

as

Junior

Mackintosh and T.J.

1975

Mackintosh and T.J.

as

Cotton

The Burning Bed

1984

The Burning Bed

as

Police Witness

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as

Jesse (Townsman)

Fire from Below

2009

Fire from Below

as

Griffith

Pump Up the Volume

1990

Pump Up the Volume

as

Watts

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Jerry Blevins

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

as

F Troop

F Troop

as

Hannibal Dobbs

Otherworld

Otherworld

as

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Claybourne

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

as

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Earl Coleman

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster

as

Jimmy John

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as

Newhart

Newhart

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jeb

Full House

Full House

as

Mr. Malatesta

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

as

Harry Alan

Boone

Boone

as

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

as

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

as

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

John Simpson

Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf

as

Harold Howard (voice)

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Eliab Haggen

Goodnight, Beantown

Goodnight, Beantown

as

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

as

Jasper Edmunds

World War III

World War III

as

Richard Hickman

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Aaron Ironwood

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

as

Bob

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Fired Up

Fired Up

as

Ben Franklin

Maggie

Maggie

as

Len Weston

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

LeRoy B. Simpson

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Aaron

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Veterinarian

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Davis

Get a Life

Get a Life

as

Fletcher

Mannix

Mannix

as

Billy Lee

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

as

Odell Mitchell

Kaz

Kaz

as

Osman

She's the Sheriff

She's the Sheriff

as

Digby

Production

Crew

Directing

Evening Shade

Evening Shade

as

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire

as

Kirk

Kirk

as

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

as

Boston Common

Boston Common

as

Smart Guy

Smart Guy

as

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

as

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

as

Life with Roger

Life with Roger

as

Katie Joplin

Katie Joplin

as

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as