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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 3, 1918
Died
February 1, 2000
Place of Birth
Waco, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- James Harrell
- James Nelson Harrell
James N. Harrell
1.1 Popularity
Biography
James Nelson Harrell was an American actor with a career spanning several decades. He graduated from Baylor University and held a Master's Degree in Drama from Trinity University. Harrell studied acting at the original Baylor Theater with Paul Baker in the 1930s and, in 1940, was invited to join Michael Chekhov's Acting Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He appeared in films such as Michael (1996) and The Green Mile (1999). Harrell's extensive work in theater and film left a lasting impact on the acting community.
Known For
4.0
Doctor
A Slipping Down Life
1999
6.1
Murray
Varsity Blues
1999
6.4
Harry Calvert
Hope Floats
1998
5.7
Old Geezer #1
Michael
1996
6.4
Earl Pilcher Sr.
A Family Thing
1996
6.7
Pierson Phelps
The Good Old Boys
1995
6.0
Woody
Flesh and Bone
1993
5.8
Ramsey
Leap of Faith
1992
7.6
Sam Holland
JFK
1991
3.7
Hoyle Barker
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1991
Credits
A Slipping Down Life
as Doctor
1999
4.0
Varsity Blues
as Murray
1999
6.1
Hope Floats
as Harry Calvert
1998
6.4
Michael
as Old Geezer #1
1996
5.7
A Family Thing
as Earl Pilcher Sr.
1996
6.4
The Good Old Boys
as Pierson Phelps
1995
6.7
Flesh and Bone
as Woody
1993
6.0
Leap of Faith
as Ramsey
1992
5.8
JFK
as Sam Holland
1991
7.6
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Hoyle Barker
1991
3.7
The Hot Spot
as Elderly Man (as James Harrell)
1990
6.2
Texasville
as Odessa Oil Man
1990
6.0
Pair of Aces
as Charlie
1990
5.0
Lost Angels
as Shelby
1989
6.1
Riverbend
as McBride (as Jim Harrell)
1989
4.7
Nadine
as Deacon
1987
5.4
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
as Cut-Rite Manager
1986
5.7
The Lone Star Kid
1986
5.5
Noon Wine
as Tom Allbright
1985
0.0
Country
as Bank Officer, Jim
1984
6.4
The Dollmaker
as Old John Miller
1984
7.6
Raggedy Man
as Ticket Taker
1981
5.3
Resurrection
as Doc Lurkin
1980
6.4
Urban Cowboy
as Minister at Gravesite
1980
6.4
The Whole Shootin' Match
as Rhonda Lynn's Father
1979
5.8
Rolling Thunder
as Grandpa
1977
6.8
Outlaw Blues
as Cop Chauffeur
1977
4.2
Race with the Devil
as Gun Shop Owner
1975
6.4
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Farmer
1975
6.5
Don't Hang Up!
as Dr. Crawther
1974
5.8
The Sugarland Express
as Mark Fenno
1974
6.6
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Newsman
1974
6.0
Paper Moon
as The Minister
1973
7.9
Encounter with the Unknown
as Brother Taylor
1972
3.9
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
as Sam Floyd
1970
3.7