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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 character opposite 26 year old Lucille Ball in the comedy, "Next Time I Marry", a film where Ball had her first top billing on screen credits. Before that, in 1936, he played his highest-profile role, as Buffalo Bill in Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman, which also starred Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.
Despite that film's success, Ellison spent most of the remainder of his career shuttling between cowboy pictures and more varied roles, primarily in B movies with titles like Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case and The Undying Monster. He had a supporting role in 1941's Charley's Aunt (which starred Jack Benny) and played the romantic lead in 1943's The Gang's All Here, a Twentieth Century Fox musical in which he seemed somewhat lost among the vivid antics of Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Horton (and was the only principal not to sing a note). He also co-starred with Tom Conway and Frances Dee in Val Lewton's production of I Walked with a Zombie, directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Ellison landed another romantic lead role as 'Jerry Gibson' in the musical film Lady, Let's Dance (1944) which starred ice skating sensation 'Belita'.
In the early 1950s, Ellison moved from acting to real estate. Joining fellow veteran Jackie Coogan, Ellison returned to the screen only once to play Axel 'Longhorn' Gates in a picture called When the Girls Take Over (1962).
James Ellison died at age 83 in Monterey, California after suffering a broken neck as the result of a fall.
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Filmography (Movies)
When the Girls Take Over
Character:Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)
Release Date:30/04/1962
Dead Man's Trail
Character:Dan Winslow
Release Date:19/07/1952
Man from the Black Hills
Character:Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)
Release Date:30/03/1952
Texas City
Character:Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)
Release Date:27/01/1952
Texas Lawmen
Character:Sheriff Tod Merrick
Release Date:02/12/1951
Whistling Hills
Character:Sheriff Dave Holland
Release Date:06/10/1951
Oklahoma Justice
Character:Clancy
Release Date:18/08/1951
Kentucky Jubilee
Character:Jeff Benson
Release Date:18/05/1951
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Character:Gordon Hastings
Release Date:15/11/1950
I Killed Geronimo
Character:Capt. Jeff Packard
Release Date:08/08/1950
Fast on the Draw
Character:Shamrock Ellison
Release Date:30/06/1950
Crooked River
Character:Shamrock Ellison
Release Date:09/06/1950
West of the Brazos
Character:Shamrock Ellison
Release Date:02/06/1950
Colorado Ranger
Character:Shamrock Kid
Release Date:12/05/1950
Marshal of Heldorado
Character:Shamrock Ellison
Release Date:21/04/1950
Everybody's Dancin'
Character:Jimmy Ellison
Release Date:31/03/1950
Hostile Country
Character:Shamrock Ellison
Release Date:24/03/1950
Last of the Wild Horses
Character:Duke Barnum
Release Date:27/12/1948
The Ghost Goes Wild
Character:Monte Crandall
Release Date:08/08/1947
Calendar Girl
Character:Steve Adams
Release Date:31/01/1947
G.I. War Brides
Character:Steve Giles
Release Date:12/08/1946
Hollywood and Vine
Character:Larry Winters
Release Date:25/04/1945
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character:Mike Burke
Release Date:07/07/1944
Lady, Let's Dance
Character:Jerry Gibson
Release Date:11/04/1944
The Gang's All Here
Character:Andy Mason
Release Date:24/12/1943
Best Foot Forward
Character:Cadet
Release Date:08/10/1943
I Walked with a Zombie
Character:Wesley Rand
Release Date:21/04/1943
Dixie Dugan
Character:Roger Hudson
Release Date:12/03/1943
Army Surgeon
Character:Capt. James Mason
Release Date:04/12/1942
The Undying Monster
Character:Robert Curtis
Release Date:27/11/1942
That Other Woman
Character:Henry Summers
Release Date:13/11/1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Character:Thomas Aldrich
Release Date:18/09/1942
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Character:P. Cadwallader Jones
Release Date:18/12/1941
Ice-Capades
Character:Bob Clemens
Release Date:19/08/1941
Charley's Aunt
Character:Jack Chesney
Release Date:01/08/1941
They Met in Argentina
Character:Tim Kelly
Release Date:25/04/1941
Play Girl
Character:Thomas Elwood Dice
Release Date:29/01/1941
Anne of Windy Poplars
Character:Tony Pringle
Release Date:28/06/1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Character:Andrew Hinklin
Release Date:21/05/1940
Fifth Avenue Girl
Character:Mike
Release Date:22/09/1939
Hotel for Women
Character:Jeff Buchanan
Release Date:03/08/1939
Sorority House
Character:Bill Loomis
Release Date:05/05/1939
Zenobia
Character:Jeff Carter
Release Date:21/04/1939
Almost a Gentleman
Character:Dan Preston
Release Date:31/03/1939
Next Time I Marry
Character:Anthony J. Anthony
Release Date:09/12/1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
Character:Ralph Thurston
Release Date:29/07/1938
Vivacious Lady
Character:Keith
Release Date:13/05/1938
The Barrier
Character:Lt. Burrell
Release Date:10/12/1937
Annapolis Salute
Character:William J. "Bill" Martin
Release Date:10/09/1937
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Character:Sgt. Robert Gray
Release Date:21/03/1937
Borderland
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:26/02/1937
Trail Dust
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:11/12/1936
The Plainsman
Character:William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Release Date:16/11/1936
Three on the Trail
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:14/04/1936
Call of the Prairie
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:06/03/1936
Heart of the West
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:24/02/1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Character:Mac MacDonald
Release Date:17/02/1936
Hitch Hike Lady
Character:Jimmy Peyton
Release Date:28/12/1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:06/12/1935
The Eagle's Brood
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:25/10/1935
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Character:Johnny Nelson
Release Date:23/08/1935
Reckless
Character:Dale Every
Release Date:19/04/1935
The Winning Ticket
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:08/02/1935
Buried Loot
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1935
The Famous Ferguson Case
Character:Reporter Lane (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1932
Play Girl
Character:Elmer
Release Date:12/03/1932
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