Acting
James Gammon
Born 1940-04-20
Newman, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.
Known For
Prominent works featuring James Gammon
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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The Iron Giant
1999
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Natural Born Killers
1994
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Cold Mountain
2003
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Monk
2002
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The Cell
2000
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Cool Hand Luke
1967
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Appaloosa
2008
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Wyatt Earp
1994
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (137 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The New Daughter | Roger Wayne | Movie | 2009 |
 | Otis E. | The Sheriff | Movie | 2009 |
 | In the Electric Mist | Ben Hebert | Movie | 2009 |
 | Appaloosa | Earl May | Movie | 2008 |
 | Nick Nolte: No Exit | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Final Season | Jared Akers | Movie | 2007 |
 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Bob | Movie | 2007 |
 | Altered | Sheriff Henderson | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Far Side of Jericho | The Preacher | Movie | 2006 |
 | What I Did for Love | Karl Ryder | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance | Narrator | Movie | 2006 |
 | Don't Come Knocking | Old Ranch Hand | Movie | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Scofield | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Silver City | Sheriff Joe Skaggs | Movie | 2004 |
 | LAX | Bill Barkley | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Paradise | Old Cowboy | Movie | 2004 |
 | Cold Mountain | Esco Swanger | Movie | 2003 |
 | Monte Walsh | Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller | Movie | 2003 |
 | This So-Called Disaster | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Fillmore! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Country Bears | Big Al (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Monk | Oates | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Life or Something Like It | Pat Kerrigan | Movie | 2002 |
 | Crossing Jordan | Olin Price | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life | Teddy Roosevelt | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Cell | Teddy Lee | Movie | 2000 |
 | You Know My Name | Real Arkansas Tom | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Iron Giant | Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | One Man's Hero | General Zachary Taylor | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Hi-Lo Country | Hoover Young | Movie | 1998 |
 | Logan's War: Bound by Honor | Ben | Movie | 1998 |
| Love from Ground Zero | Hat | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Point Blank | Dad | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Commandant | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Apostle | Brother Edwards (uncredited) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Traveller | Double D | Movie | 1997 |
 | Two Mothers for Zachary | Chalmer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Nash Bridges | Nick Bridges | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Wild Bill | California Joe | Movie | 1995 |
 | Streets of Laredo | Charles Goodnight | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Truman | Sam Rayburn | Movie | 1995 |
 | Natural Born Killers | Redneck's Buddy in Diner | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hard Vice | Bronski | Movie | 1994 |
 | Wyatt Earp | Mr. Sutherland | Movie | 1994 |
 | Major League II | Lou Brown | Movie | 1994 |
 | Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition | Al | Movie | 1994 |
 | Cabin Boy | Paps | Movie | 1994 |
 | Running Cool | Ironbutt Garrett | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Deputy Hines | Movie | 1993 |
 | Men Don't Tell | Jack MacAffrey | Movie | 1993 |
 | Middle Ages | Dave | TV Series | 1992 |
 | CrissCross | Emmett | Movie | 1992 |
 | Leaving Normal | Walt | Movie | 1992 |
 | Stranger at My Door | Sheriff Bitterman | Movie | 1991 |
 | Conagher | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | I Love You to Death | Lt. Larry Schooner | Movie | 1990 |
 | Bagdad Cafe | Rudy | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Coupe de Ville | Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon | Movie | 1990 |
 | Revenge | Texan | Movie | 1990 |
 | Roe vs. Wade | Jimmy Russell | Movie | 1989 |
 | Major League | Lou Brown | Movie | 1989 |
 | Lincoln | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Horsethief Shorty | Movie | 1988 |
 | Ironweed | Reverend Chester | Movie | 1987 |
 | Laguna Heat | Grimes | Movie | 1987 |
 | Made in Heaven | Steve Shea | Movie | 1987 |
 | Stacking | Clate Connaloe | Movie | 1987 |
 | L.A. Law | Thomas Quinn | TV Series | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Rev. Joseph Halliday | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Hard Traveling | Sgt. Slattery | Movie | 1986 |
 | Silver Bullet | Arnie Westrum | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Long Hot Summer | Billy Quick | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Equalizer | Michael Cub | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Silverado | Dawson | Movie | 1985 |
 | Sylvester | Steve | Movie | 1985 |
 | Father of Hell Town | Lt. Raymond Tracy | Movie | 1985 |
 | Vision Quest | Kuch's Dad | Movie | 1985 |
 | Noon Wine | Sheriff | Movie | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Billy Don Baker | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Master | Mr. Daniels | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Women of San Quentin | Officer | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Sheriff Frank Fly | Movie | 1983 |
 | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Willard Kohler | Movie | 1983 |
 | Deadly Encounter | Frank Kitchens | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Sheriff Frank Fly | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Sheriff | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Clate Connaloe | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Capt. Jake Jacqualone | Movie | 1981 |
 | Any Which Way You Can | Bartender | Movie | 1980 |
 | Below the Belt | Luke | Movie | 1980 |
 | It's My Turn | Connie Foxworth (uncredited) | Movie | 1980 |
 | Rage! | Joe Dean | Movie | 1980 |
 | Urban Cowboy | Steve Strange | Movie | 1980 |
 | On the Nickel | Peanut John | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Sacketts | Wes Bigelow | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Kaz | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Greatest | Mr. Harry | Movie | 1977 |
 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Deputy Bullard | Movie | 1977 |
 | Code R | Dillard | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Charlie's Angels | Billy | TV Series | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Gates | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West | Roy, Hired Hand | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Pom Pom Girls | Coach | Movie | 1976 |
 | Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Leather Salesman | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Kansas City Massacre | Garth | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Wild McCullochs | 1st Police Officer | Movie | 1975 |
 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Alex Denton | Movie | 1974 |
 | Petrocelli | Harry | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Macon County Line | Elisha Gibbons | Movie | 1974 |
 | Zandy's Bride | Man in Gunfight (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Hard Day at Blue Nose | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kung Fu | Jake | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Streets of San Francisco | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Waltons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Zack Rosswell | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Cry for Me, Billy | Amos | Movie | 1972 |
 | Cannon | Lt. Keely | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Macho Callahan | Cowboy | Movie | 1971 |
 | A Man Called Horse | Ed | Movie | 1970 |
 | Lancer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Journey to Shiloh | Tellis Yeager | Movie | 1968 |
 | Cool Hand Luke | Sleepy | Movie | 1967 |
 | The High Chaparral | Lafe | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Invaders | Hal | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Felony Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
| The Road West | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | The Monroes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Batman | Osiris | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The F.B.I. | Ben McCann | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Cauldwell | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Virginian | Cal Mason | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Bonanza | Harry Jeffers | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Gunsmoke | Arnie Jeffords | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Dudley | TV Series | 1955 |