James Gammon

Apr 20, 1940 - Jul 16, 2010 (70 years old) in Newman, Illinois, USA

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

Grey's Anatomy

Mr. Scofield

The High Chaparral

Lafe

Monk

Oates

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Don Baker

Bonanza

Harry Jeffers

The Equalizer

Michael Cub

The Waltons

Charlie's Angels

Billy

Crossing Jordan

Olin Price

The F.B.I.

Ben McCann

Credits

The New Daughter 2009

Roger Wayne

★ 5.3
Otis E. 2009

The Sheriff

★ 1
In the Electric Mist 2009

Ben Hebert

★ 6.1
Appaloosa 2008

Earl May

★ 6.6
The Final Season 2007

Jared Akers

★ 5.2
Jesse Stone: Sea Change 2007

Bob

★ 6.9
Altered 2006

Sheriff Henderson

★ 5.4
The Far Side of Jericho 2006

The Preacher

★ 4.1
What I Did for Love 2006

Karl Ryder

★ 6.1
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance 2006

Narrator

★ NR
Don't Come Knocking 2005

Old Ranch Hand

★ 6.2
Grey's Anatomy 2005

Mr. Scofield

★ 8.2
Silver City 2004

Sheriff Joe Skaggs

★ 6.1
LAX 2004

Bill Barkley

★ 7.4
Paradise 2004

Old Cowboy

★ 3.8
Cold Mountain 2003

Esco Swanger

★ 6.9
Monte Walsh 2003

Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller

★ 6.1
This So-Called Disaster 2003

Self

★ 4.2
Fillmore! 2002

★ 7.4
The Country Bears 2002

Big Al (voice)

★ 4.7
Monk 2002

Oates

★ 7.9
Life or Something Like It 2002

Pat Kerrigan

★ 5.7
Crossing Jordan 2001

Olin Price

★ 7.2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life 2000

Teddy Roosevelt

★ 6
The Cell 2000

Teddy Lee

★ 6.3
You Know My Name 1999

Real Arkansas Tom

★ 4.5
The Iron Giant 1999

Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)

★ 7.9
One Man's Hero 1999

General Zachary Taylor

★ 5.3
The Hi-Lo Country 1998

Hoover Young

★ 6.1
Logan's War: Bound by Honor 1998

Ben

★ 5.3
Love from Ground Zero 1998

Hat

★ NR
Point Blank 1998

Dad

★ 4.5
The Man in the Iron Mask 1998

Commandant

★ 5.2
The Apostle 1997

Brother Edwards (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Traveller 1997

Double D

★ 5.5
Two Mothers for Zachary 1996

Chalmer

★ 5.9
Nash Bridges 1996

Nick Bridges

★ 6.7
Wild Bill 1995

California Joe

★ 5.7
Streets of Laredo 1995

Charles Goodnight

★ 6.3
Truman 1995

Sam Rayburn

★ 7.6
Natural Born Killers 1994

Redneck's Buddy in Diner

★ 7.1
Hard Vice 1994

Bronski

★ 3.3
Wyatt Earp 1994

Mr. Sutherland

★ 6.8
Major League II 1994

Lou Brown

★ 5.7
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition 1994

Al

★ 5
Cabin Boy 1994

Paps

★ 5.1
Running Cool 1993

Ironbutt Garrett

★ 6.4
The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993

Deputy Hines

★ 6.2
Men Don't Tell 1993

Jack MacAffrey

★ 6.4
Middle Ages 1992

Dave

★ 6
CrissCross 1992

Emmett

★ 6.2
Leaving Normal 1992

Walt

★ 6.2
Stranger at My Door 1991

Sheriff Bitterman

★ 5.8
Conagher 1991

★ 6.6
I Love You to Death 1990

Lt. Larry Schooner

★ 6.4
Bagdad Cafe 1990

Rudy

★ 5
Coupe de Ville 1990

Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon

★ 6.4
Revenge 1990

Texan

★ 6.5
Roe vs. Wade 1989

Jimmy Russell

★ 6.4
Major League 1989

Lou Brown

★ 6.9
Lincoln 1988

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

★ 7.2
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988

Horsethief Shorty

★ 6.5
Ironweed 1987

Reverend Chester

★ 6.3
Laguna Heat 1987

Grimes

★ 4.4
Made in Heaven 1987

Steve Shea

★ 6.6
Stacking 1987

Clate Connaloe

★ NR
L.A. Law 1986

Thomas Quinn

★ 7.1
Hard Traveling 1986

Sgt. Slattery

★ NR
Silver Bullet 1985

Arnie Westrum

★ 6.6
The Long Hot Summer 1985

Billy Quick

★ 5.4
The Equalizer 1985

Michael Cub

★ 7.2
Silverado 1985

Dawson

★ 7
Sylvester 1985

Steve

★ 5.4
Father of Hell Town 1985

Lt. Raymond Tracy

★ NR
Vision Quest 1985

Kuch's Dad

★ 6.4
Noon Wine 1985

Sheriff

★ NR
Murder, She Wrote 1984

Billy Don Baker

★ 7.5
The Master 1984

★ 5.1
Women of San Quentin 1983

Officer

★ 1
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983

Sheriff Frank Fly

★ 6.9
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers 1983

Willard Kohler

★ 7
Deadly Encounter 1982

Frank Kitchens

★ 4.9
Cagney & Lacey 1982

★ 6.9
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill 1981

Capt. Jake Jacqualone

★ 5.8
Any Which Way You Can 1980

Bartender

★ 5.8
Below the Belt 1980

Luke

★ 4.7
It's My Turn 1980

Connie Foxworth (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Rage! 1980

Joe Dean

★ 7
Urban Cowboy 1980

Steve Strange

★ 6.4
On the Nickel 1980

Peanut John

★ 6
The Sacketts 1979

Wes Bigelow

★ 7.7
Kaz 1978

★ 5
The Greatest 1977

Mr. Harry

★ 5.7
Black Oak Conspiracy 1977

Deputy Bullard

★ 5
Code R 1977

Dillard

★ NR
Charlie's Angels 1976

Billy

★ 6.7
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West 1976

Roy, Hired Hand

★ 4.8
The Pom Pom Girls 1976

Coach

★ 4.8
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw 1976

Leather Salesman

★ 4.4
The Kansas City Massacre 1975

Garth

★ 4.7
The Wild McCullochs 1975

1st Police Officer

★ 4
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 1974

Alex Denton

★ NR
Petrocelli 1974

★ 7
Macon County Line 1974

Elisha Gibbons

★ 5.9
Zandy's Bride 1974

Man in Gunfight (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Hard Day at Blue Nose 1974

★ NR
Kung Fu 1972

Jake

★ 7.6
The Streets of San Francisco 1972

★ 6.9
The Waltons 1972

★ 7.1
Cry for Me, Billy 1972

Amos

★ 5
Cannon 1971

Lt. Keely

★ 6.5
Macho Callahan 1971

Cowboy

★ 4.3
A Man Called Horse 1970

Ed

★ 6.5
Lancer 1968

★ 4.7
Journey to Shiloh 1968

Tellis Yeager

★ 5.4
Cool Hand Luke 1967

Sleepy

★ 7.7
The High Chaparral 1967

Lafe

★ 6.5
The Invaders 1967

Hal

★ 6.8
Felony Squad 1966

★ 6.4
The Road West 1966

★ 5
The Monroes 1966

★ 5.7
Batman 1966

Osiris

★ 7.3
The F.B.I. 1965

Ben McCann

★ 5.5
The Virginian 1962

Cal Mason

★ 6.5
Bonanza 1959

Harry Jeffers

★ 7.5
Tony Awards 1956

Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

★ 5.1
Gunsmoke 1955

Arnie Jeffords

★ 6.6

James Gammon

Known For

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