James N. Harrell
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3521 |
| Birthday | 1918-09-03 |
| Place of Birth | Waco, Texas, USA |
| Also Known As | James Harrell, James Nelson Harrell, |
1970
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
4.143/7
A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.
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A Bullet for Pretty Boy
1981
Raggedy Man
5.514/36
A divorced mother of two boys is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town during World War II. Her friendship with a Navy sailor on...
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Raggedy Man
1975
Race with the Devil
6.4/135
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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Race with the Devil
1980
Urban Cowboy
6.474/270
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who b...
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Urban Cowboy
1995
The Good Old Boys
6.7/11
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
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The Good Old Boys
1989
Lost Angels
6.143/14
Rich L.A. party brat Tim spins into a cycle of despair after his parents divorce, and trying to fill the void with drugs and trouble only buys him a t...
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Lost Angels
1984
The Dollmaker
7.667/15
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying...
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The Dollmaker
1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
5.656/1009
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1993
Flesh and Bone
6/101
Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumati...
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Flesh and Bone
1980
Resurrection
6.479/48
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an...
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Resurrection
1984
Country
6.515/34
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, b...
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Country
1979
The Whole Shootin' Match
5.917/12
Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich....
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The Whole Shootin' Match
1991
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
4.5/4
A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem
7.5/2
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three...
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Houston, We've Got a Problem
1992
Leap of Faith
5.828/229
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracle...
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Leap of Faith
1990
Pair of Aces
6.667/3
A Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is attacking cheerleaders. Meanwhile he finds himself working w...
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Pair of Aces
1991
JFK
7.603/2398
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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JFK
1973
Paper Moon
7.9/822
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partn...
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Paper Moon
1974
Don't Hang Up!
6.125/12
A young woman, Amanda Post (Susan Bracken), is summoned to the house in which she grew up to attend to her dying grandmother Harriet (Rhea MacAdams)....
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Don't Hang Up!
1986
The Lone Star Kid
6.333/3
The Lone Star Kid is about a compassionate eleven year old boy who becomes mayor of a small town when he witnesses an accident and a death due to lack...
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The Lone Star Kid
1996
A Family Thing
6.493/74
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother...
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A Family Thing
1987
Nadine
5.478/90
Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered...
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Nadine
1990
The Hot Spot
6.274/299
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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The Hot Spot
1974
The Sugarland Express
6.606/454
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Je...
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The Sugarland Express
1972
Encounter with the Unknown
4.263/19
Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentall...
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Encounter with the Unknown
1990
Texasville
6.042/59
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares...
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Texasville
1996
Michael
5.718/681
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
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Michael
1977
Outlaw Blues
4.8/5
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a countr...
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Outlaw Blues
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
6.511/93
A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
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The Great Waldo Pepper
1985
Noon Wine
0/0
The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century fo...
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Noon Wine
1977
Rolling Thunder
6.762/254
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A...
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Rolling Thunder
1999
Varsity Blues
6.136/461
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday...
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Varsity Blues
1999
A Slipping Down Life
4.227/22
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.
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A Slipping Down Life
1998
Hope Floats
6.425/499
Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries startin...
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Hope Floats
1989
Riverbend
5.4/5
A black major and his men are on the run from a rigged court-martial and hide out in a small Georgia town where a cruel white sheriff is terrorising t...
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