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“Secret agent? On whose side?”
Married to the same girl since 1951.
Boy!
My bad. I was thinking of Clifton Davis, popular African-American singer, songwriter and actor. Davis, still alive at age 71.
This is the most obscure actor I’ve seen a death announcement for before!
I never got how this character fit in Bond movies. It seemed non sequitur and out of place.
I’d be willing to bet his character was the inspiration for Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.
A decorated WWII army vet with six battle stars. RIP, Mr. James.
Jay Dubya..... Miss Bessy sez her dawg is all foamin’ at da mouth. She wuz wunderin’ iffn you’d lahk to come shoot it fo huh....
“You in a hoe’heapa’ trouble boy...” RIP dude.
Ten fingers on the fender, boy!
“Now you listen to me Troopa boy!”
“We got us a swamp foola black Russians drivin’ boats to beat the band down heya!”
James, in the way he looked walked and talked VERY forcibly reminded me of a neighbor of mine. It is to me a striking coincidence that this doppelganger for my neighbor has such a hefty military record. A few weeks ago I stumbled across my old neighbor’s obit. In it was listed a military history of which I was entirely ignorant. It ran thusly: “Herbert joined the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) in August 1940; awarded eight bronze service stars for the campaigns and battles of New Guinea(24 January 1943 - 31 December 1944), Bismarck Archipelago(15 December 1943 - 27 November 1944), Southern Philippines(27 February - 4 July 1945), Luzon(15 December 1944 - 4 July 1945) Air Offensive, Japan(17 April 1942 - 2 September 1945) China Offensive(5 May - 2 September 1945), China Defensive(4 July 1942 - 4 May 1945), Western Pacific(15 June 1944 - 2 September 1945). In addition, he was awarded three Overseas Service Bars (1940-1945 - 18+ months in combat zone), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon(1940 - December 7, 1941), Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars(October 17, 1944 and September 2, 1945), and last, World War II Occupation Ribbon (Philippines)
These guys did some stuff and then they went on with their lives like it was nothing...Thanks for your service, fellas, and RIP.
He seems like a great guy.
Two of the worst Bond movies and his character didn’t help.
“No playing grab ass.”
I thought he died years ago.
He was great in the Bond movies.