James Ellison
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1910-05-04
- Died
- 1993-12-23
- Place of birth
- Guthrie Center, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Jimmie 'Shamrock' Ellison · Jimmie Ellison · Jimmy 'Shamrock' Ellison · Jimmy Ellison · James Ellison Smith
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Known For
Movies (66)
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Keith
I Walked with a Zombie
1943
as Wesley Rand
The Plainsman
1936
as William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Borderland
1937
as Johnny Nelson
Zenobia
1939
as Jeff Carter
Sorority House
1939
as Bill Loomis
Buried Loot
1935
as Detective (uncredited)
Oklahoma Justice
1951
as Clancy
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Ralph Thurston
Colorado Ranger
1950
as Shamrock Kid
Reckless
1935
as Dale Every
The Gang's All Here
1943
as Andy Mason
Whistling Hills
1951
as Sheriff Dave Holland
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Sgt. Robert Gray
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Johnny Nelson
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Anthony J. Anthony
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Reporter Lane (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
1939
as Jeff Buchanan
Annapolis Salute
1937
as William J. "Bill" Martin
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Tony Pringle
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Johnny Nelson
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Jack Chesney
Play Girl
1932
as Elmer
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
as Thomas Aldrich
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Steve Giles
Calendar Girl
1947
as Steve Adams
Texas City
1952
as Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Mike Burke
The Undying Monster
1942
as Robert Curtis
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Mike
Crooked River
1950
as Shamrock Ellison
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
1950
as Gordon Hastings
Hostile Country
1950
as Shamrock Ellison
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Andrew Hinklin
Army Surgeon
1942
as Capt. James Mason
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Jeff Benson
West of the Brazos
1950
as Shamrock Ellison
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
as P. Cadwallader Jones
The Winning Ticket
1935
as Jimmy
Fast on the Draw
1950
as Shamrock Ellison
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
as Duke Barnum
Trail Dust
1936
as Johnny Nelson
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Roger Hudson
The Barrier
1937
as Lt. Burrell
Dead Man's Trail
1952
as Dan Winslow
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Mac MacDonald
Lady, Let's Dance
1944
as Jerry Gibson
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Johnny Nelson
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Jimmy Peyton
Ice-Capades
1941
as Bob Clemens
Man from the Black Hills
1952
as Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Cadet
I Killed Geronimo
1950
as Capt. Jeff Packard
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
as Jimmy Ellison
Three on the Trail
1936
as Johnny Nelson
They Met in Argentina
1941
as Tim Kelly
Texas Lawmen
1951
as Sheriff Tod Merrick
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Monte Crandall
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935
as Johnny Nelson
That Other Woman
1942
as Henry Summers
Almost a Gentleman
1939
as Dan Preston
When the Girls Take Over
1962
as Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)
Play Girl
1941
as Thomas Elwood Dice
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Larry Winters
Heart of the West
1936
as Johnny Nelson
Marshal of Heldorado
1950
as Shamrock Ellison
About James Ellison
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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… With 66 credits spanning from 1932 to 1962, James Ellison has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Vivacious Lady (1938) — as Keith
- I Walked with a Zombie (1943) — as Wesley Rand
- The Plainsman (1936) — as William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- Borderland (1937) — as Johnny Nelson
- Zenobia (1939) — as Jeff Carter
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