James Hampton
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James Wade Hampton (born July 9, 1936) is an American actor, television director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Hampton was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Edna (Gately), who worked at a millinery, and Ivan Hampton, who ran a dry cleaning business. He was raised in Dallas, Texas, and majored in theatre arts at the University of North Texas in Denton. While attending UNT, he was a member of the Gamma Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Order.
After a series of failed jobs including bodyguard, bartender, and photojournalist, he was inducted into the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany and performed with the USO, for which he won awards.
Personal life
Hampton married actress Mary Deese in 2002.
He had three children – James, Andrea and Frank. They resided in Texas.
Career
He appeared in summer stock in Texas and then moved to New York City, where he first appeared in The Cliffdwellers, the Academy Award-nominated short subject.
Hampton's next role in a May 1963 Gunsmoke episode titled "Jeb," starring his buddy and series regular Burt Reynolds, was the lead protagonist. In "Pa Hack's Brood" (S9E13), he returned to Gunsmoke later this year, but Marshall Dillon makes no mention of him in this episode compared to his previous appearance.
In 1964, Hampton appeared as publisher William Randolph Hearst in the syndicated western television series Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. Despite increased circulation of The San Francisco Examiner, Hearst struggles to make a buck. Ambrose Bierce (1920-1969) plays James Lanphier (1920-1969) and Robert O. Cornthwaite was cast as Sam Chamberlain.
Hampton is known for his appearances in CBS's The Doris Day Show (as Leroy, the handyman); ABC's F Troop (as Hannibal Dobbs the incompetent bugler); and Robert Aldrich's The Longest Yard (1986); and Sling Blade (1996). In a 1975 episode of NBC's The Rockford Files, a Hampton guest starred as Jim Rockford's cousin Aaron Ironwood. He received a HALO Award for Hawmps! as well as a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" for the part of "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard. He was also the American Egg Board's spokesperson.
He appeared alongside Gary Collins in the low-budget film Hangar 18. It was primarily shot in Big Spring, Texas, and the two astronauts were playing NASA astronauts attempting to reveal a UFO coverup.
Hampton debuted in an advertisement on MeTV promoting several of the shows in which he had gueststarred, including Gomer Pyle, Washington, D.C. The Rockford Files are among the many that have been released.