By Tom Grater
29.05.2020 - 04:59 / deadline.com
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Anthony James, an instantly recognizable character actor who often played the creepy guy including in Best Picture Oscar winners In the Heat of the Night and Unforgiven, died May 26 of cancer. He was 77.
James had made a single brief appearance on a TV series when Norman Jewison cast him as the killer Ralph in 1967’s In the Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. The film went on to win five Oscars, including Best Picture.
He would bookend
Anthony James, the lanky actor who frequently appeared as bad guys in films such as “In the Heat of the Night” and “Unforgiven,” has died at 77. James died of cancer on May 26, according to an obituary announcement from a funeral home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He passed away earlier this week
Anthony James, an actor best known for his work in the Oscar-winning films “In The Heat of the Night” and “Unforgiven,” died on May 26 of cancer in Massachusetts. He was 77.
Anthony James, the lanky character actor who played sleazy, menacing types in such films asIn the Heat of the Night,Unforgiven and High Plains Drifter, has died. He was 77.
Actor Anthony James, who starred in the films "Unforgiven" and "In the Heat of the Night," has died. He was 77.