James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell was born on Sep 03, 1918 in USA. James N. Harrell's big-screen debut came with A Bullet for Pretty Boy directed by Larry Buchanan in 1970, strarring Mr. Sam Floyd (as James Harrell). James N. Harrell is known for JFK directed by Oliver Stone, Sally Kirkland stars as Rose Cheramie and Anthony Ramirez as Epileptic. The upcoming new movie James N. Harrell plays is A Slipping-Down Life which will be released on Jan 22, 1999.

James Nelson Harrell, born in Waco, Texas to Margaret Teny and Jefferson Whitfield Harrell, Chair of the Baylor University Mathematics Department, graduated from Waco High School and Baylor University. He held a Master's Degree in Drama from Trinity University. He studied acting at the original Baylor Theater with Paul Baker in the 1930's and in 1940 was invited to join Michael Chekhov's Acting Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Jim toured the East Coast with that company and was playing Twelfth Night when the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, and most plays closed. Jim served in the United States Army for four years in a tank company, in Headquarters Eighth Service Command, in Special Services, and in Occupied Japan. James Harrell, also known as "little Jimmy Harrell from Waco, Texas", appeared in over 75 film productions; feature films and television. James taught acting at the Dallas Theater Center and had leading roles in numerous productions, including 'Anse Bundren' in Journey to Jefferson, which toured Paris, Belgium and Germany. He also taught stage and film acting at Southwest Texas State University for 24 years, retiring in 1994 as an Associate Professor.