James Richard Gammon was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series.
15 Facts About James Gammon
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James Gammon was known for his role as the retired longshoreman Nick Bridges on the CBS television crime drama Nash Bridges.
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James Gammon was born in Newman, Illinois, the son of Doris Latimer, a farm girl, and Donald James Gammon, a musician.
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James Gammon worked at Orlando's ABC TV affiliate WLOF-TV, as a cameraman and director.
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James Gammon made his sole Broadway appearance as "Dodge" in a revival of Sam Shepard's Buried Child.
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James Gammon was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance.
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James Gammon appeared on stage in Sam Shepard's San Francisco debut of The Late Henry Moss along with Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Cheech Marin and Woody Harrelson in 2000.
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James Gammon appeared in the films Cool Hand Luke, Macon County Line, Urban Cowboy, Any Which Way You Can, Silverado, Noon Wine, The Milagro Beanfield War, Major League, Revenge, The Adventures of Huck Finn, Major League II, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill, Truman, The Hi-Lo Country, Cold Mountain, and more recently Appaloosa.
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James Gammon had an uncredited role in Natural Born Killers.
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James Gammon portrayed a Korean War veteran on the hit ABC series Grey's Anatomy.
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James Gammon provided the voices of the animated characters Marv Loach and Floyd Turbeaux in the 1999 Warner Bros.
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James Gammon has a brother, Philip, and a sister, Sandra.
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James Gammon was married to Nancy Jane Kapusta from 1972 until his death.
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James Gammon had two daughters, Allison Mann and Amy Gammon.
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James Gammon died of adrenal gland and liver cancer in Costa Mesa, California, at the age of 70.