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James Bradbury Jr.

James Bradbury Jr.

4 movies on Netflix

Biography

James Bradbury Jr. was an American character actor who took supporting parts on stage and in films during the 1920s and 1930s. Born in New York City to a veteran character actor and a former actress, he began performing as a child in Madame Butterfly and got to Hollywood in 1919 after serving in World War I. Among his notable roles was the romantic rival of Richard Barthelmess in Classmates (1924) and in The Drop Kick (1927), and he also turned up in budget westerns like The Cisco Kid (1931) and Cheyenne (1929). He co-wrote the vaudeville playlet Psycho Bill with Edward Poland, staged in Manhattan in 1921, and wrote Solitaire, which his father staged in 1928. He was featured in a 1932 Mascot serial, The Shadow of the Eagle. His parts later grew smaller and often uncredited, as in Night Nurse (1931). He died in 1936.

41years old at death

Born October 5, 1894New York City
Died January 21, 1936Los Angeles
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 3 years1928 to 1931

Every film, newest first

1931Night NurseIMDb rating 7.0
1929AlibiIMDb rating 5.6
1928In Old ArizonaIMDb rating 5.5
1928SpeedyIMDb rating 7.6

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Behind the camera
Bradbury co-wrote the vaudeville playlet Psycho Bill with Edward Poland, and it opened in June 1921 at Proctor's 23rd Street Theatre in Manhattan.
A role that slipped away
In Mark of the Vampire, a 1935 film by Tod Browning, Bradbury was cast as the third vampire alongside Bela Lugosi, but his scenes were cut before release.

James Bradbury Jr. movies on Netflix

Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0as Wounded Prisoner
Alibi1929IMDb rating 5.6as Blake - a Crook
In Old Arizona1928IMDb rating 5.5as Soldier
Speedy1928IMDb rating 7.6as Chauffeur

Worked with

James Bradbury Jr. shares two films with Jim Farley, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Barbara Stanwyck

Clark Gable

Regis Toomey

Ernie Adams

Brooks Benedict

William A. WellmanDirector, 1 film Ted WildeDirector, 1 film Irving CummingsDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jim Farley2 films together, 1928 to 1931
Jim Farley's page
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Bradbury as Wounded PrisonerFarley as Policeman
- In Old Arizona1928IMDb rating 5.5Bradbury as SoldierFarley as Townsman
Barbara Stanwyck1 film together, 1931
Barbara Stanwyck's page
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Bradbury as Wounded PrisonerStanwyck as Lora Hart
Clark Gable1 film together, 1931
Clark Gable's page
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Bradbury as Wounded PrisonerGable as Nick
Regis Toomey1 film together, 1929
Regis Toomey's page
- Alibi1929IMDb rating 5.6Bradbury as Blake - a CrookToomey as Danny McGann
Ernie Adams1 film together, 1928
Ernie Adams's page
- Speedy1928IMDb rating 7.6Bradbury as ChauffeurAdams as Baseball Concessionaire
Brooks Benedict1 film together, 1928
Brooks Benedict's page
- Speedy1928IMDb rating 7.6Bradbury as ChauffeurBenedict as Steve Carter
William A. WellmanDirector, 1 film, 1931
All films by William A. Wellman
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Bradbury as Wounded Prisoner
Ted WildeDirector, 1 film, 1928
All films by Ted Wilde
- Speedy1928IMDb rating 7.6Bradbury as Chauffeur
Irving CummingsDirector, 1 film, 1928
All films by Irving Cummings
- In Old Arizona1928IMDb rating 5.5Bradbury as Soldier

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