James N. Harrell
Biography
James N. Harrell was an American actor who studied with Paul Baker at the Baylor Theater in the 1930s and in 1940 joined Michael Chekhov's studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut, touring the East Coast with that troupe until the Second World War shut most theaters. After four years in the Army he built a long screen career of more than 75 feature and television parts, among them Paper Moon (1973), Leap of Faith (1992) and Hope Floats (1998). He gave acting classes at the Dallas Theater Center, where his roles included Anse Bundren in Journey to Jefferson, a show that toured Paris, Belgium and Germany. For 24 years he was on the faculty of Southwest Texas State University, where he taught stage and film acting, and he retired as an associate professor in 1994. He died in 2000.
81years old at death
- Born Waco
- Died San Marcos
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as James Nelson Harrell
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 27 years1972 to 1999
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Early training
Harrell trained as an actor with Paul Baker at the original Baylor Theater during the 1930s. In 1940, Michael Chekhov asked him to join the Acting Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
A change of course
Harrell spent 24 years on the faculty of Southwest Texas State University, where he taught acting for both stage and film. He retired as an associate professor in 1994.
Beyond film
Harrell had a leading role as Anse Bundren in Journey to Jefferson, a production that toured Paris, Belgium and Germany.
James N. Harrell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Peter Bogdanovich directed two of these films, Richard Pearce two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Peter Bogdanovich
Richard PearceDirector, 2 films, 1992 to 1996
All films by Richard Pearce
Also two films together4 more actors
- Loyd CatlettTexasville (1990) and Nadine (1987)
- Norman BennettHope Floats (1998) and Nadine (1987)
- Mark WaltersVarsity Blues (1999) and Leap of Faith (1992)
- P.J. JohnsonTexasville (1990) and Paper Moon (1973)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What James N. Harrell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$208 million
12 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 12 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$81M39.1% of the total
- 2$31M14.8% of the total
- 3$23M11.2% of the total
- 4$21M9.9% of the total
- 5$13M6.1% of the total
- 6$10M4.9% of the total
- 7$9.7M4.7% of the total
- 8$8.0M3.9% of the total
$11.2 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
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