James Whitworth
Biography
James Whitworth was an American actor who specialized in hulking, intimidating villains in 1970s drive-in exploitation films. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1936, he brought a growly voice and rough features to roles such as a biker in The Black Angels (1970), a prison guard in Sweet Sugar (1972), one of the low-life criminals in Terminal Island (1973), and a telephone repairman attacked by kidnappers in The Candy Snatchers (1973). His most popular part was Papa Jupiter, the cannibal clan patriarch in Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977). He also played the heroic lead in the science fiction film Planet of Dinosaurs (1977). Whitworth made guest appearances on television series including Mission: Impossible and The Rockford Files before he stopped acting in the early 1980s. He died in 1991.
55years old at death
- Born
- Died
- Star sign: PiscesFirst day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years1972 to 1977
Every film, newest first
- 1977Planet of DinosaursIMDb rating 3.8
- 1973Terminal IslandIMDb rating 5.3
- 1972Sweet SugarIMDb rating 5.1
Genres
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Worked with
James Whitworth shares two films with Albert Cole, 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.
Films together
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Phyllis Davis's page
Tom Selleck's page
Roger E. Mosley's page
Sandy Ward's page
Richard Stahl's page
James K. SheaDirector, 1 film, 1977
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Stephanie RothmanDirector, 1 film, 1973
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Michel LevesqueDirector, 1 film, 1972
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