What is Clifton James?
{{Infobox person | name = Clifton James | image = | caption = | birth_name = George Clifton James | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|5|29}} | birth_place = [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|4|15|1920|5|29}} | death_place = [[Gladstone, Oregon|Gladstone]], [[Oregon]], U.S. | residence = | nationality = American | known_for = '''Sheriff J. W. Pepper''' in the ''[[James Bond|James Bond movies]]'' | years_active = 1954–2017 | occupation = Actor | spouse = Donna Lea Beach (1948–1950; divorced)<br />Laurie Harper (1951–2015; her death) | children = 6 }} '''George Clifton James''' (May 29, 1920 &ndash; April 15, 2017) was a retired [[United States|American]] actor. He is best known for his role as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in the ''[[James Bond]]'' movies such as ''[[Live and Let Die]]'' (1973) and in ''[[The Man With The Golden Gun]]'' (1974). James was born on May 29, 1920 in [[Spokane, Washington]].<ref name=FilmRef>{{cite web|access-date=2007-12-15 |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/66/Clifton-James.html |title=Clifton James Biography (1920-) |publisher=FilmReference.com}}</ref> He married Laurie Harper in 1951. Harper died in 2015. They had six children. James died from complications of [[diabetes]] at his home in [[Gladstone, Oregon|Gladstone]], [[Oregon]] on April 15, 2017, age 96.<ref>[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/clifton-james-dead-sheriff-in-james-bond-films-dies-at-96-1202031445/ Clifton James, Sheriff in James Bond Films, Dies at 96]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0416378}} * {{IBDB name|90892}} * [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;type=simple;rgn=Entire%20Finding%20Aid;q1=Clifton%20James;view=reslist;subview=detail;sort=freq;didno=uw-whs-tape00339a Clifton James] at the [[University of Wisconsin]]'s [http://digicoll.library.wisc.ed