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'''James A. Westerfield''' (22 March 1913 – 20 September 1971) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] of stage, film, and television.
'''James A. Westerfield''' (22 March 1913 – 20 September 1971) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] of stage, film, and television.


Born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], he starred on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] and in more than fifty [[film]]s during his lifetime. He had roles in ''[[The Magnificent Ambersons]]'' (1942), ''[[On The Waterfront]]'' (1954), ''[[Lucy Gallant]]'' (1955), ''[[Cowboy (1958 film)|''Cowboy'']]'' (1958), a repeat role in ''[[The Absent-Minded Professor]]'' (1961) and ''[[Son of Flubber]]'' (1963), ''[[Birdman of Alcatraz]]'' (1962), ''[[Man's Favorite Sport]]'' (1964), ''[[The Sons of Katie Elder]]'' (1965), ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'' (1968) and ''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]'' (1969).
Born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], he starred on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] and in more than fifty [[film]]s during his lifetime. He had roles in ''[[The Magnificent Ambersons]]'' (1942), ''[[On The Waterfront]]'' (1954), ''[[Lucy Gallant]]'' (1955), the classic 1957 Budd Boetticher directed film ''[[Decision at Sundown]]'' starring Randolph Scott, ''[[Cowboy (1958 film)|''Cowboy'']]'' (1958), a repeat role in ''[[The Absent-Minded Professor]]'' (1961) and ''[[Son of Flubber]]'' (1963), ''[[Birdman of Alcatraz]]'' (1962), ''[[Man's Favorite Sport]]'' (1964), ''[[The Sons of Katie Elder]]'' (1965), ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'' (1968) and ''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]'' (1969).


Westerfield had many roles on television, including seven episodes as John Murrel from 1963 to 1964 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)|The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters]]'', starring [[child actor]] [[Kurt Russell]] in the title role.
Westerfield had many roles on television, including seven episodes as John Murrel from 1963 to 1964 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)|The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters]]'', starring [[child actor]] [[Kurt Russell]] in the title role.

Revision as of 20:08, 25 March 2013

James A. Westerfield
File:James Westerfield.jpg
Born(1913-03-22)March 22, 1913
DiedSeptember 22, 1971(1971-09-22) (aged 58)
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles
Years active1940-1971
SpouseAlice G. Fay (1962-1971) his death

James A. Westerfield (22 March 1913 – 20 September 1971) was an American actor of stage, film, and television.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he starred on Broadway and in more than fifty films during his lifetime. He had roles in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), On The Waterfront (1954), Lucy Gallant (1955), the classic 1957 Budd Boetticher directed film Decision at Sundown starring Randolph Scott, Cowboy (1958), a repeat role in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and Son of Flubber (1963), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Man's Favorite Sport (1964), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Hang 'Em High (1968) and True Grit (1969).

Westerfield had many roles on television, including seven episodes as John Murrel from 1963 to 1964 on ABC's The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, starring child actor Kurt Russell in the title role.

Westerfield's other appearances were on such series as The Rifleman, The Alaskans, The Rebel, Straightaway, Going My Way, Perry Mason, Hazel, The Andy Griffith Show, Daniel Boone, and Gunsmoke. He played the circus leader, Dr. Marvello, in an episode of Lost in Space "Space Circus" (1966).

Westerfield died from a heart attack in Woodlands Hills, California, at the age of fifty-eight.

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