James Ellison

James Ellison Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: May 4, 1910

Death Date: December 23, 1993

Birth Place: Guthrie Center, Iowa

James Ellison started his acting career landing roles in such films as "Bar 20 Rides Again" (1935), "The Eagle's Brood" (1935) and the drama "Reckless" (1935) with Jean Harlow. He also appeared in the Leo Carrillo drama "The Winning Ticket" (1935), "Hopalong Cassidy" (1935) and "Trail Dust" (1936). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in "Annapolis Salute" (1937), "The Barrier" (1937) and "The Plainsman" (1937). He also appeared in the Fay Bainter dramatic adaptation "Mother Carey's Chickens" (1938).

Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "Charley's Aunt" (1941) with Jack Benny, "Ice-Capades" (1941) and "The Undying Monster" (1942). He also appeared in "The Gang's All Here" (1943) and "I Walked With a Zombie" (1943). Ellison's music was most recently featured in "A Soldier's Story" (1984) with Howard E Rollins Jr.. Ellison passed away in December 1993 at the age of 83.

Credits

Isuperbiker

Actor
Movie
2011

Man From the Black Hills

Actor
Jimmy Ellison
Movie
1952

Texas City

Actor
Jim Kirby
Movie
1952

Dead Man's Trail

Actor
Dan Winslow
Movie
1952

Whistling Hills

Actor
Sheriff Dave Holland
Movie
1951

Kentucky Jubilee

Actor
Jeff Benson
Movie
1951

Oklahoma Justice

Actor
Clancy
Movie
1951

Texas Lawmen

Actor
Sheriff Tod Merrick
Movie
1951

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane

Actor
Gordon Hastings
Movie
1950

Rangeland Empire

Actor
James Everett Parkington "Shamrock" Ellison
Movie
1950

Marshal of Heldorado

Actor
James "Shamrock" Ellison
Movie
1950

Outlaw Fury

Actor
Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

The Last Bullet

Actor
James Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

Hostile Country

Actor
Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

Blazing Guns

Actor
James Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

West of the Brazos

Actor
James Everett Parkington "Shamrock" Ellison
Movie
1950

Fast on the Draw

Actor
Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

Crooked River

Actor
Shamrock Ellison
Movie
1950

I Killed Geronimo

Actor
Capt. Jeff Packard
Movie
1950

Hopalong CassidyStream

Actor
Series
1949

Guns of Justice

Actor
Shamrock Kid
Movie
1949

Colorado Ranger

Actor
Shamrock Kid
Movie
1949

Last of the Wild Horses

Actor
Duke Barnum
Movie
1948

The Ghost Goes Wild

Actor
Monte Crandall
Movie
1947

G.I. War Brides

Actor
Steve Giles
Movie
1946

Hollywood and Vine

Actor
Larry Winters
Movie
1945

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Actor
Mike Burke
Movie
1944

Lady, Let's Dance

Actor
Jerry Gibson
Movie
1944

And So They Were Married

Actor
Mike Burke
Movie
1944

I Walked with a ZombieStream

Actor
Wesley Rand
Movie
1943
85%

Dixie Dugan

Actor
Roger Hudson
Movie
1943

The Gang's All HereStream

Actor
Andy Mason
Movie
1943
100%

Army Surgeon

Actor
Capt. James "Jim" Mason
Movie
1942

The Undying Monster

Actor
Robert Curtis
Movie
1942

Careful, Soft Shoulder

Actor
Thomas Aldrich
Movie
1942

That Other Woman

Actor
Henry Summers
Movie
1942

Charley's Aunt

Actor
Jack Chesney
Movie
1941

Ice-Capades

Actor
Bob Clemens
Movie
1941

They Met in Argentina

Actor
Tim Kelly
Movie
1941

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Actor
P. Cadwallader Jones
Movie
1941

Anne of Windy Poplars

Actor
Tony Pringle
Movie
1940

Play Girl

Actor
Thomas Elwood Dice
Movie
1940

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Actor
Andrew "Hinkie" Hinklin
Movie
1940

Fifth Avenue Girl

Actor
Mike
Movie
1939

Zenobia

Actor
Jeff Carter
Movie
1939

Almost a Gentleman

Actor
Dan Preston
Movie
1939

Sorority House

Actor
Bill Loomis
Movie
1939

Hotel for Women

Actor
Jeff Buchanan
Movie
1939

Mother Carey's Chickens

Actor
Ralph Thurston
Movie
1938

Vivacious Lady

Actor
Keith Morgan
Movie
1938
100%

Next Time I Marry

Actor
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Anthony
Movie
1938

Borderland

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1937

23 1/2 Hours Leave

Actor
Sgt. Robert Gray
Movie
1937

Annapolis Salute

Actor
Bill Martin
Movie
1937

Call of the Prairie

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1936

Trail Dust

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1936

The Plainsman

Actor
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Movie
1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed

Actor
Mac MacDonald
Movie
1936

Heart of the West

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1936

Three on the Trail

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1936

The Winning Ticket

Actor
Jimmy Powers
Movie
1935

The Eagle's Brood

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1935

RecklessStream

Actor
Dale Every
Movie
1935

Buried Loot

Actor
Detective
Movie
1935

Bar 20 Rides Again

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1935

Hopalong Cassidy Enters

Actor
Johnny Nelson
Movie
1935

Death on the Diamond

Actor
Cubs Player
Movie
1934

Play Girl

Actor
Elmer
Movie
1932