James Gammon

April 20, 1940 - July 16, 2010 Newman, Illinois, USA
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James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.

His titles like The Iron Giant, The Cell, and Cold Mountain - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/77
Weighted avg: 6.57 /10
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    The Iron Giant
    1999August 1999 by Brad Bird
    Supporting as Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
    Supporting as Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
    7.65 Excellent-
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    The Cell
    2000August 2000 by Tarsem Singh
    Supporting as Teddy Lee
    Supporting as Teddy Lee
    5.80 Okay+
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    Cold Mountain
    2003December 2003 by Anthony Minghella
    Minor role as Esco Swanger
    Minor role as Esco Swanger
    6.47 Good-
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    Appaloosa
    2008September 2008 by Ed Harris
    Supporting as Earl May
    Supporting as Earl May
    6.11 Good--
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    5
    Major League
    1989February 1989 by David S. Ward
    Supporting as Lou Brown
    Supporting as Lou Brown
    6.45 Good-
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    Cool Hand Luke
    1967November 1967 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Minor role as Sleepy
    Minor role as Sleepy
    7.36 Excellent--
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    Wyatt Earp
    1994June 1994 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Minor role as Mr. Sutherland
    Minor role as Mr. Sutherland
    6.35 Good-
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    Life or Something Like It
    2002April 2002 by Stephen Herek
    Minor role as Pat Kerrigan
    Minor role as Pat Kerrigan
    5.24 Okay-
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    Revenge
    1990February 1990 by Tony Scott
    Supporting as Texan
    Supporting as Texan
    6.02 Okay++
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    Major League II
    1994March 1994 by David S. Ward
    Supporting as Lou Brown
    Supporting as Lou Brown
    5.28 Okay-
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    In the Electric Mist
    2009April 2009 by Bertrand Tavernier
    Supporting as Ben Hebert
    Supporting as Ben Hebert
    5.65 Okay
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    The New Daughter
    2009December 2009 by Luiso Berdejo
    Minor role as Roger Wayne
    Minor role as Roger Wayne
    4.90 Mediocre++
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    I Love You to Death
    1990April 1990 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Supporting as Lt. Larry Schooner
    Supporting as Lt. Larry Schooner
    5.94 Okay++
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    Altered
    2006December 2006 by Eduardo Sánchez
    Supporting as Sheriff Henderson
    Supporting as Sheriff Henderson
    5.06 Okay--
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    Urban Cowboy
    1980June 1980 by James Bridges
    Supporting as Steve Strange
    Supporting as Steve Strange
    6.02 Okay++
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    The Country Bears
    2002July 2002 by Peter Hastings
    Starring as Big Al (voice)
    Starring as Big Al (voice)
    4.69 Mediocre+
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    A Man Called Horse
    1970May 1970 by Elliot Silverstein
    Supporting as Ed
    Supporting as Ed
    5.98 Okay++
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    The Adventures of Huck Finn
    1993April 1993 by Stephen Sommers
    Supporting as Deputy Hines
    Supporting as Deputy Hines
    5.75 Okay+
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    Cabin Boy
    1994January 1994 by Adam Resnick
    Starring as Paps
    Starring as Paps
    5.07 Okay--
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    Wild Bill
    1995December 1995 by Walter Hill
    Minor role as California Joe
    Minor role as California Joe
    5.37 Okay-
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    The Milagro Beanfield War
    1988March 1988 by Robert Redford
    Supporting as Horsethief Shorty
    Supporting as Horsethief Shorty
    6.09 Okay++
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    Ironweed
    1987December 1987 by Héctor Babenco
    Minor role as Reverend Chester
    Minor role as Reverend Chester
    5.90 Okay++
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    Made in Heaven
    1987November 1987 by Alan Rudolph
    Supporting as Steve Shea
    Supporting as Steve Shea
    6.03 Okay++
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    Nash Bridges
    1996–2001 by Carlton Cuse
    Minor role as Nick Bridges
    Minor role as Nick Bridges
    5.69 Okay+
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    Don't Come Knocking
    2005August 2005 by Wim Wenders
    Minor role as Old Ranch Hand
    Minor role as Old Ranch Hand
    5.79 Okay+
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    Vision Quest
    1985February 1985 by Harold Becker
    Minor role as Kuch's Dad
    Minor role as Kuch's Dad
    5.91 Okay++
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    Jesse Stone: Sea Change
    2007May 2007 by Robert Harmon
    Minor role as Bob
    Minor role as Bob
    6.39 Good-
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    Silver City
    2004September 2004 by John Sayles
    Supporting as Sheriff Joe Skaggs
    Supporting as Sheriff Joe Skaggs
    5.78 Okay+
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    The Hi-Lo Country
    1998December 1998 by Stephen Frears
    Minor role as Hoover Young
    Minor role as Hoover Young
    5.70 Okay+
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    CrissCross
    1992May 1992 by Chris Menges
    Supporting as Emmett
    Supporting as Emmett
    5.81 Okay+
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    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
    1983August 1983 by Robert M. Young
    Starring as Sheriff Frank Fly
    Starring as Sheriff Frank Fly
    6.22 Good--
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    Traveller
    1997April 1997 by Jack N. Green
    Supporting as Double D
    Supporting as Double D
    5.61 Okay
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    Monte Walsh
    2003January 2003 by Simon Wincer
    Supporting as Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller
    Supporting as Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller
    5.81 Okay+
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    Point Blank
    1998May 1998 by Matt Earl Beesley
    Supporting as Dad
    Supporting as Dad
    5.14 Okay--
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    Coupe de Ville
    1990March 1990 by Joe Roth
    Supporting as Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon
    Supporting as Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon
    6.01 Okay++
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    Logan's War: Bound by Honor
    1998November 1998 by Michael Preece
    Supporting as Ben
    Supporting as Ben
    5.46 Okay
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    The Pom Pom Girls
    1976May 1976 by Joseph Ruben
    Minor role as Coach
    Minor role as Coach
    5.21 Okay--
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    Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
    1976March 1976 by Mark L. Lester
    Minor role as Leather Salesman
    Minor role as Leather Salesman
    5.10 Okay--
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    Macon County Line
    1974August 1974 by Richard Compton
    Minor role as Elisha Gibbons
    Minor role as Elisha Gibbons
    5.73 Okay+
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    Leaving Normal
    1992April 1992 by Edward Zwick
    Supporting as Walt
    Supporting as Walt
    5.83 Okay+
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    The Final Season
    2007October 2007 by David Mickey Evans
    Minor role as Jared Akers
    Minor role as Jared Akers
    5.54 Okay
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    What I Did for Love
    2006December 2006 by Mark Griffiths
    Starring as Karl Ryder
    Starring as Karl Ryder
    5.91 Okay++
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    Truman
    1995September 1995 by Frank Pierson
    Supporting as Sam Rayburn
    Supporting as Sam Rayburn
    6.37 Good-
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    Streets of Laredo
    1995 by Larry McMurtry
    Minor role as Charles Goodnight
    Minor role as Charles Goodnight
    5.71 Okay+
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    Zandy's Bride
    1974May 1974 by Jan Troell
    Minor role as Man in Gunfight (uncredited)
    Minor role as Man in Gunfight (uncredited)
    5.98 Okay++
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    Deadly Encounter
    1982December 1982 by William A. Graham
    Starring as Frank Kitchens
    Starring as Frank Kitchens
    5.73 Okay+
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    Conagher
    1991July 1991 by Reynaldo Villalobos
    Minor role
    Minor role
    6.09 Okay++
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    Hard Vice
    1994July 1994 by Joey Travolta
    Starring as Bronski
    Starring as Bronski
    5.52 Okay
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    One Man's Hero
    1999August 1999 by Lance Hool
    Minor role as General Zachary Taylor
    Minor role as General Zachary Taylor
    5.66 Okay
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    Journey to Shiloh
    1968May 1968 by William Hale
    Minor role as Tellis Yeager
    Minor role as Tellis Yeager
    5.68 Okay+
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    Men Don't Tell
    1993March 1993 by Harry Winer
    Starring as Jack MacAffrey
    Starring as Jack MacAffrey
    6.09 Okay++
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    Two Mothers for Zachary
    1996September 1996 by Peter Werner
    Supporting as Chalmer
    Supporting as Chalmer
    5.92 Okay++
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    You Know My Name
    1999August 1999 by John Kent Harrison
    Supporting as Real Arkansas Tom
    Supporting as Real Arkansas Tom
    5.71 Okay+
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    Roe vs. Wade
    1989May 1989 by Gregory Hoblit
    Supporting as Jimmy Russell
    Supporting as Jimmy Russell
    5.90 Okay++
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    Macho Callahan
    1971February 1971 by Bernard L. Kowalski
    Minor role as Cowboy
    Minor role as Cowboy
    5.41 Okay-
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    56
    The Long Hot Summer
    1985
    Minor role as Billy Quick
    Minor role as Billy Quick
    5.63 Okay
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    57
    Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
    1994January 1994 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as Al
    Lead role as Al
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    The Sacketts
    1979 by Louis L'Amour
    Minor role as Wes Bigelow
    Minor role as Wes Bigelow
    6.18 Good--
  • 59
    59
    The Far Side of Jericho
    2006December 2006 by Tim Hunter
    Supporting as The Preacher
    Supporting as The Preacher
    Needs more reviews
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    60
    Below the Belt
    1980December 1980 by Robert Fowler
    Supporting as Luke
    Supporting as Luke
    Needs more reviews
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    61
    Bagdad Cafe
    1990–1991 by Percy Adlon
    Starring as Rudy
    Starring as Rudy
    Needs more reviews
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    62
    Stranger at My Door
    1991September 1991 by Vincent McEveety
    Starring as Sheriff Bitterman
    Starring as Sheriff Bitterman
    Needs more reviews
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    63
    This So-Called Disaster
    2003January 2003 by Michael Almereyda
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
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    Laguna Heat
    1987November 1987 by Simon Langton
    Supporting as Grimes
    Supporting as Grimes
    Needs more reviews
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    65
    Lincoln
    1988 by Ernest Kinoy
    Minor role as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
    Minor role as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
    6.12 Good--
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    Running Cool
    1993September 1993 by Beverly Sebastian
    Supporting as Ironbutt Garrett
    Supporting as Ironbutt Garrett
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Sylvester
    1985March 1985 by Tim Hunter
    Minor role as Steve
    Minor role as Steve
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
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    Paradise
    2004January 2004 by Frank Pierson
    Minor role as Old Cowboy
    Minor role as Old Cowboy
    Needs more reviews
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    Cry for Me, Billy
    1972August 1972 by William A. Graham
    Supporting as Amos
    Supporting as Amos
    Needs more reviews
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    Black Oak Conspiracy
    1977April 1977 by Bob Kelljan
    Minor role as Deputy Bullard
    Minor role as Deputy Bullard
    Needs more reviews
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    71
    The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
    1976August 1976 by Jack Arnold
    Minor role as Roy, Hired Hand
    Minor role as Roy, Hired Hand
    Needs more reviews
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    Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
    1981January 1981 by Reza Badiyi
    Supporting as Capt. Jake Jacqualone
    Supporting as Capt. Jake Jacqualone
    Needs more reviews
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    On the Nickel
    1980May 1980 by Ralph Waite
    Supporting as Peanut John
    Supporting as Peanut John
    Needs more reviews
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    The Man in the Iron Mask
    1998February 1998 by William Richert
    Minor role as Commandant
    Minor role as Commandant
    Needs more reviews
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    The Kansas City Massacre
    1975September 1975 by Dan Curtis
    Minor role as Garth
    Minor role as Garth
    Needs more reviews
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    The Wild McCullochs
    1975May 1975 by Max Baer Jr.
    Minor role as 1st Police Officer
    Minor role as 1st Police Officer
    Needs more reviews
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    77
    Middle Ages
    1992 by John Byrum
    Supporting as Dave
    Supporting as Dave
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Sam Elliott 4 titles
Tom Berenger 3 titles
Kevin Costner 3 titles
Tom Selleck 3 titles
Arliss Howard 3 titles
Charlie Sheen 2 titles
Edward James Olmos 1 title
Carroll Baker 2 titles
Eli Marienthal 2 titles