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James Craig (actor)
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James Craig was an American actor.
After graduating from the Rice Institute, Craig began appearing in films in 1937, most often in B-movies and serials. In 1939, he appeared in the Three Stooges
film Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
.
Craig received critical praise (and a step up to A movies) when he played a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul in All That Money Can Buy, also titled The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941). He also appeared in the films Kitty Foyle
(1940), The Human Comedy
(1943), Lost Angel
(1943), and Kismet
(1944). In 1944, he co-starred with William Powell
and Hedy Lamarr
in The Heavenly Body
.
After retiring from films, Craig became a successful real estate agent. He died of lung cancer
in 1985.
After graduating from the Rice Institute, Craig began appearing in films in 1937, most often in B-movies and serials. In 1939, he appeared in the Three Stooges
Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...
film Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise is the 42nd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:Once again, the Stooges are three hapless tramps...
.
Craig received critical praise (and a step up to A movies) when he played a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul in All That Money Can Buy, also titled The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941). He also appeared in the films Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (film)
Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Ernest Cossart and Gladys Cooper.-Plot:...
(1940), The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (film)
The Human Comedy is a 1943 drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but actually Saroyan wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and...
(1943), Lost Angel
Lost Angel (film)
Lost Angel is a 1943 film starring Margaret O'Brien as a little orphan girl raised to be a genius. James Craig plays a reporter who shows her the world outside the Institute of Child Psychology.-Plot:...
(1943), and Kismet
Kismet (1944 film)
Kismet is a 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Page, and Florence Bates. James Craig played the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Edward Arnold was the treacherous Grand Vizier...
(1944). In 1944, he co-starred with William Powell
William Powell
William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
and Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress celebrated for her great beauty who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".Lamarr also co-invented – with composer George Antheil – an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless...
in The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body is a 1944 romantic comedy film starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. A neglected wife turns to an astrologer, who tells her she will meet and fall in love with a handsome stranger, much to the dismay of her astronomer husband.- Cast :...
.
After retiring from films, Craig became a successful real estate agent. He died of lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
in 1985.
Partial filmography
- Born to the WestBorn to the WestBorn to the West is a 1937 American Western film starring John Wayne.-Cast:* John Wayne - Dare Rudd* Marsha Hunt - Judy Rustoe* Johnny Mack Brown - Tom Fillmore* John Patterson - Lyn Hardy* Monte Blue - Bart Hammond...
(1937) - Flying G-MenFlying G-MenFlying G-Men is a Columbia Film serial. It was the sixth of the fifty seven serials released by Columbia.-Plot:Three government aviators, the "Flying G-Men" of the title - one of whom is disguised as The Black Falcon, fight to protect America from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the...
(1939 serial) - The Man They Could Not HangThe Man They Could Not HangThe Man They Could Not Hang is a low-budget horror film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Nick Grinde and starred Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard....
(1939) - Oily to Bed, Oily to RiseOily to Bed, Oily to RiseOily to Bed, Oily to Rise is the 42nd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:Once again, the Stooges are three hapless tramps...
(1939 short, uncredited) - Kitty FoyleKitty Foyle (film)Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Ernest Cossart and Gladys Cooper.-Plot:...
(1940) - The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
- Valley of the SunValley of the Sun (film)Valley of the Sun is a 1942 film directed by George Marshall. It stars Lucille Ball and James Craig.-Cast:*Lucille Ball as Christine Larson*James Craig as Jonathan Ware*Cedric Hardwicke as Lord Warrick*Dean Jagger as Jim Sawyer...
(1942) - Seven Miles from AlcatrazSeven Miles from AlcatrazSeven Miles from Alcatraz is a 1942 American action film directed by Edward Dmytryk.-Cast:* James Craig as Champ Larkin* Bonita Granville as Anne Porter* Frank Jenks as Jimbo* Cliff Edwards as Stormy* George Cleveland as Captain Porter...
(1942) - The Human ComedyThe Human Comedy (film)The Human Comedy is a 1943 drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but actually Saroyan wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and...
(1943) - Swing Shift MaisieSwing Shift MaisieSwing Shift Maisie is a 1943 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It is the seventh in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie, preceded by Maisie Gets Her Man and followed by Maisie Goes to Reno...
(1943) - KismetKismet (1944 film)Kismet is a 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Page, and Florence Bates. James Craig played the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Edward Arnold was the treacherous Grand Vizier...
(1944) - The Heavenly BodyThe Heavenly BodyThe Heavenly Body is a 1944 romantic comedy film starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. A neglected wife turns to an astrologer, who tells her she will meet and fall in love with a handsome stranger, much to the dismay of her astronomer husband.- Cast :...
(1944) - Gentle AnnieGentle Annie (film)Gentle Annie is a film with a Western theme, directed in 1944 by Andrew Marton, starring Donna Reed and James Craig.. Marjorie Main played the role of Annie Goss. A notable actor in this film is Harry Morgan, who plays Cottonwood Goss...
(1944) - Our Vines Have Tender GrapesOur Vines Have Tender GrapesOur Vines Have Tender Grapes is an American drama film released in 1945, directed by Roy Rowland and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien.-Background:...
(1945) - She went to the RacesShe Went to the RacesShe Went to the Races is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. A team of scientists discover a seemingly foolproof way of discovering the winner of horse races.-Cast:...
(1945) - Side Street (1950)
- A Lady Without PassportA Lady Without PassportA Lady Without Passport is a suspense film directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Shot in semidocumentary style, it is considered film noir.-Plot:...
(1950) - The StripThe Strip (1951 film)The Strip is a 1951 film starring Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest and William Demarest. It was directed by Leslie Kardos, photographed by Robert Surtees.-Plot:Stanley Maxton is a drummer in the rhythm section of a night club orchestra...
(1951) - Drums in the Deep SouthDrums in the Deep SouthDrums in the Deep South is an American Civil War war film designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies, produced by independent company King Brothers Productions, filmed in SuperCineColor and released by RKO Pictures in September 1951.-Plot:...
(1951) - While the City Sleeps (1956)
- Shoot-Out at Medicine BendShoot-Out at Medicine BendShoot-Out at Medicine Bend is a 1957 Western film directed by Richard L. Bare and starring Randolph Scott, James Garner and Angie Dickinson. This was the final film that Scott made with Warner Bros.-Plot synopsis:...
(1957) - The CyclopsThe CyclopsThe Cyclops is a science fiction film starring James Craig and Gloria Talbott.-Synopsis:A test pilot is missing and a search party is sent out in the jungles of Mexico...
(1957) - The Devil's BrigadeThe Devil's Brigade (film)The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American war film based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col...
(1968) - Body of the PreyVenus Flytrap (film)Venus Flytrap is an American horror film also known as The Revenge of Doctor X , and The Revenge of Dr. X...
(1970) - BigfootBigfoot (film)Bigfoot is a 1970 horror science fiction film which in spite of its low budget consisted of some well-known actors and family namesakes in the cast....
(1970) - Doomsday Machine (1972)