James Michael Connor is an American

United States

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 actor who, making his film debut as a supporting character in the 1976 science fiction film Futureworld

Futureworld

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, has played recurring characters on several television series including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and King of Queens as well as guest appearances on The X-Files

The X-Files

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, The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....

, Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

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, Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

and Scrubs

Scrubs (TV series)

Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...

. He has also appeared in feature films such as About Schmidt

About Schmidt

About Schmidt is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne, starring Jack Nicholson in the title role. It is loosely based on the 1996 novel of the same title by Louis Begley. Many of the scenes were filmed on location, especially in Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado...

, Pendulum

Pendulum

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and Watchmen

Watchmen (film)

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and in the short film, The Yard Sale. Connor attended Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School , is a private, Jesuit college prep school founded in 1878 for young men. Centrally located in Omaha, Nebraska at 7400 Western Avenue, Prep is the largest Catholic high school in the state of Nebraska, USA with an enrollment of 1,038 young men...

 in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

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, with his friend, the director Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne, born Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.- Early life :...

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