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James Bush (1907-1987) was an American actor from the 1930s until the early 1950s. He appeared in over 100 television shows and films, over 80 of them being feature films. ==Life and career== Bush was born on October 4, 1907 in Greenfield, Ohio. While the Internet Movie Database has him appearing as a child actor in 1917's ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', the American Film Institute has his first film role as Bent Weymer in 1932's ''Wild Horse Mesa '', directed by Henry Hathaway, which was a featured part.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wild Horse Mesa : Detail View )〕 During his career, Bush appeared in over 80 feature films.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=James Bush, filmography )〕 Although he appeared in many films in small, un-credited roles, he also appeared in featured roles in many notable films, including: as the adult Andrew Horn in ''The Great Jasper'' (1933);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Great Jasper: Detail View )〕 as Bill Radford in the 1933 drama, ''One Man's Journey'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=One Man's Journey: Detail View )〕 as Dick in the romantic comedy ''Young and Beautiful'' (1934);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Young and Beautiful: Detail View )〕 as Byron Coates/John Meseraux in the 1935 mystery, ''A Shot in the Dark'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A Shot in the Dark: Detail View )〕 as Orin Tallant in the 1935 western, ''The Arizonian'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Arizonian: Detail View )〕 as Arthur Pennyward in ''The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Lady in Scarlet: Detail View )〕 as Don Adams in the 1937 war film, ''I Cover the War'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=I Cover the War: Detail View )〕 as Johnny Eaton in the adventure film, ''Outlaws of the Orient'' (1937);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Outlaws of the Orient: Detail View )〕 as Henry Crusper in the 1939 comedy ''Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President''; 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President: Detail View )〕 as Ken Morgan in the The Three Mesquiteers western, ''West of Cimarron'' (1940);〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=West of Cimarron: Detail View )〕 as Joe Morgan in the Laurel and Hardy comedy, ''A-Haunting We Will Go'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A-Haunting We Will Go: Detail View )〕 and as Hartman in another Laurel and Hardy film, ''The Big Noise'' (1944).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Big Noise: Detail View )〕 Occasionally, Bush would appear in a starring role: as Ralph Nelson in ''House of Danger'' (1934); 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=House of Danger: Movie Summary )〕 and as Mark Twain in the 1937 western, ''Battle of Greed''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Battle of Greed: Movie Summary )〕 Other notable films in which he appeared include: ''Ceiling Zero'', a 1935 drama starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ceiling Zero: Detail View )〕 ''M'liss'' (1936), starring Anne Shirley and John Beal;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=M'liss: Detail View )〕 the 1937 drama, ''Internes Can't Take Money'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Internes Can't Take Money: Detail View )〕 ''The Good Old Soak'' (1937), starring Wallace Beery;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Good Old Soak: Detail View )〕 the 1937 mystery ''Night of Mystery'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Night of Mystery: Detail View )〕 ''Sky Giant'' (1938), a drama starring Richard Dix, Chester Morris and Joan Fontaine;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sky Giant: Detail View )〕 the W.C. Fields' comedy, ''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=You Can't Cheat an Honest Man: Detail View )〕 as one of the party guests at Twelve Oaks in the 1939 classic, ''Gone with the Wind'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 the 1940 fantasy ''Beyond Tomorrow'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Beyond Tomorrow: Detail View )〕 the Academy Award-winning war drama, ''Sergeant York'', starring Gary Cooper;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sergeant York: Detail View )〕 the 1943 Fritz Lang war drama, ''Hangmen Also Die!'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Hangmen Also Die!: Detail View )〕 the 1944 biopic about Woodrow Wilson, ''Wilson'', starring Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell and Sir Cedric Hardwicke;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wilson: Detail View )〕 the 1947 docu-drama about the creation of the atom bomb, ''The Beginning or the End'', starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker and Hume Cronyn;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Beginning or the End: Detail View )〕 and the 1950 film noir, ''The Lawless'', starring MacDonald Carey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Beginning or the End: Detail View )〕 Bush's last appearance in a feature film was in a small role in 1951's ''The Barefoot Mailman''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Beginning or the End: Detail View )〕 Bush also made infrequent appearances in film serials, such as ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' in 1934,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 and 1940's ''Mysterious Doctor Satan''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Towards the end of his career, he made several guest appearances on television programs, including the ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' (1951), ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1952), and ''Dragnet'' in 1953, which was also his last acting performance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Bush died on April 9, 1987 in Van Nuys, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Find a Grave )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Bush (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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