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James A. Westerfield (22 March 1913 – 20 September 1971)〔New York Times, 23 September 1971〕 was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to candy-maker Brasher Omier Westerfield and his wife Dora Elizabeth Bailey, he was raised in Detroit, Michigan.〔1930 United States Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1065; Page: 56B; Enumeration District: 0818; Image: 113.0; FHL microfilm: 2340800.〕 He became interested in theatre as a young man and in the 1930s joined Gilmor Brown's famed Pasadena Community Playhouse, appearing in dozens of plays. He played in numerous films following his debut in 1940, then went to New York and appeared on Broadway, winning two New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for his supporting roles in ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' and ''Detective Story''. He then returned to Hollywood and made more than 40 more films. Westerfield maintained an interest in the theatre. He directed more than 50 musicals in a summer-musical tent he owned in Danbury, Connecticut, and was the original stage director and producer for the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. He directed three seasons of "Theatre Under the Stars" in Vancouver, British Columbia, and appeared in musical roles with the Detroit Civic Light Opera, the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, and the San Francisco Civic Light Opera.〔New York Times, 23 September 1971〕 On film, Westerfield had roles in ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1942), ''On The Waterfront'' (1954), ''Lucy Gallant'' (1955), the 1957 Budd Boetticher-directed Western ''Decision at Sundown'' starring Randolph Scott, ''''Cowboy'''' (1958), a repeating role in ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' (1961) and its sequel ''Son of Flubber'' (1963), ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962), ''Man's Favorite Sport'' (1964), ''The Sons of Katie Elder'' (1965), ''Hang 'Em High'' (1968) and ''True Grit'' (1969). Westerfield had many roles on television, including seven episodes as John Murrel from 1963 to 1964 on ABC's ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'', starring child actor Kurt Russell in the title role. He made two guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'', including the role of Sheriff Bert Elmore in the 1957 episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner." He also appeared in an episode of ''The Lone Ranger'' in 1954 entitled "Texas Draw." Westerfield's other appearances were on such series as ''The Rifleman'', ''The Californians'', ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'', ''The Alaskans'', ''The Rebel'', ''Straightaway'', ''Going My Way'', ''The Asphalt Jungle'', ''Hazel'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Daniel Boone'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', and ''Gunsmoke''. He played the circus leader, Dr. Marvello, in an episode of ''Lost in Space'' "Space Circus" (1966). Westerfield as a young man was a roommate of fellow Pasadena Playhouse actor George Reeves. The two remained close friends until Reeves's death in 1959. Westerfield was married to Alice G. Fay (an actress under the name Fay Tracey), who, along with his mother, survived him. Westerfield died from a heart attack in Woodlands Hills, California, at the age of fifty-eight.〔New York Times, 23 September 1971〕 ==Selected filmography== * ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1942) * ''The Chase'' (1946) * ''Undercurrent'' (1946) * ''The Whistle at Eaton Falls'' (1951) * ''On The Waterfront'' (1954) * ''Three Hours to Kill'' (1954) * ''The Violent Men'' (1955) * ''Lucy Gallant'' (1955) * ''Decision at Sundown'' (1957) * ''Cowboy'' (1958) * ''The Proud Rebel'' (1958) * ''The Hangman'' (1959) * ''The Shaggy Dog'' (1959) * ''The Gunfight at Dodge City'' (1959) * ''Wild River'' (1960) * ''The Plunderers'' (1961) * ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' (1961) * ''Homicidal'' (1961) * ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962) * ''Son of Flubber'' (1963) * ''Man's Favorite Sport'' (1964) * ''The Sons of Katie Elder'' (1965) * ''That Funny Feeling'' (1965) * ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' (1966) * ''Blue'' (1968) * ''Hang 'Em High'' (1968) * ''Smith!'' (1968) * ''True Grit'' (1969) 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 Westerfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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