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[Vauxhall]

Sad news. Clifton James, better known to most of us as Sheriff J.W. Pepper, had died aged 96.

 

http://variety.com/2...-96-1202031445/

 

 

[Simon]

RIP - incredible age.

[coco1997]

Wow, 96! 

 

"What are you, some kinda doomsday machine, boy?!?"

[Dustin]

RIP

[Professor Pi]

"Secret agent?!  On whose side?"

 

Thanks for the quotes, Clifton.  96, wow!

[Single-O-Seven]

I always loved him in interviews. He seemed so affable and approachable, and like he really enjoyed his time in the Bond films. And everybody who worked with him has said much the same. A good, long life. RIP.

[sharpshooter]

Nobody cuts and runs on Sheriff J Dubya Pepper.

RIP. Thanks for the laughs.

[SecretAgentFan]

Another childhood memory.  RIP, Sir.

[Mr. Somerset]

RIP

[PrinceKamalKhan]

RIP to not only J.W. Pepper and the sheriff in Superman II but the man who warned us about spendin' a night in the box:

[AMC Hornet]

"Let's go get 'em, boy!"

[David_M]

JW Pepper in LALD is one of the few comedic performances that still gets a laugh from me every time I see it, even though I must be close to 100 viewings by now.  And it was the key to me finally winning my grandfather over to Bond fandom, no doubt because he knew a few JW's himself.

 

Godspeed, Mr James.  And by that I mean, like a reg'lar Ben Hur.

[Blofeld's Cat]

RIP

 

James was also in a Sean Connery movie playing the District Attorney in The Untouchables.

[DaveBond21]

RIP sad news.

 

Sir Roger Moore tweeted:-  “Terribly sad to hear Clifton James has left us.

“As JW Pepper he gave my first two Bond films a great, fun character.”

 

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[George Kaplan]

Just read about this; RIP Mr. James.

[dtuba]

RIP Mr. James.

 

"And that means you, smart a**. "

[glidrose]

He was also in the United States Army Combat Infantry Platoon Sergeant, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Division. He served forty-two months in the South Pacific, from January 1942 until August 1945.

Decorated World War II veteran: received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.

He was also in the Bond spoof "From Hong Kong with Love" with Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell.