Biography
James Bradford English Sr. (January 16, 1942 – October 25, 2024) was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television. He was best known in the horror film community for his role in the 1995 horror movie Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as John Strode. His first movie role was in the 1971 movie The Anderson Tapes, he also starred in the 1979 movie The Onion Field. English made guest appearances on many television shows. His appearances ranged from Kojak, Diff'rent Str...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Lucky You
2007
as Tommy the Poker Host
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poke...
Determination of Death
2001
as Col. Black
In order to free themselves from debt, a husband and wife plan to fake the husband's death but the scheme goes terribly awry.
Thick as Thieves
1999
as Kendall
Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own...
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as John Strode
Six years after being kidnapped by a cult, Jamie tries to escape the clutches of her serial killer uncle, Michael Myers.
Wolf
1994
as Keyes
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a ...
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
as Warden Harris
An ex-con whose share of a robbery disappeared joins forces with deluxe edition call-girl in order to get back the money she gave her accountant for i...
Dying to Love You
1993
as Detective
Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.
Basic Instinct
1992
as Campus Policeman
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described...
Last Flight Out
1990
as Jerry
Fact-based story set in Saigon on April, 1975, shortly after U.S. combat troops have withdrawn, and immediately before Communist forces overrun the ci...
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Earl
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Warden Johnson
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
Deal of the Century
1983
as Man from McDonnell Douglas
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; und...
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983
as Officer Sternhagen
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-...
Hanky Panky
1982
as Guard #1
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later m...
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Thompkins
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "T...
Fun and Games
1980
as Tex
A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection of the advances of her boss, and it is only after ...
All God's Children
1980
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white...
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as Don
A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.
The Onion Field
1979
as Red Haired Cop
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice...
The Anderson Tapes
1971
as T.V. Watcher
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...