James Westerfield

James Westerfield

1913-03-22 Nashville, Tennessee, USA 56 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James A. Westerfield (22 March 1913 – 20 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. (A news story in the June 12, 1949, issue of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle calls the information in the preceding sentence into question. It describes Westerfield as "the son of a famous producer-director" and s...

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Set This Town on Fire

1973

as Cark Rickter

Acting

After serving seven years in prison for manslaughter, a man returns to his hometown to find that the eyewitness whose testimony convicted him has seco...

Dead Aim

Dead Aim

1971

as John Applebee

3.2
Acting

A traveling gravedigger during an (unspecified) war adopts a orphan he finds alone in the desert. After the war with the orphan grown and business slo...

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970

as Sheriff Berry

4.0
Acting

A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, wh...

Bartleby

Bartleby

1969

as The Lawyer

Acting

Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story as a sc...

The Love God?

The Love God?

1969

as Rev. Wilkerson

6.0
Acting

Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive fi...

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Judge Parker

7.3
Acting

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

Smith!

Smith!

1969

as Sheriff

5.5
Acting

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since ...

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Capt. Boyle

Acting

A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.

Blue

Blue

1968

as Abe Parker

5.3
Acting

A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Prisoner

6.9
Acting

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his...

A Man Called Gannon

A Man Called Gannon

1968

as Amos

4.4
Acting

A seasoned cowboy takes a young tender-foot under his wing. They become embroiled in a range war, and end up on opposite sides.

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

as Jack Balter

5.2
Acting

A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.

Scalplock

Scalplock

1966

as Nehemiah

6.5
Acting

This Western is a pilot for the series "The Iron Horse," in which a dapper frontier gambler wins a railroad line in a poker game and has his hands ful...

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

1965

as Charley Mardis

Acting

The young copyboy helps the town’s first female newspaper reporter, who is writing a series on confidence men. The swindlers are caught up in a sting,...

That Funny Feeling

That Funny Feeling

1965

as Officer Brokaw

5.9
Acting

Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him b...

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Mr. Vennar

7.0
Acting

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ...

Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

1964

as Cop #2

5.7
Acting

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is int...

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964

as Policeman

6.9
Acting

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he cr...

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963

as Officer Hanson

5.9
Acting

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hope...

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Jess Younger

7.5
Acting

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stro...

Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

as Alfred S. Adrims

6.5
Acting

A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair...

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Officer Hanson

6.5
Acting

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a har...

The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1960

as Mike Baron

5.8
Acting

Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying and gunplay. The whole town will be overrun by lawles...

Wild River

Wild River

1960

as Cal Garth

7.2
Acting

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the loca...

The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

as Herb Loftus

6.3
Acting

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town....

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

as Reverend Howard

5.6
Acting

Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is ki...

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Officer Hanson

6.1
Acting

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an...

Old Man

Old Man

1958

as Warden

Acting

In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

as Birm Bates

5.9
Acting

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned ...

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

as Mike Adams

6.4
Acting

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Ree...

Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957

as Otis, the Bartender

6.3
Acting

A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

Jungle Heat

Jungle Heat

1957

as Harvey Mathews

4.3
Acting

Japanese communists attempt to take over Hawaii and only Dr. Jim Ransom can stop them.

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

as Frank Piggin

Acting

Broadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate speakeasies to star of top rated shows and owning her ...

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

as Chief O'Reilly

4.8
Acting

A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956

5.1
Acting

The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops o...

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

as Mr. Zender

6.2
Acting

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own sh...

Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

1955

as Harry Wilson

7.0
Acting

A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.

The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

1955

as Col. Jameson

6.4
Acting

An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

as James Petlee

5.8
Acting

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.

Chief Crazy Horse

Chief Crazy Horse

1955

as Caleb Mantz

5.6
Acting

When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in ...

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

as Sheriff Magruder

6.5
Acting

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and...

Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill

1954

as Sam Minor

5.0
Acting

After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but ...

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as Marty Harrison

5.3
Acting

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a...

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Big Mac

7.9
Acting

Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in lo...

The Bachelor Party

1953

as Bookkeeper

Acting

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts t...

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

1951

as Joe London

6.2
Acting

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Harvey (Zoo Attendant) (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money whic...

Side Street

Side Street

1950

as Charlie (policeman)

6.6
Acting

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a...

The Chase

The Chase

1946

as Job the Butler

6.2
Acting

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as Henry Gilson

5.8
Acting

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant...

Around the World

Around the World

1943

as Bashful Marine

5.0
Acting

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops d...

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Spectator (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

About Face

About Face

1942

as Soldier with Daisy (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.

Highway West

Highway West

1941

as Swede, Trucker at Cafe

5.8
Acting

A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Backwoodsman

6.5
Acting

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the ...