Clifton James

Clifton James
Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in Live and Let Die (1973)
Born	George Clifton James (1920-05-29)May 29, 1920 Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died	April 15, 2017(2017-04-15) (aged 96) Gladstone, Oregon, U.S.
Years active	1954–2006
Spouses	Donna Lea Beach ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1950)​ Laurie Harper ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 2015)​
Children	6
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945

George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor known for roles as a prison floorwalker in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), the sheriff in Silver Streak (1976), a Texas tycoon in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977), and the owner of the scandalous 1919 Chicago White Sox baseball team in Eight Men Out (1988).