- James Bacon
Infobox actor
name = James Bacon
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birthdate = birth date and age|1914|05|12
birthplace =Buffalo, New York
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occupation = Film, television actor,journalist
yearsactive = 1954 – 1986
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awards =James Bacon (born May 12, 1914) is an American journalist.
Bacon attended the
University of Notre Dame from 1933–1936, dropping out during his senior year in order to help his parents, who had recently lost their home in a flood. He earned his degree in journalism in 1943 fromSyracuse University and then served in the Navy. After leaving the Associated Press in 1966, he wrote briefly for theHollywood Reporter and then for 17 years for TheLos Angeles Herald-Examiner . [ [http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2003/cubbage2.html L.A. Confidential, page 2, Notre Dame Magazine Online - University of Notre Dame ] ] He continues to write, and has published a weekly column in Beverly Hills [213] magazine since 1996.Although a columnist by trade, Bacon appeared in numerous films, generally in walk-on cameos. For example, Bacon appeared in all five films in the 'Planet of the Apes' series, becoming the only actor to do so. He portrayed an ape in each of the films with the exception of "
Escape from the Planet of the Apes ", in which he played a human, General Faulkner. This was the only film of the 'Ape' series in which he was credited.Bacon penned three books in the 1970s and 1980s. The first book, "
Hollywood is a Four Letter Town ", was published in 1977; its sequel, "Made in Hollywood ", in 1978. Of note in these books were his close friendships with, among others,Jackie Gleason ,Humphrey Bogart ,Bob Hope ,Milton Berle , andDesi Arnaz . Bacon also discusses his brief affair withMarylin Monroe . [ [http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2003/cubbage.html L.A. Confidential, by Robert Cubbage, Notre Dame Magazine Online - University of Notre Dame ] ] [ [http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=235903 CantonRep.com | The Canton Repository | Canton, Stark County & Northeast Ohio News, Community Events & Classifieds ] ]Bacon also wrote a biography on
Jackie Gleason , which was published in 1985, titled, "".In 1999, Bacon was the subject of an "
E! True Hollywood Story " episode.He received star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame on2007-04-06 . [ [http://www.unimediaimages.com/detail_photo.asp?id=10459&photo=umd1045906.jpgUnimediaimages Photo-Agency ] ]Filmography
*"" (1986) .... Vet
*"The Longshot " (1986) .... Track Usher
*"The Day the Bubble Burst " (1982) (TV)
*"The Patricia Neal Story " (1981) (TV) .... Reporter
**... aka An Act of Love: The Patricia Neal Story
*"Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen " (1981) .... Reporter at Clinic
*"Underground Aces " (1981) .... Bussinessman #2
*"More Wild Wild West " (1980) (TV) .... The Wheelman
*"The Man with Bogart's Face " (1980) .... Reporter
**... aka Sam Marlowe, Private Eye
*"Meteor" (1979) .... News Reporter
*"Half a House " (1979) .... Jordan's client
**... aka House Divided (USA)
*"Flying High " .... Reporter (1 episode, 1978)
*"South by Southwest " (1978) TV episode .... Reporter
*"The One Man Jury " (1978) .... Reporter
**... aka Dead on Arrival
*"Good Guys Wear Black " (1978) .... Senator
*"Capricorn One " (1978) .... Reporter #4
*"Mean Dog Blues " (1978) .... Court Clerk
*"Sextette " (1978) .... Reporter
*"Cat in the Cage " (1978) .... Police Captain
*"The Legend of Frank Woods " (1977) .... Cowboy
*"High Velocity" (1976) .... Monroe
*"The Last Hard Men " (1976) .... Deputy Jetfore
*"Tunnel Vision " (1976) .... Gene Scallion
**... aka Tunnelvision
*"Planet Earth " (1974) (TV) .... Partha
*"The Outfit " (1973) .... Bookie
*"Battle for the Planet of the Apes " (1973) (uncredited) .... Ape
**... aka Colonization of the Planet of the Apes
*"Night Gallery " .... Reporter (1 episode, 1972)
**... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
*"The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes " (1972) TV episode .... Reporter
*"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes " (1972) (uncredited) .... Ape
*"Adam-12 " .... Newsman / ... (2 episodes, 1971)
*"The Ferret " (1971) TV episode .... William Spence
*"" (1971) TV episode .... Newsman
*"The Seven Minutes " (1971) (as Jim Bacon) .... Reporter
*"Escape from the Planet of the Apes " (1971) .... General Faulkner
*"The Virginian ".... 2nd Reporter (1 episode, 1970)
**... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
**With Love, Bullets and Valentines (1970) TV episode .... 2nd Reporter
*"Beneath the Planet of the Apes " (1970) (uncredited) .... Ape
*"Skullduggery " (1970) .... Commentator
*"80 Steps to Jonah " (1969) .... Hobo
*"The Big Valley " .... Hotel Clerk (1 episode, 1969)
**The 25 Graves of Midas (1969) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
*"Planet of the Apes" (1968) (uncredited) .... Ape
**... aka Monkey Planet
*"Way... Way Out " (1966) (uncredited) .... Reporter
*"Underworld U.S.A. " (1961) (uncredited) .... Newspaperman
*"Cry for Happy " (1961) (uncredited) .... Press Correspondent
*"Pepe " (1960) (uncredited) .... Bartender
*"The Roaring 20's " .... Jim (1 episode, 1960)
**Bold Edition (1960) TV episode .... Jim
*"Pay or Die " (1960) (uncredited) .... Subway Guard
*"The Rebel " .... Dude (1 episode, 1960)
**He's Only a Boy (1960) TV episode (as Jim Bacon) .... Dude
*"Al Capone" (1959) (uncredited) .... Reporter
*"Black Tuesday " (1954) (uncredited) .... Reporter at ElectrocutionReferences
External links
*imdb name|id=0045786|name=James Bacon
*amg name|2:123878
* [http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2003/cubbage.html Notre Dame Magazine Spring 2003 Issue]
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