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James Ellison (May 4, 1910 - December 23, 1993) was an American actor, born James Ellison Smith in Guthrie Center, Iowa, son of Edward James Smith and Ona Mary Ellis.
Ellison appeared in nearly seventy films between 1932 and 1962.
Ellison worked for a time in a film laboratory and while there was offered a screen test. He developed it himself and when he saw it, decided it was not satisfactory so he would not show it to the director. But he saw it anyway and Ellison got a contract.
Despite his rugged good looks and height of 6 feet 3 inches, Ellison's…

When the Girls Take Over
as Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)

Man from the Black Hills
as Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)

Texas City
as Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)

Dead Man's Trail
as Dan Winslow

Kentucky Jubilee
as Jeff Benson

Whistling Hills
as Sheriff Dave Holland

Oklahoma Justice
as Clancy

Texas Lawmen
as Sheriff Tod Merrick

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
as Gordon Hastings

Marshal of Heldorado
as Shamrock Ellison