Personal Info
James Thurman
Jim Thurman
Acting
Biography
James Frederick Thurman (March 13, 1935 – April 14, 2007) was an American actor, writer, director, cartoonist, and producer. He is best known for the writings of TV gags for the likes of Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, and Dean Martin.
Born in Dallas, Texas but raised in Vicksburg, Michigan, Thurman received a degree from the University of Michigan. He began his career as a copywriter at various advertising agencies in Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Later he moved to Los Angeles with his writing partner Gene Moss, where they formed a boutique advertising agency, "Creative A…
Filmography
Movies
King of the Rest
Right!
as Man (voice)
Talking About Sex: A Guide for Families
Snowie and the Seven Dorps
as Voice
Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!
as (voice)
Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever!
as (voice)
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
as Intro Narrator / Ned / Guy in an Old Hat / Anthropomorphic Dog #1 / Narrator (voice)
The Quitter
as Smoker/Cloud (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Pilot (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
as (voice)
