Ken James obit

Ken James(1934-2016)

 

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Ken James was born on March 11, 1934 in Canada. He was an actor, known for Cinderella Man (2005), The Shipping News (2001) and Fly Away Home (1996). He was married to Jill De Wolfe. He died on September 21, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

James, Kenneth passed away peacefully at St. Michael’s hospital on Sept. 21, 2016 in his 82nd year. Loving husband of Jill. Beloved father of Liza (Steve) proud Grandfather of James and Oliver. Predeceased by his parents Tom and Nell and his sister Pauline. Adored Uncle to Kathy, Kelly, Matthew and Travis. Brothers-in-law Robert (Claire) and Edward who was his life long friend. Dear mother-in-law Audrey. Cherished God-father to Leah.

Ken loved his family, friends and career as a Canadian actor appearing in more than 100 film and television roles, CBC radio and performed live on stage across the country.

A memorial to celebrate Ken’s life will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Toronto Performing Arts Lodges.

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Canadian actor Ken James died this week. He was 82. He had a long and excellent career in the theater, radio, TV and film.

He appeared many times on CBC radio and TV, in commercial films and with the National Film Board, at on stage at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and also with most of the Canadian regional theatres in Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto and Ottawa.

His best know films were Cinderella Man, Fly Away Home and The Shipping News. He had more than 100 film and TV credits.

For two years he was the leading man at Ottawa's Town Theatre where he was in A Shot In the dark, The Lion In Winter, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, See How They Run, and others. He was a memorable Happy in Death of Salesman with Budd Knapp. Audiences went crazy for his performance in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple as Oscar with Hugh Webster. Those of us who worked with him will miss him as an actor and a friend. A memorial service will be held for Ken later. Ken was married to Jill De Wolfe. They have a daughter, Liza James Pachov

-Frank Daley

 

Actor

Cinderella Man (2005)

Cinderella Man

8.0

Ancil Hoffman

2005

 

Run Away Home (2004)

Run Away Home

6.1

Doctor William

2004

 

The Circle (2002)

The Circle

5.1

Chief Lloyd Huxley

2002

 

Kathleen Robertson in Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

6.0

TV Movie

Donald MacLean

2002

 

Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)

The Shipping News

6.7

Newspaper Boss

2001

 

The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)

The Day Reagan Was Shot

6.3

TV Movie

General Yates

2001

 

A Glimpse of Hell (2001)

A Glimpse of Hell

6.1

TV Movie

Adm. Chapin

2001

 

Linden Ashby in The War Next Door (2000)

The War Next Door

7.5

TV Series

Ed Strich

2000

2 episodes

 

Flowers for Algernon (2000)

Flowers for Algernon

6.6

TV Movie

2000

 

John Ritter and Marg Helgenberger in Lethal Vows (1999)

Lethal Vows

6.3

TV Movie

Mark Lunger

1999

 

The Third Miracle (1999)

The Third Miracle

6.5

Father Paul Panak

1999

 

Rabbit Punch (1999)

Rabbit Punch

Short

Connor

1999

 

Lynda Carter and Steven Eckholdt in Family Blessings (1998)

Family Blessings

6.0

TV Movie

Ed

1998

 

Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

6.1

TV Movie

Dr. Evan Johns

1998

 

Dogboys (1998)

Dogboys

4.7

TV Movie

Warden Adam Wakefield

1998

 

Katey Sagal and Harland Williams in Mr. Headmistress (1998)

Mr. Headmistress

5.3

TV Movie

Warden

1998

 

Fast Track (1997)

Fast Track

6.6

TV Series

1998

1 episode

 

Promise the Moon (1997)

Promise the Moon

6.5

TV Movie

Charlie

1997

 

Riverdale (1997)

Riverdale

7.0

TV Series

Stan

1997–2000

 

Katherine Helmond and Cicely Tyson in Ms. Scrooge (1997)

Ms. Scrooge

5.5

TV Movie

Sam Catherwood

1997

 

Wind at My Back (1996)

Wind at My Back

7.8

TV Series

Alastair Grady

1996–1997

4 episodes

 

Brian Dennehy in Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996)

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

6.0

TV Movie

District Commander

1996

 

Anna Paquin in Fly Away Home (1996)

Fly Away Home

6.9

Developer

1996

 

Beyond the Call (1996)

Beyond the Call

5.8

TV Movie

Mel

1996

 

Double Jeopardy (1996)

Double Jeopardy

6.0

TV Movie

Harold Brayken

1996

 

William Sadler and David Harewood in Bermuda Grace (1994)

Bermuda Grace

6.8

TV Movie

Philadelphia Police Captain

1994

 

Spenser: Ceremony (1993)

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

6.2

TV Movie

Bailey Rogers

1994

 

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.5

TV Series

Deputy Sheriff Taggert

1993

1 episode

 

Forever Knight (1992)

Forever Knight

7.6

TV Series

Used Car Dealer

1993

1 episode

 

Top Cops (1990)

Top Cops

7.3

TV Series

1993

1 episode

 

Neve Campbell, Lisa Butler, Christopher Lee Clements, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Paul Popowich, and Kelli Taylor in Catwalk (1992)

Catwalk

7.1

TV Series

Gun Dealer

1993

1 episode

 

Anthony Edwards and Tom Burlinson in Landslide (1992)

Landslide

4.8

Mac

1992

 

Avonlea (1990)

Avonlea

8.5

TV Series

Hank Webster

1992

2 episodes

 

The Broken Cord (1992)

The Broken Cord

6.3

TV Movie

Dr. Wilson

1992

 

In the Nick of Time (1991)

In the Nick of Time

6.0

TV Movie

Ridley

1991

 

Christopher Plummer, Simon MacCorkindale, and James Purcell in Counterstrike (1990)

Counterstrike

7.1

TV Series

MacIntosh

1991

1 episode

 

The Psychic (1991)

The Psychic

5.1

Markowitz

1991

 

Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (1990)

Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean

6.4

TV Movie

1990

 

Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.6

TV Series

Capt. Channing

1990

1 episode

 

The Rocket Boy (1989)

The Rocket Boy

6.1

TV Movie

Father

1989

 

C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, and Sonja Smits in Street Legal (1987)

Street Legal

7.2

TV Series

Hodge

1989

1 episode

 

Small Sacrifices (1989)

Small Sacrifices

7.6

TV Mini Series

Daryl Chapman

1989

 

Burt Reynolds and Theresa Russell in Physical Evidence (1989)

Physical Evidence

5.2

Hank Carruth

1989

 

Lonely Knights (1988)

Lonely Knights

5.4

Video

Charlie

1988

 

T and T (1988)

T and T

6.9

TV Series

Detective Jones

1988

24 episodes

 

Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, and Christopher Reeve in Switching Channels (1988)

Switching Channels

5.9

Warden Terwilliger

1988

 

Street Justice (1987)

Street Justice

5.9

Green

1987

 

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird

7.2

TV Movie

Mr. Medford

1987

 

Nicholas Campbell and Peggy Smithhart in Diamonds (1987)

Diamonds

7.0

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Bluffing It (1987)

Bluffing It

7.5

TV Movie

1987

 

The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe (1987)

The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe

6.4

TV Movie

Bill Thatcher

1987

 

Hands of a Stranger (1987)

Hands of a Stranger

5.9

TV Movie

Captain Sample

1987

 

Ken Pogue, Winston Rekert, Dixie Seatle, and Jonathan Welsh in Adderly (1986)

Adderly

7.6

TV Series

Harrison

1987

1 episode

 

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

6.8

TV Movie

Page

1986

 

Orson Welles and Michael Murphy in Hot Money (1986)

Hot Money

6.3

Donovan

1986

 

Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)

Seeing Things

7.8

TV Series

Largo

Doug

1982–1986

2 episodes

 

The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)

The Ray Bradbury Theater

7.3

TV Series

Mr. Kelly

1986

1 episode

 

Youngblood (1986)

Youngblood

6.2

Frazier

1986

 

Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott in Night Heat (1985)

Night Heat

7.4

TV Series

Bill Hurlan

Turley

1985

2 episodes

 

And Miles to Go

TV Movie

1985

 

The Edison Twins (1982)

The Edison Twins

6.9

TV Series

Benny

1985

1 episode

 

One Night Only (1984)

One Night Only

4.5

Wesley

1984

 

Brooke Adams and Robert Hays in Utilities (1983)

Utilities

4.9

Leonard Wilcox

1983

 

Highpoint (1982)

Highpoint

4.6

Man #1 with Briefcase

1982

 

Hangin' In (1981)

Hangin' In

7.0

TV Series

Vincent

1982

1 episode

 

A Choice of Two

4.5

1981

 

Sherlock Holmes (1981)

Standing Room Only

7.5

TV Series

Sgt. Kelly

1981

1 episode

 

The Littlest Hobo (1979)

The Littlest Hobo

7.7

TV Series

Happy Days

Pete

1980–1981

3 episodes

 

Threshold (1981)

Threshold

5.9

Mr. Severance

1981

 

A Whale for the Killing (1981)

A Whale for the Killing

6.5

TV Movie

Mayor

1981

 

You've Come a Long Way, Katie (1980)

You've Come a Long Way, Katie

TV Mini Series

1980

3 episodes

 

Double Negative (1980)

Double Negative

4.0

City Editor

1980

 

The Phoenix Team

TV Series

1980

1 episode

 

The Great Detective (1979)

The Great Detective

7.6

TV Series

Hooter

Clute

1979–1980

2 episodes

 

A Man Called Intrepid (1979)

A Man Called Intrepid

6.7

TV Mini Series

J. Edgar Hoover

1979

3 episodes

 

Matt and Jenny (1979)

Matt and Jenny

7.7

TV Series

William

1979

1 episode

 

Fish Hawk (1979)

Fish Hawk

6.1

Dr. MacGuire

1979

 

City on Fire (1979)

City on Fire

4.4

Andrew

1979

 

Summer's Children (1979)

Summer's Children

5.4

Tony

1979

 

Riel (1979)

Riel

6.4

TV Movie

Maier

1979

 

King of Kensington (1975)

King of Kensington

7.4

TV Series

Keith

Len

Manny ...

1976–1979

5 episodes

 

Bizarre (1979)

Bizarre

7.8

TV Series

Various Characters

1979–1986

 

Deepa Mehta, Pawanjit Bains, and Sushma Sardana in For the Record (1976)

For the Record

7.4

TV Series

Leo

1979

1 episode

 

Stacey

TV Movie

Buckle Fennick

1978

 

Voice of the Fugitive (1978)

Voice of the Fugitive

Short

1978

 

Blood & Guts (1978)

Blood & Guts

5.7

Harry Brown

1978

 

High-Ballin' (1978)

High-Ballin'

5.5

Trucker (uncredited)

1978

 

Range Ryder & The Calgary Kid

5.4

TV Series

Mayor Morgan

1977

 

Custard Pie (1977)

Custard Pie

TV Series

1977

1 episode

 

Richard Burton and Peter Firth in Equus (1977)

Equus

7.1

Mr. Pearce

1977

 

Rituals (1977)

Rituals

6.2

Abel

1977

 

The Man Inside (1977)

The Man Inside

6.6

TV Movie

Canelli

1977

 

Welcome to Blood City (1977)

Welcome to Blood City

5.0

Flint

1977

 

Breaking Point (1976)

Breaking Point

5.5

Hogerty

1976

 

Here's Looking at You: Two Families, Two Lifestyles

Short

Al

1975

 

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (1975)

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

6.6

Sid

1975

 

A Star Is Lost!

4.7

Junior Mammoth

1974

 

Running Time (1974)

Running Time

Detective

1974

 

Why Rock the Boat? (1974)

Why Rock the Boat?

7.2

Ronny Waldron

1974

 

To Kill the King (1974)

To Kill the King

5.6

MacGilvrey

1974

 

Dracula (1973)

Purple Playhouse

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Sam Groom in Police Surgeon (1971)

Police Surgeon

6.3

TV Series

Steve Darryl

Bill

1971–1973

2 episodes

 

The Sloane Affair

5.9

1972

 

To See Ourselves

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Geneviève Robert in The Crowd Inside (1971)

The Crowd Inside

Alex

1971

 

Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969)

Adventures in Rainbow Country

6.9

TV Series

Security Officer

1969

1 episode

 

Adventures

5.3

Short

Voice (voice)

1968

 

Each Day That Comes

Short

1966

 

Julius Caesar

TV Movie

Casca

1966

 

Festival (1960)

Festival

7.7

TV Series

1966

1 episode

 

Gordon Pinsent, Austin Willis, and Stephen Young in Seaway (1965)

Seaway

7.8

TV Series

Dmytryk

1966

1 episode

 

The Serial

TV Series

Paul Ettinger

1965

4 episodes

 

The Forest Rangers (1963)

The Forest Rangers

7.7

TV Series

Jeff Brady

Bassett

1964

2 episodes

 

Playdate

6.8

TV Series

Islwyn Morgan

1964

1 episode

 

Don Borisenko in The Hired Gun (1961)

The Hired Gun

6.6

1961

 

William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)

Encounter

7.0

TV Series

1959

1 episode