Voice Actor Grant James Passes Away
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Actress and voice actress Juli Erickson announced on Sunday on the Facebook page of her husband, actor and voice actor Grant James, that James passed away on November 23. He was 87.
James was born in 1935. He earned an MFA in 1962, and married Erickson in 1986. They were married for 36 years.
James and Erickson taught acting classes, and according to Erickson, that earned them "recognition of being The Godfather and Godmother of Acting in Dallas."
James was involved in film, television, stage, and audiobooks in addition to anime.
James was a prolific anime dub actor, voicing such roles as Zeff in One Piece, Scar's Master in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tokio in Hal, Mujika in Mushishi, Sirius in Nabari no Ou, Kido in Baki the Grappler, and Number Zero in 009-1. He also voiced roles in Dragon Ball Z, D.Gray-man, Fairy Tail, Darker than Black, Detective Conan, The Sacred Blacksmith, Samurai 7, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Speed Grapher, and Soul Hunter, among many others.
Erickson stated a memorial show for James will be performed in January 2023.
Writer
Filming one of the battle scenes in Texas
House of the Generals
7.4
Writer
2003
A Thief in the Night (1972)
A Thief in the Night
4.6
screenplay (as Jim Grant)
1972
Actor
Bryan Massey, Adam Litwin, Cottrell Guidry, Amber Shana
Williams, Grace Montie, and Chris Henson in Frackers (2020)
Frackers
4.8
Grandpa
2020
Sean Patrick Flanery, Chad Michael Collins, and Chelsea
Edmundson in Howlers (2019)
Howlers
4.2
Old West Old Man
2019
Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse in The Tale (2018)
The Tale
7.2
Anthony Graham
2018
Cronus (2017)
Cronus
6.2
The Haggard Bum
2017
Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
Better Call Saul
9.0
TV Series
Leonard
2017
2 episodes
Scandal Made Me Famous (2016)
Scandal Made Me Famous
7.5
TV Series
J. Howard Marshall
2017
1 episode
Scott Eastwood and Laura Ashley Samuels in Walk of Fame
(2017)
Walk of Fame
3.1
Lenny
2017
The Shadow People (2017)
The Shadow People
3.4
Old Man
Elderly Ghost
2017
Izetta: The Last Witch (2016)
Izetta: The Last Witch
6.7
TV Mini Series
Bonham (English version, voice)
2016
1 episode
Quaker Oaths (2016)
Quaker Oaths
6.7
Tommy Darby
2016
St. Jude's Crossing (2016)
St. Jude's Crossing
8.6
Short
Elderly man
2016
Tig Notaro in One Mississippi (2015)
One Mississippi
7.6
TV Series
Rusty Maynard
2016
1 episode
Daisuke Namikawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Yûsuke Kobayashi in
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
7.5
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2016
1 episode
Forgive/Forget (2016)
Forgive/Forget
6.2
Short
Mr. Hampton
2016
Fairy Tail (2009)
Fairy Tail
7.9
TV Series
Additional Voices
Rob (English version, voice)
2009–2016
4 episodes
Dagashi kashi (2016)
Dagashi kashi
6.1
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2016
1 episode
Harmony (2015)
Harmony
6.1
Elder (English version, voice)
2015
Riva (2015)
Riva
6.5
Short
Old Man
2015
Silent Red
Milo
2015
Remoriam (2015)
Remoriam
Short
Mr. Thompson
2015
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
Dumb and Dumber To
5.6
Mr. Stainer
2014
Terror in Resonance (2014)
Terror in Resonance
7.8
TV Mini Series
Mamiya (English version, voice)
2014
1 episode
Tokyo ESP (2014)
Tokyo ESP
6.3
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2014
2 episodes
One Piece: 3D2Y - Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to His
Friends (2014)
One Piece: 3D2Y - Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to His
Friends
7.5
TV Movie
Zeff (English version, voice)
2014
Barakamon (2014)
Barakamon
8.2
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2014
1 episode
Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill
Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
The Night Shift
7.4
TV Series
Charles Knight
2014
1 episode
Let There Be Zombies (2014)
Let There Be Zombies
2.7
Philip the Zombie
2014
Juniper (2014)
Juniper
Short
Elderly Man
2014
Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
8.3
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2014
1 episode
Light from the Darkroom (2014)
Light from the Darkroom
6.4
Nuncio
2014
Space Dandy (2014)
Space Dandy
8.1
TV Series
Old Man (English version, voice)
2014
1 episode
Ravenswood (2013)
Ravenswood
6.3
TV Series
Henry Rivers
2013
2 episodes
Marina Inoue, Yûki Kaji, and Yui Ishikawa in Attack on Titan
(2013)
Attack on Titan
9.1
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2013
1 episode
The Present Continuous
Short
Sam Howard
2013
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
Pawn Shop Chronicles
5.9
Rudy
2013
Hal (2013)
Hal
6.6
Tokio (English version, voice)
2013
Stryngs (2013)
Stryngs
7.9
Short
Ambrosio the Great
2013
Solstice (2013)
Solstice
Short
Hank
2013
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
5.3
Mr. Gordy
2013
One Piece Film Z (2012)
One Piece Film Z
7.7
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2012
The Significant Other (2012)
The Significant Other
7.7
Mr. Lewis
2012
Code: Breaker (2012)
Code: Breaker
6.6
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2012
2 episodes
Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero (2012)
Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero
4.7
Grandpa Harlan Baker
2012
Gavin Casalegno in I Am... Gabriel (2012)
I Am... Gabriel
5.4
Video
Old Man
2012
Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess (2012)
Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess
7.0
Elder (English version, voice)
2012
Bug Hall, Olivia Hardt, and Tiara Ashleigh in Arachnoquake
(2012)
Arachnoquake
2.8
TV Movie
Gramps
2012
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
7.7
TV Mini Series
Father Dizzy (English version, voice)
2012
1 episode
Strike Witches the Movie (2012)
Strike Witches the Movie
6.6
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2012
Small Timers (2011)
Small Timers
7.2
Jeweler
2011
Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka,
and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
One Piece
9.0
TV Series
Zeff
Pagaya (English version, voice)
2000–2011
29 episodes
Parker Posey, Michael Rapaport, and Paul Levesque in Inside
Out (2011)
Inside Out
4.5
Martha's Father
2011
Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
Memphis Beat
7.5
TV Series
Uncle Frank
2011
1 episode
Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in
Bernie (2011)
Bernie
6.8
Mr. Eckles
2011
Lead Actors Susana Gibb and Bob Hess
God's Pub
7.4
Short
Sean
2011
Until Tomorrow, Then
7.6
Short
The Professor
2010
Melissa Carnell in Boggy Creek (2010)
Boggy Creek
3.1
U. J.
2010
The Devil's Gravestone (2010)
The Devil's Gravestone
5.3
Doc
2010
The Good Guys (2010)
The Good Guys
8.0
TV Series
Bronson Jones
2010
1 episode
Monsterwolf (2010)
Monsterwolf
3.6
TV Movie
Burt
2010
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (2010)
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
7.0
TV Series
Karlal (English version, voice)
2010
1 episode
Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya in Fullmetal Alchemist:
Brotherhood (2009)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
9.1
TV Series
Scar's Master (English version, voice)
2009–2010
4 episodes
Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint It, White! (2010)
Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint It, White!
6.3
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2010
Kevin Sorbo in What If... (2010)
What If...
6.3
Henryk Zimmerman
2010
Life Through the Lens
Short
Wise Man
2010
Higashi no Eden Gekijôban II: Paradise Lost (2010)
Higashi no Eden Gekijôban II: Paradise Lost
6.8
Mr. Outside (English version, voice)
2010
Brotherhood (2010)
Brotherhood
6.3
Old Man
2010
Simulacrum (2009)
Simulacrum
Short
Dr. Sloan
2009
Last Supper
7.7
Short
Doug
2009
The Sacred Blacksmith (2009)
The Sacred Blacksmith
6.5
TV Series
Lancelot (English version, voice)
2009
3 episodes
Summer Wars (2009)
Summer Wars
7.4
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2009
Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, and Amber Tamblyn in Beyond
a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
5.8
Aaron Wakefield
2009
The Gunslingers (2009)
The Gunslingers
3.8
Old Crusty Drunk
2009
Pink (2007)
Pink
7.1
TV Series
Doctor
2009
1 episode
Still Born (2009)
Still Born
9.3
Short
Family Attorney
2009
Black Butler (2008)
Black Butler
7.6
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2009
1 episode
Bicycle Bobby and Elvis (2009)
Bicycle Bobby and Elvis
James Clifford
2009
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.8
Joking Old Man (uncredited)
2008
Jamie Bamber, Brittany Renee Finamore, Lee Garlington,
Claudia Templeton, Georgina Rylance, and Karley Scott Collins in Pulse 2:
Afterlife (2008)
Pulse 2: Afterlife
3.4
Uncle Pete
2008
Birdy the Mighty Decode (2008)
Birdy the Mighty Decode
7.2
TV Series
Chairman Nakasugi (English version, voice)
2008
7 episodes
The Name of God (2008)
The Name of God
7.4
Judge Cherry
2008
Between Heaven and Hell (2008)
Between Heaven and Hell
7.9
Old Man
Angel
2008
Nabari no Ou (2008)
Nabari no Ou
6.4
TV Series
Additional Voices
Sirius (English version, voice)
2008
2 episodes
Karma Police (2008)
Karma Police
4.2
Widower
2008
Hero Tales (2007)
Hero Tales
6.5
TV Series
Sonnei (English version, voice)
2007–2008
6 episodes
Ciao (2008)
Ciao
6.6
Restaurant Patron
2008
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino (2008)
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
6.7
TV Series
Elder (English version, voice)
2008
1 episode
Underbelly (2007)
Underbelly
4.0
Bartender
2007
Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007)
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
7.7
TV Series
Mosuke (English version, voice)
2007
7 episodes
The Last Tomorrow (2007)
The Last Tomorrow
7.1
The Preacher
2007
Darker Than Black (2007)
Darker Than Black
7.7
TV Series
Toshiaki (English version, voice)
2007
1 episode
Ôedo roketto (2007)
Ôedo roketto
7.1
TV Series
Additional Voices
Wheelbarrow Man (voice)
2007
9 episodes
D.Gray-man (2006)
D.Gray-man
7.7
TV Series
Mei-Ling's Grandfather
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2007
4 episodes
Jack's Hit (2007)
Jack's Hit
8.3
Video
Paul
2007
Baccano! (2007)
Baccano!
8.2
TV Series
Tony (voice)
2007
1 episode
Rebecca Harrell Tickell in Sugar Creek (2007)
Sugar Creek
3.3
The Old Fence Builder
2007
El Cazador de la Bruja (2007)
El Cazador de la Bruja
6.7
TV Series
Manager (English version, voice)
2007
1 episode
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (2007)
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure
7.4
Video Game
Zeff (English version, voice)
2007
009-1 (2006)
009-1
6.4
TV Series
Number Zero (English version, voice)
2006–2007
13 episodes
Danica McKellar in Inspector Mom (2006)
Inspector Mom
7.2
TV Series
Father Lawrence
2007
1 episode
Murder Princess (2007)
Murder Princess
6.7
Video
Priest (English version, voice)
2007
Saint Zen (2007)
Saint Zen
8.8
Short
St. Peter
2007
Kevin Sorbo and A.J. Buckley in Walking Tall: The Payback
(2007)
Walking Tall: The Payback
4.7
Video
Verlyn Harper
2007
Midnight Clear (2006)
Midnight Clear
6.0
Caroling Shut-In
2006
A Texas Tale of Treason (2006)
A Texas Tale of Treason
7.7
Man Tee
Self
2006
Sienna Miller in Factory Girl (2006)
Factory Girl
6.3
Priest
2006
Joe Odagiri in Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006)
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
6.0
(English version, voice)
2006
Infamous (2006)
Infamous
7.0
Reporter 2
2006
Fat Girls (2006)
Fat Girls
5.0
Grandpa
2006
The Night of the White Pants (2006)
The Night of the White Pants
5.7
Judge Barefoot Johnson
2006
Rain (2006)
Rain
5.6
Doc Matzner
2006
Basilisk: The Beginning (2006)
Basilisk: The Beginning
8.0
Video
Danjo Kouga (English version, voice)
2006
Read On
4.8
Dr. Jameson
2006
Mushi-Shi (2005)
Mushi-Shi
8.5
TV Series
Mujika (English version, voice)
2006
1 episode
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
Origin: Spirits of the Past
6.3
Old Man Nabe (English version, voice)
2006
One Piece Jidaigeki Special: Luffy Oyabun Torimonocho (2005)
One Piece Jidaigeki Special: Luffy Oyabun Torimonocho
6.5
TV Movie
Pagaya (English version, voice)
2005
Black Cat (2005)
Black Cat
6.9
TV Series
Torneo Rudman (English version, voice)
2005
3 episodes
Jason Liebrecht, Monica Rial, Miyu Irino, Colleen
Clinkenbeard, and Yui Makino in Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa (2005)
Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa
7.2
TV Series
Shop Keeper (English version, voice)
2005
1 episode
Trinity Blood (2005)
Trinity Blood
7.1
TV Series
Chandall (English version, voice)
2005
2 episodes
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005)
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls
7.8
TV Series
Danjo Kouga (English version, voice)
2005
3 episodes
Deadroom
6.2
Percy
2005
Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eddie Griffin, and Eva Mendes in
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
The Wendell Baker Story
5.5
Mr. Baird
2005
A Four Course Meal (2005)
A Four Course Meal
7.4
Superintendent
Eastbrooke
2005
Phillip Cole White in The Method (2005)
The Method
Short
Stanley Konklin
2005
HiT Entertainment Children's Favorites: Vol 1
Video
Pop Wheely
2004
The Galaxy Railways (2003)
The Galaxy Railways
6.9
TV Series
Ivanov (English version, voice)
2004
5 episodes
Love Machine
Short
Administrator
2004
Samurai 7 (2004)
Samurai 7
7.6
TV Series
Farmer Yohei (English version, voice)
2004
20 episodes
Moon Phase (2004)
Moon Phase
6.7
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2004
1 episode
Christmas Child (2004)
Christmas Child
6.2
Joe
2004
Janine Turner, Mike Norris, and Amanda Alch in Birdie &
Bogey (2004)
Birdie & Bogey
4.4
Dr. Carroll
2004
Desert Punk (2004)
Desert Punk
7.2
TV Series
Okawa (English version, voice)
2004
1 episode
Bazaar Bizarre (2004)
Bazaar Bizarre
3.8
Sergeant Troy Cole
2004
Seventy-8 (2004)
Seventy-8
5.1
Mr. Rowlands
2004
Burst Angel (2004)
Burst Angel
6.5
TV Series
Additional Voices
Doctor (English version, voice)
2004
2 episodes
Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
Fullmetal Alchemist
8.5
TV Series
Scar's Master
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2004
5 episodes
Ed Brass in Birthdays (2004)
Birthdays
Video
Grant
2004
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (2003)
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
8.3
Video Game
Pastor (English version, voice)
2003
Kidô shinsengumi: Moe yo ken (2003)
Kidô shinsengumi: Moe yo ken
6.8
TV Mini Series
Genzou Iwaguro (English version, voice)
2003
Fidel Castro, Albert Einstein, Vladimir Lenin, and Lee
Harvey Oswald in Days That Shook the World (2003)
Days That Shook the World
7.4
TV Series
Priest
2003
1 episode
American Generator (2003)
American Generator
8.7
Lenny
2003
Roadkill (2003)
Roadkill
7.1
Video Game
Additional Voices (voice)
2003
Gunslinger Girl (2003)
Gunslinger Girl
7.3
TV Series
Dr. Masi (English version, voice)
2003
1 episode
Get Backers (2002)
Get Backers
7.4
TV Series
Diatestu Mahoroba (English version, voice)
2003
1 episode
Filming one of the battle scenes in Texas
House of the Generals
7.4
Herschel Kharacter
2003
Bells of Innocence (2003)
Bells of Innocence
2.9
Emeritus
2003
Shtickmen (2003)
Shtickmen
6.9
Franklin Trowell
2003
Screen Door Jesus (2003)
Screen Door Jesus
5.5
Doc Richards
2003
Graduation Day (2003)
Graduation Day
7.6
Old Man
2003
Breaking In
Short
Mike the Director
2002
Kiddy Grade (2002)
Kiddy Grade
6.7
TV Series
Admiral Van, Additional Voices (English version, voice)
2002–2003
Jeff Ayers, Jeff Brooks, Julie Johnson, David Joyner, Patty
Wirtz, Duncan Brannan, and Tim Dever in Barney: Fun on Wheels (2002)
Barney: Fun on Wheels
6.8
Video
Pop Wheely
2002
King of Bandit Jing (2002)
King of Bandit Jing
6.3
TV Mini Series
Cointreau (English version, voice)
2002
Baki the Grappler (2001)
Baki the Grappler
7.5
TV Series
Buren
Kido
2001
5 episodes
Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
Final Fantasy: Unlimited
5.9
TV Series
Fungus (English version, voice)
2001–2002
Grant James, Wilbur Penn, and Jack Mitchell in Summer Job
(2001)
Summer Job
Short
Ernie Humphreys
2001
Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger
5.7
TV Series
Walt
Frank
2000–2001
2 episodes
Jay Harrington in Catalina Trust (2000)
Catalina Trust
6.6
Augie Flynn
2000
Sakura taisen (2000)
Sakura taisen
6.5
TV Series
Count Hanakoji (English version, voice)
2000
Brigitte Nielsen and Matthias Hues in Hostile Environment
(1999)
Hostile Environment
2.8
Rostock
1999
Dai-Guard (1999)
Dai-Guard
7.3
TV Series
Sakuraou Taikai (English version, voice)
1999–2000
Playing Dead (1999)
Playing Dead
5.9
1999
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
7.6
Sotheby (English version, voice)
1999
Minami Takayama in Detective Conan (1996)
Detective Conan
8.5
TV Series
Forgemaster
Grayson Neighbors
Winston Cadbury (English version, voice) ...
1996–1998
12 episodes
Lost Universe (1998)
Lost Universe
6.8
TV Series
Elderly Man, Ship Captain (English version, voice)
1998
Kate Rodger in The Protector (1998)
The Protector
5.4
Carmine
1998
Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent
D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)
The Newton Boys
6.1
Gangland Doctor
1998
Crusader: No Regret (1996)
Crusader: No Regret
7.8
Video Game
President Gauthier (voice)
1996
David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Dead Man's Walk
7.1
TV Mini Series
Joe Nibbs
1996
2 episodes
Tornado! (1996)
Tornado!
4.7
TV Movie
Barber
1996
Yuri Amano, Tesshô Genda, Kazue Ikura, Akira Kamiya, Keiko
Toda, and Akio Ôtsuka in City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996)
City Hunter: The Secret Service
7.2
TV Movie
Gonzales (English version, voice)
1996
Final Exit (1995)
Final Exit
5.4
Video
Dr. Cap
1995
Willie Nelson in Dust to Dust (1994)
Dust to Dust
4.2
Deputy
1994
Mutant Species (1994)
Mutant Species
3.5
Senator Roberts
1994
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files
8.5
TV Series
Additional Voices (voice)
1994
1 episode
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
6.5
Zalador (English version, voice)
1994
Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, and Kurt Russell in
Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone
7.8
Dr. Goodfellow
1993
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
7.1
XS Cash (English version, voice)
1993
Fred Williamson in Steele's Law (1992)
Steele's Law
6.6
R.J. Bowen
1992
The Young Riders (1989)
The Young Riders
7.7
TV Series
Preacher
Edmund Herrick
1990–1992
2 episodes
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture (1991)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
4.2
Dr. Geiger (English version, voice)
1991
Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Dragon Ball Z
8.8
TV Series
Doctor (voice)
1990
6 episodes
'Weird Al' Yankovic in UHF (1989)
UHF
6.9
Killer Thug
1989
Additional Crew
Filming one of the battle scenes in Texas
House of the Generals
7.4
dialect coach
2003
Archive Footage
David Joyner, Patty Wirtz, Duncan Brannan, Kyle Nelson, and
Tim Dever in Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes (2000)
Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes
7.1
Video
Pop Wheely (archive footage, uncredited)
2000
Archive Sound
Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya in Fullmetal Alchemist:
Brotherhood (2009)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
9.1
TV Series
Scar's Master (archive footage)
2010
1 episode
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