James Hampton (actor)

James Hampton
Hampton in 1968
Born	James Wade Hampton (1936-07-09)July 9, 1936 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 84) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Other names	Jimmy Hampton Jim Hampton
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1963–2015
Spouse	Mary Deese (m. 2002)
Children	3

James Wade Hampton (July 9, 1936 – April 7, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his TV roles such as Private Hannibal Shirley Dobbs on F Troop (1965–1967), Leroy B. Simpson on The Doris Day Show (1968–1969), Love, American Style (1969–1974), and his movie roles such as "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard (1974), a role which garnered him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, as Howard Clemmons in Hawmps! (1976), Harold Howard in Teen Wolf (1985), and its sequel, Teen Wolf Too (1987), and as Jerry Woolridge in Sling Blade (1996).