James Hampton (actor)

James Hampton
Hampton in 1968
Born
James Wade Hampton

(1936-07-09)July 9, 1936
DiedApril 7, 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 84)
Other namesJimmy Hampton
Jim Hampton
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1963–2015
SpouseMary Deese (m. 2002)
Children3

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).