James Bush


Biography

James Bush was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Bush appeared in such films as the western "Wild Horse Mesa" (1932) with Randolph Scott, "The Great Jasper" (1933) and "One Man's Journey" (1933) with Lionel Barrymore. He also appeared in the Ben Lyon war "Crimson Romance" (1934), "Burn 'Em Up Barnes" (1934) and the Richard Dix western "The A...

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Biography

James Bush was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Bush appeared in such films as the western "Wild Horse Mesa" (1932) with Randolph Scott, "The Great Jasper" (1933) and "One Man's Journey" (1933) with Lionel Barrymore. He also appeared in the Ben Lyon war "Crimson Romance" (1934), "Burn 'Em Up Barnes" (1934) and the Richard Dix western "The Arizonian" (1935). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in "The Return of Peter Grimm" (1935), the mystery "The Lady in Scarlet" (1935) with Reginald Denny and "O'Malley of the Mounted" (1936). He also appeared in "The Glory Trail" (1936). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in the fantasy "Beyond Tomorrow" (1940) with Harry Carey, the Stan Laurel comedy "A-Haunting We Will Go" (1942) and the romance "Iceland" (1942) with Sonja Henie. He also appeared in the crime picture "Hangmen Also Die" (1943) with Brian Donlevy and the musical "King of the Cowboys" (1943) with Roy Rogers. Bush was most recently credited in the Harvey Lembeck mystery thriller "Dublin Murders" (1988). Bush passed away in April 1987 at the age of 80.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Chain of Circumstance (1951)
Office help
Saddle Legion (1951)
Gabe
Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
Trooper
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Guard
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Control tower operator
Convicted (1950)
Guard
The Lawless (1950)
Anderson
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Hennick
Massacre River (1949)
Eddie
Homecoming (1948)
Instructor
Race Street (1948)
Male nurse
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Corporal Dickson
Out of the Past (1947)
Doorman
The Beginning or the End (1947)
Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence
Because of Him (1946)
Critic
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
Frank Chance
Wilson (1945)
Reporter
Call of the Jungle (1944)
Jim Forbes
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
William Fowler
Can't Help Singing (1944)
Cavalry officer
The Big Noise (1944)
Hartman
Spotlight Scandals (1943)
Jerry
King of the Cowboys (1943)
Dave Mason
Bomber's Moon (1943)
Radek, Czech prisoner
Hers to Hold (1943)
Bomber captain
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Pescacek
Air Force (1943)
Control officer
Jitterbugs (1943)
Gangster
He Hired the Boss (1943)
Clark
Iceland (1942)
Master sergeant
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Sergeant pilot
Sundown Jim (1942)
Ring Barr
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Joe Morgan
West of Cimarron (1941)
Ken Morgan
Appointment for Love (1941)
Dr. Wade
A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941)
Sailor
So Ends Our Night (1941)
Herbert
Sergeant York (1941)
Private
You're in the Army Now (1941)
Lieutenant
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Jace Taylor
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
Bill Franklin
The Family Next Door (1939)
Harold Waner
They Asked for It (1939)
Tucker Tyler
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Henry Crusper
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Roger Bel-Goodie
Topa Topa (1938)
Jim Turner
Crashing Through Danger (1938)
Eddie
I Am the Law (1938)
Student
Sky Giant (1938)
Thompson
Come On, Leathernecks (1938)
Dick Taylor
Outlaws of the Orient (1937)
Johnny Eaton
I Cover the War (1937)
Don Adams
Battle of Greed (1937)
Mark Twain
Night of Mystery (1937)
Rex Greene
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
Haines
The Good Old Soak (1937)
Tom [Ogden]
O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)
Bud Hyland
The Glory Trail (1936)
David Kirby
Ceiling Zero (1936)
Buzz [Gordon]
Absolute Quiet (1936)
Operator
M'liss (1936)
Jack Farlan
Strangers All (1935)
Lewis Carter
Freckles (1935)
Ralph Barton
The Arizonian (1935)
Orin Tallant
The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
Arthur Pennyward
Harmony Lane (1935)
Morrison Foster
Confidential (1935)
Lacey
A Shot in the Dark (1935)
Byron Coates/John Mesero
The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
James
Eight Girls in a Boat (1934)
Paul [Lang]
Crimson Romance (1934)
Fred von Bergen
Beggars in Ermine (1934)
Lee Marley
Against the Law (1934)
Bill Barrie
House of Danger (1934)
Ralph Nelson
The Merry Frinks (1934)
Oliver Gilfin
Burn-'Em-Up Barnes (1934)
George
Young and Beautiful (1934)
Dick
Central Airport (1933)
Pilot
The Great Jasper (1933)
Andrew Horn, as an adult
One Man's Journey (1933)
Bill Radford
Wild Horse Mesa (1932)
Bent Weymer

Writer (Feature Film)

Dublin Murders (1988)
Screenwriter

Cast (Short)

People on Paper (1945)
The Ash Can Fleet (1939)

Life Events

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