James Hampton

Raised in Dallas, Texas, 'James Hampton' (qv) attended John H. Reagan Elementary, N.R. Crozier Technical High School and the University of North Texas (Theatre Arts Major). He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York and 'Leonard Nimoy' (qv) in Los Angeles. He worked with 'Baruch Lumet' (qv) at Knox Street Theatre in Dallas and did summer stock at Casa Manana in Fort Worth (1961). He performed off-Broadway in "Easy Does It" with 'Tom Poston' (qv) and 'Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum' (qv), and toured with 'Burt Reynolds' (qv) in "Rainmaker". He starred in "Tender Trap" with Reynolds at Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago and played the title role in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" at the same theatre with 'Mamie Van Doren' (qv) and 'Rick Jason' (qv). Onscreen he has played in films as diverse as _The Longest Yard (1974)_ (qv) and _Teen Wolf (1985)_ (qv), and is probably best remembered as the eager but inept bugler Pvt. Hannibal Dobbs in the classic sitcom _F Troop (1965)_ (qv).::'James Hampton' (qv)