POPULAR ACTOR DIES AT 96
BANKOLE ABE
Actor Clifton James has died at the age of 96.He was a popular actor who appeared as Sheriff JW Pepper in two James Bond films.
Some of his roles are as Sir Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun during the 1970s
The incident happened close to his childhood home in Gladstone, Oregon, on Saturday as a result of complications from diabetes.
“He was the most outgoing person, beloved by everybody.” said the daughter.
“I don’t think the man had an enemy. We were incredibly blessed to have had him in our lives.” She added
James played Louisiana sheriff JW Pepper in Live and Let Die, in which he made a memorable appearance in a chaotic boat chase sequence in 1973.
His last film credit was a 2006 comedy, Raising Flagg but he had also been cast to star in an upcoming independent film called Old Soldiers, according to IMDB
SOURCE: BBC.
