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James Hampton, a veteran character actor best known as bumbling bugler Hannibal Shirley Dobbs on 60s sitcom F Troop, died Wednesday at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, after a long illness. He was 84 and his death was confirmed by TV biographer Randy West
A character actor whose amiable appearance made him the quintessential sidekick, Hampton had a long career in film and television before retiring to his native Texas.
Beyond F Troop, he is best remembered for many key film roles, including appearances as Caretaker the manager of the prison football team in the Burt Reynolds prison film, The Longest Yard.
He also had supporting roles in the 1979 thriller The China Syndrome, the 1981 superhero comedy Condorman, the 1985 comedy, and Teen Wolf,. playing Harold Howard, father to Michael J. Foxs title character. Hampton reprised the part in the 1987 follow-up with Jason Bateman, Teen Wolf Too, and the animated series spinoff. He was also in 1996s Sling Blade as Jerry Woolridge.
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Cross gently, James. He was awesome as Caretaker in The Longest Yard
blogslug
(38,000 posts)I saw an OP on here about how the US Cavalry tried using camels in the 1800s. James Hampton was the star of a film about it called 'Hawmps!'. He was lovely.
raging moderate
(4,304 posts)I like to hope that F Troop was a prophetic series.
Ex Lurker
(3,813 posts)which is very difficult to find anywhere these days. I remember seeing it on late night TV when I was a kid
Raine
(30,540 posts)R-I-P ... James 🙏
Rhiannon12866
(205,313 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)on "Mary" one of MTM's variety shows along with David Letterman, Michal Keaton, Swoosie Kurtz, Judith Kahan and Dick Shawn.
ZonkerHarris
(24,223 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,548 posts)spanone
(135,830 posts)mcar
(42,307 posts)What a silly, fun show. RIP
PCIntern
(25,541 posts)Dances With Wolves...
An officer accidentally leads a charge which defeats the enemy so hes promoted and given command of an outpost where he meets wacky but friendly Native Americans snd takes up with a woman who wears buckskins.
Yep. Remake.
Kingofalldems
(38,454 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)of the primary F-Troop cast.