Anthony James Biography

Fast Facts

• Often typecast in sleazy, villainous roles in Westerns beginning in the late '60s
• Is a first-generation American, as his parents both immigrated to the United States from Greece in the early '40s
• He was especially memorable as the hateful racist diner counterman in"In the Heat of the Night․"
• Officially retired from screen work in the early '90s and began working as a professional artist, often hosting shows in well-known galleries across the United States