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James "Jim" Bacon was an American author and journalist who also worked as an actor in film and television. He wrote historical accounts of his years observing Hollywood and a biography of Jackie Gleason.
Birth Name
James Richard Hughes Bacon
Born
Tuesday, 12 May 1914
Died
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Best of Film Noir | Self | 1999 |
| Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| The Best of Hollywood | Self - Interview | 1998 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself / Self | 1996 |
| Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome | Self - Hollywood Columnist | 1996 |
| We Remember Marilyn | Self | 1996 |
| Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie | Self | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Best of Film Noir | Self | 1999 |
| Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| The Best of Hollywood | Self - Interview | 1998 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself / Self | 1996 |
| Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome | Self - Hollywood Columnist | 1996 |
| We Remember Marilyn | Self | 1996 |
| Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie | Self | 1993 |
| Biography | Self / Self - Journalist / Self - Hollywood Columnist | 1987 |
| Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Vet | 1986 |
| The Longshot | Track Usher | 1986 |
| My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Self | 1985 |
| The Patricia Neal Story | Reporter | 1981 |
| Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Reporter at Clinic | 1981 |
| Underground Aces | Businessman #2 | 1981 |
| More Wild Wild West | The Wheelman | 1980 |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | Reporter | 1980 |
| Meteor | News Reporter | 1979 |
| Everyday | Self | 1978 |
| The One Man Jury | Reporter | 1978 |
| Flying High | Reporter | 1978 |
| Cat in the Cage | Police Captain | 1978 |
| Good Guys Wear Black | Senator | 1978 |
| Mean Dog Blues | Court Clerk | 1978 |
| Capricorn One | Reporter Number 4 | 1977 |
| Sextette | Reporter | 1977 |
| Rollercoaster | Reporter | 1977 |
| Viva Knievel! | Reporter | 1977 |
| The Legend of Frank Woods | Cowboy | 1977 |
| The Amazing Howard Hughes | Self / James Bacon | 1977 |
| High Velocity | Monroe | 1976 |
| The Last Hard Men | Deputy Jetfore | 1976 |
| Tunnel Vision | Gene Scallion | 1976 |
| Half a House | Jordan's client | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Planet Earth | Partha | 1974 |
| How to Seduce a Woman | Self | 1974 |
| The Outfit | Bookie | 1973 |
| Sssssss | Spectator | 1973 |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Gorilla Soldier | 1973 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Ape | 1972 |
| The Seven Minutes | Reporter | 1971 |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | General Faulkner | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Gorilla | 1970 |
| Skullduggery | Commentator | 1970 |
| 80 Steps to Jonah | Hobo | 1969 |
| Night Gallery | 2nd Reporter | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | 2nd Reporter | 1969 |
| Hee Haw | Self | 1969 |
| Here's Lucy | James Bacon | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Newsman / William Spence | 1968 |
| Planet of the Apes | Ape | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967 |
| Way... Way Out | Reporter | 1966 |
| That Girl | Reporter #2 | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Reporter | 1966 |
| The Big Valley | Hotel Clerk | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | The 1st Reporter | 1965 |
| The Virginian | 2nd Reporter | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Columnist / Self - Journalist / Himself - Dr. Bacon | 1961 |
| King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Investment Man | 1961 |
| Cry for Happy | Press Correspondent | 1961 |
| Underworld U.S.A. | Newspaperman | 1961 |
| Pepe | Bartender | 1960 |
| The Roaring 20's | Jim | 1960 |
| College Confidential | James Bacon - Reporter | 1960 |
| Pay or Die! | Subway Guard | 1960 |
| The Rebel | Dude (as Jim Bacon) | 1959 |
| The Big Circus | James Bacon - Reporter | 1959 |
| Al Capone | Reporter | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Self | 1958 |
| Teacher's Pet | James Bacon | 1958 |
| The Boss | James Bacon | 1956 |
| The Millionaire | Bit Role | 1955 |
| Black Tuesday | Reporter at Electrocution | 1954 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Lost Capone | 1990 |
