Background
Hampton was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas, where his father operated a cleaning business.
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James Hampton
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University of North Texas.
Career
He majored in theatre arts at the University of North Texas in Denton. After a series of failed jobs including bodyguard, bartender, and photojournalist, he was inducted into the United States Army. Hampton is known for his roles in Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Doris Day Show (as Leroy, the handyman).
American Broadcasting Company"s F Troop (as Hannibal Dobbs the incompetent bugler).
Robert Aldrich"s The Longest Yard (1974). Attack on Terror: The Federal Bureau of Investigation versus the Ku Klux Klan (1975).
Teen Wolf (1985). The Teen Wolf television series (1986 to 1989).
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988). And Sling Blade (1996).
In 1964, Hampton was cast as publisher William Randolph Hearst in the episode "The Paper Dynasty" of the syndicated western television series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Hearst struggles to turn a profit despite increased circulation of the San Francisco Examiner.
James Lanphier (1920-1969) plays Ambrose Bierce.
Robert O. Cornthwaite was cast as Sam Chamberlain. In 2012, Hampton appeared in an advertisement on MeTV touting some of the shows he had played in including Gomer Pyle, United States.M.C. and The Rockford Files. Personal life
Hampton has been married to actress Mary Deese since 2002.
He currently resides in Trophy Club, Texas.
Achievements
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He was stationed in Germany and performed with the United Service Organizations, for which he won awards. Following his service, he performed in summer stock in Texas and then moved to New York City, where he was given his first film role - the Academy Award-nominated short subject The Cliffdwellers. He received a HALO Award for Hawmps, and a Golden Globe nomination for "Most Promising Newcomer" for the part of "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard.
Membership
While attending UNT, he was a member of the Gamma Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Order.
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United States