James Purcell
Acting
Biography
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Place of Birth: Steeltown, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young informant is found murdered. The victim's mother soon appears with his life savings totally $4.30, Wolfe's fee for taking the case! Archie's fancy legwork brings Wolfe to a mysterious woman with golden spider earrings. And when everyone else investigating the matter hits a dead end, only the inimitable Wolfe can get to the bottom of the crime.
Supernatural
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Stargate SG-1
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Smallville
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Tour of Duty
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
Dead Like Me
When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!
Due South
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Before stalking was a well-known crime in North America, there was Theresa Saldana's story. A drifter from the U.K., Arthur Jackson, flies to the U.S. to seek Saldana out. His twisted mission: Jackson planned to murder Saldana, then request the death sentence for himself so he "could join her in paradise." The psychopathic Jackson confronts Saldana on the street in front of her home and stabs her violently several times. No one comes to Theresa's aid except water deliveryman Jeff Fenn, who overpowers Jackson and gets the knife away from him. Jackson is arrested & charged with attempted murder...and Theresa Saldana tells her story of terror and survival as herself in this TV movie.
La Femme Nikita
Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.
Filmography
as Mr. Denison
as Taylor
as Theo Sheridan
as Inspector Brimlow
as Kimberly's Dad
as Senator Montet
as James Ellicott
as Karaoke Man
as Gino Petrocelli
as Captain Hilliard
as Finn Heimdal
as Cary Bond
as Lou
as D.A. Schweigel
as Christopher Wells
as Detective
as Walter Neary
as Stanley Ferris
as Marco
as Bill
as Jimmy Weeks
as Steve Burton
as Dr. Hershfield
as Carlos Bonaventure
as Detective Jimmy Lama
as Tony Delmar
as Sally Mancuso
as Captain Henricks
as Dooley
as William Porter
as Cal Fredericks
as Alan Ford
as Bill Dockerty
as Sal
as Paul
as Hector Stone
as Frank
as McGinnis
as Brock
as Jackie Garbo
as Paramedic
as Eastman
as Jim Doyle
as Vince Montono
as Robin Legler
as Hold-Up Man
as Detective Fisher
as Fred Peterson
as Detective
as Officer Bright
as Detective Lt.