Actor Clifton James, who
appeared as Sheriff JW Pepper in two James Bond films, has died at the age of
96. He died on
Saturday due to complications from diabetes, close to his childhood home in
Gladstone, Oregon.
James was best known for appearing alongside
Sir Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden
Gun during the 1970s.
BBCNews reports his daughter
Lynn said:
"He was the most
outgoing person, beloved by everybody. I don't think the man had an enemy. We
were incredibly blessed to have had him in our lives."
In 1973
James played Louisiana sheriff JW Pepper in Live and Let Die, in which he made
a memorable appearance in a chaotic boat chase sequence.
His character proved so popular he was asked to
reprise the role in 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, involving another car
chase, in Thailand, and a scene where he gets pushed into water by a baby
elephant.
Paying tribute on Twitter, Sir Roger wrote:
"Terribly
said to hear Clifton James has left us. As JW Pepper he gave my first two Bond
films a great, fun character."
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