Jimmy Hawkins
Jimmy Hawkins | |
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| Born | November 13, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1944–2019 |
James F. Hawkins (born November 13, 1941) is an American former actor, producer and writer. He is probably best-known for his TV roles in shows like Annie Oakley, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It To Beaver and The Donna Reed Show; and as well as Tommy Bailey, the youngest son of James Stewart and Donna Reed, in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
Although it's been thought that Hawkins retired from acting in his late twenties, his actual last appearance was in his thirties on the 1974-75 TV series, Kolchak: The Night Stalker. He is the author of five books about the film It's A Wonderful Life, served on The Jimmy Stewart Museum Advisory Board and for 20 years served on the Board of Directors of the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.[1] In celebration of the Frank Capra film, Hawkins and other cast members appear annually at the It's A Wonderful Life Festival in Seneca Falls, New York, the town thought to be the inspiration for the movie's setting of Bedford Falls.[2]
Filmography (selection)[]
- The Seventh Cross (1944) (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Tommy Bailey
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (uncredited)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) (uncredited)
- Zotz! (1962) (uncredited)
- Girl Happy (1965) (Doc)
- Spinout (1966) (Larry)
References[]
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- ^ "2019 Festival Schedule of Appearances". It's A Wonderful Life Museum. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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