Still of Burt Reynolds and James Hampton in The Longest Yard (1974)
Caption: Still of Burt Reynolds and James Hampton in The Longest Yard (1974)
Actor, Director, Writer
Born: July 9, 1936
Star sign: Cancer
Known for: Sling Blade (1996), F Troop (1965), Teen Wolf (1985), The China Syndrome (1979)
Source: IMDB
Raised in Dallas, Texas, James Hampton attended John H. Reagan Elementary, N.R. Crozier Technical High School and the University of North Texas (Theatre Arts Major). He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York and Leonard Nimoy in Los Angeles. He worked with Baruch Lumet at Knox Street Theatre in Dallas and did summer stock at Casa Manana in...