James Anderson ( American actor ) - wikipedia James Anderson ( American actor ) James Anderson James Anderson ( right ) with Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) ( 1921 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1921 Wetumpka, Alabama, U.S. September 14, 1969 ( 1969 - 09 - 14 ) ( aged 48 ) Billings, Montana, U.S Cause of death heart attack Resting place Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Occupation Actor Years active 1941 -- 1969 James Anderson ( July 13, 1921 -- September 14, 1969 ), sometimes billed as Kyle James, was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He is probably best known for his role as Robert E. Lee `` Bob '' Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ). He made more than 120 appearances, mostly in television and several films between 1941 and 1969. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the 1958 episode, `` The Case of the Pint - Sized Client, '' and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 1960 episode, `` The Case of the Ill - Fated Faker. '' He appeared in a number of westerns throughout his career, often playing a gun - for - hire or outlaw. He died of a heart attack at the age of 48. His final two films -- The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( 1969 ) and Little Big Man ( 1970 ) -- were released posthumously. His actress sister, Mary Anderson died in 2014 at the age of 96. They appeared in one film together, 1951 's Hunt the Man Down. Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 1941 Sergeant York Eb Uncredited Dive Bomber Pilot Uncredited 1942 Reap the Wild Wind Callboy in Café Uncredited 1945 Mildred Pierce Diner Customer Uncredited 1949 Bride of Vengeance Guard Uncredited The Great Sinner Nervous Young Gambler Uncredited 1950 Johnny One - Eye Apartment House Switchboard Operator Uncredited The Fireball Strong Arm Man Uncredited Hunt the Man Down Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson 1951 Five Eric Along the Great Divide Dan Roden The Blue Veil Jim Tappan Uncredited 1952 The Last Musketeer Russ Tasker Has Anybody Seen My Gal ? Chauffeur Uncredited The Duel at Silver Creek Rat Face Blake As Kyle James Hellgate Vern Brechene As Kyle James The Star Bailey - Actor playing Jed Garfield in The Fatal Winter Uncredited Ruby Gentry Jewel Corey 1953 The Great Jesse James Raid Johnny Dorette Arrowhead Jerry August China Venture Cpl. Walters Uncredited Donovan 's Brain Chief Tuttle Flight to Tangier Dullah 1954 Riot in Cell Block 11 Guard Acton Drums Across the River Jed Walker Pushover Beery -- Mechanic Uncredited Dragnet Fred Kemp Uncredited Private Hell 36 Patrolman in Locker Room Uncredited The Bamboo Prison Progressive Uncredited They Rode West Wounded Trooper Uncredited The Violent Men Hank Purdue Uncredited 1955 Seven Angry Men Henry Thompson An Annapolis Story Instructor Uncredited The Marauders Louis Ferber At Gunpoint Barlow Uncredited 1956 Inside Detroit Reller Uncredited Fury at Gunsight Pass O'Neil The Rawhide Years Deputy Wade Tension at Table Rock Lerner Uncredited Friendly Persuasion Poor Loser Dunked by Jess Uncredited Running Target Strothers The Rack Skinny Uncredited 1957 The Big Land Bob Cole 1958 The Thing That Could n't Die Boyd Abercrombie As Young as We Are Barney Uncredited I Married a Monster from Outer Space Weldon 1962 Pressure Point Father Uncredited To Kill a Mockingbird Robert E. Lee `` Bob '' Ewell 1966 The Chase Simmons Uncredited 1969 Take the Money and Run Chain Gang Warden The Ballad of Cable Hogue Preacher 1970 Little Big Man Sergeant ( final film role ) References Jump up ^ IMDB entry Jump up ^ IMDB entry External links James Anderson on IMDb James Anderson at Find a Grave Jim Anderson entry at Bustersoft blog VIAF : 4569081 LCCN : no99076026 BNE : XX4894308 SNAC : w6dg02zr Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Anderson_(American_actor)&oldid=835655526 '' Categories : Male actors from Alabama American male television actors 1921 births 1969 deaths People from Wetumpka, Alabama American male film actors 20th - century American male actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 10 April 2018, at 00 : 13. About Wikipedia

Question: who played bob ewell in to kill a mockingbird
Answer: James Anderson