Actor Anthony James, who starred in the films "Unforgiven" and "In the Heat of the Night," has died. He was 77. According to an obituary announcement posted by a funeral home in Cambridge, Mass., James -- real name Jimmy Anthony -- died on Tuesday of cancer.
James created his stage name because there was already another actor with the moniker Jimmy Anthony, per the obituary. Born in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on July 22, 1942, James dreamed of becoming a movie actor while growing up, so at the age of 18, he "persuaded his mother that they had to go to Hollywood," the obituary states.
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