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James Hampton, ‘F Troop’ and ‘Longest Yard’ actor, dead at 84
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nypost.comwas confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter by a family spokesperson. Hampton was a longtime friend of the late actor Reynolds, who died in 2018 at age 82, and received a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his “Longest Yard” part.
During their careers, Reynolds and the Oklahoma-born Hampton performed opposite each other in a number of films, including 1975’s “Hustle” and “W.W.
and the Dixie Dancekings” and 1973’s “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.” Hampton also was a director on 16 episodes of his friend’s 1990 to 1994 sitcom “Evening Shade,” on which he also contributed as a writer.He and Reynolds first became friends when Hampton appeared in a 1963 episode of the classic TV Western “Gunsmoke.” Hampton, an Army.
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