His daughter, Lynn James, said her father died on Saturday at another daughter’s home in Gladstone, Oregon, due to complications from diabetes.
His long list of roles also includes swaggering, tobacco-spitting Louisiana sheriff JW Pepper in the Bond films.
Clifton James, an actor who was best known for his indelible portrayal of a southern sheriff in two James Bond films but who was most proud of his work on the stage, has died.
“He was the most outgoing person, beloved by everybody,” Lynn James said. “I don’t think the man had an enemy.