Veteran actor James Hampton, well recognized for his various roles including starring alongside Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard and Michael J. Fox in Teen Wolf, has sadly passed away.
Teaming back up with Burt Reynolds, Hampton had a role as Caretaker in the 1974 prison football movie The Longest Yard.
After The Longest Yard, Hampton’s friendship with Reynolds led to new creative opportunities for Hampton.
He was then cast in a lead role in a 1963 Gunsmoke episode opposite Burt Reynolds, leading a lifelong friendship and multiple collaborations.