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James Canning(I)

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James Canning in M*A*S*H (1972)
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James Canning was born on 2 July 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Fog (1980), The Boys in Company C (1978) and M*A*S*H (1972).
BornJuly 2, 1946
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    Known for

    Jamie Lee Curtis in The Fog (1980)
    The Fog
    6.8
    • Dick Baxter
    • 1980
    The Boys in Company C (1978)
    The Boys in Company C
    6.9
    • Alvin Foster
    • 1978
    Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Corporal Marsh
    • Capt. Simmons
    Kurt Russell in Elvis (1979)
    Elvis
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Scotty Moore
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Pringle
      • 1991
    • Common Ground (1990)
      Common Ground
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Larry Matthews
      • 1990
    • Out of the Darkness (1985)
      Out of the Darkness
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Roberts
      • 1985
    • 100 Centre Street
      TV Movie
      • Louis Keck
      • 1984
    • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
      Hardcastle and McCormick
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Steve Miller
      • 1983
    • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
      CHiPs
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Joe Mason
      • 1982
    • Lou Grant (1977)
      Lou Grant
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kenneth Price
      • 1982
    • The Day the Loving Stopped (1981)
      The Day the Loving Stopped
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Danny Reynolds
      • 1981
    • Jamie Lee Curtis in The Fog (1980)
      The Fog
      6.8
      • Dick Baxter
      • 1980
    • High Ice (1980)
      High Ice
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Lt. Foster
      • 1980
    • Kurt Russell in Elvis (1979)
      Elvis
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Scotty Moore
      • 1979
    • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
      M*A*S*H
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Corporal Marsh
      • Capt. Simmons
      • 1976–1979
    • The Jordan Chance (1978)
      The Jordan Chance
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Jimmy Foster
      • 1978
    • Love Is Not Enough
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Guitarist
      • 1978
    • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
      Dallas
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Jimmy
      • 1978

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    The Fog
    Trailer 0:44
    The Fog

    Personal details

    • Born
      • July 2, 1946
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Other works
      Created the role of Doody in "Grease" in its world premiere at Chicago's Kingston Mines Theatre and played the role again when the show opened off-Broadway and again on Broadway.

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