Biography
James B. Harris (born August 3, 1928) is an American film screenwriter, producer, and director. Born in New York City, he attended the Juilliard School before entering the film industry. He worked with film director Stanley Kubrick as a producer on The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and Lolita (1962). Harris' directorial debut was the Cold War thriller The Bedford Incident (1965). He also directed the actor James Woods in two films: the prison-guard drama Fast-Walking (1982) with actress Kay Lenz, and the thriller Cop (1988), based on a James Ellroy novel, which Woods co-produced. Harris also directed the 1993 thriller Boiling Point.The Turner Classic Movies website describes Harris as a "veteran Hollywood industry figure who has served triple duty as a producer, director, and screenwriter". A 2002 interview between Harris and Hollywood Five-O includes discussion of his works as well as of Kubrick, Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, Lolita, and various other topics. It includes photos of Harris and screencaps of Kirk Douglas, Sue Lyon (who portrayed Lolita), James Mason, and Peter Sellers. His brother was the composer J. Robert Harris.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 18
self 8
Director 5
Producer 3
Writer 1
Kubrick Remembered (2014)
Edge of Outside (2006)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (2004)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000)
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000)
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996)
Boiling Point (1993)
Cop (1988)
Fast-Walking (1982)
Telefon (1977)
Some Call It Loving (1973)
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
The Bedford Incident (1965)
Lolita (1962)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Killing (1956)
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GenderMale
Birthday1928-08-03 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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