James Craven (born October 2, 1892 â€" June 29, 1955) was an American
actor. He played a wide variety of roles and has a minimum of 98 film
and television credits including the TV show The Adventures of Kit
Carson, as well as the classic motion picture, Johnny Belinda, and the
popular movie serials, The Green Archer, Captain Midnight and King of
the Rocket Men.In his book, Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on
Cliffhangers author William C. Cline described Craven's screen
presence and characterisations in this fashion: "Suave, sophisticated
and crafty, James Craven worked both sides of the street in
cliffhangers. As a distinguished looking man -- supposedly a gentleman
-- he gained the confidence of the good guys while working against
them at every turn... Starting with The Green Archer for Columbia
Pictures in 1940, Craven schemed his way through seven serials
including White Eagle (1941), Captain Midnight (1942) at Columbia, The
Purple Monster Strikes (1945), Federal Agents vs. Underworld Inc.
(1948), King of the Rocket Men (1949), and Flying Disc Man from Mars
(1950) at Republic Pictures."
actor. He played a wide variety of roles and has a minimum of 98 film
and television credits including the TV show The Adventures of Kit
Carson, as well as the classic motion picture, Johnny Belinda, and the
popular movie serials, The Green Archer, Captain Midnight and King of
the Rocket Men.In his book, Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on
Cliffhangers author William C. Cline described Craven's screen
presence and characterisations in this fashion: "Suave, sophisticated
and crafty, James Craven worked both sides of the street in
cliffhangers. As a distinguished looking man -- supposedly a gentleman
-- he gained the confidence of the good guys while working against
them at every turn... Starting with The Green Archer for Columbia
Pictures in 1940, Craven schemed his way through seven serials
including White Eagle (1941), Captain Midnight (1942) at Columbia, The
Purple Monster Strikes (1945), Federal Agents vs. Underworld Inc.
(1948), King of the Rocket Men (1949), and Flying Disc Man from Mars
(1950) at Republic Pictures."
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