<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1941--1969 </Td> </Tr> <P> James Anderson (July 13, 1921--September 14, 1969), sometimes billed as Kyle James, was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s . He is probably best known for his role as Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). </P> <P> He made more than 120 appearances, mostly in television and several films between 1941 and 1969 . He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Pint - Sized Client," and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Ill - Fated Faker ." He appeared in a number of westerns throughout his career, often playing a gun - for - hire or outlaw . He died of a heart attack at the age of 48 . His final two films--The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1969) and Little Big Man (1970)--were released posthumously . </P>

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