James Bush (actor)

James Bush
Bush as Hartman in The Big Noise
Born	(1907-10-04)October 4, 1907 Greenfield, Ohio, United States
Died	April 9, 1987(1987-04-09) (aged 79) Van Nuys, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–53

James Bush (1907–1987) was an American actor from the 1930s until the early 1950s. He appeared in over 100 television shows and films, over 80 of them being feature films.

Bush was born on October 4, 1907 in Greenfield, Ohio. While the Internet Movie Database has him appearing as a child actor in 1917's Jack and the Beanstalk, the American Film Institute has his first film role as Bent Weymer in 1932's Wild Horse Mesa , directed by Henry Hathaway, which was a featured part. During his career, Bush appeared in over 80 feature films.

Although he appeared in many films in small, un-credited roles, he also appeared in featured roles in many notable films, including: as the adult Andrew Horn in The Great Jasper (1933); as Bill Radford in the 1933 drama, One Man's Journey; as Dick in the romantic comedy Young and Beautiful (1934); as Byron Coates/John Meseraux in the 1935 mystery, A Shot in the Dark; as Orin Tallant in the 1935 western, The Arizonian; as Arthur Pennyward in The Lady in Scarlet (1935); as Don Adams in the 1937 war film, I Cover the War; as Johnny Eaton in the adventure film, Outlaws of the Orient (1937); as Henry Crusper in the 1939 comedy Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President; as Ken Morgan in the The Three Mesquiteers western, West of Cimarron (1940); as Joe Morgan in the Laurel and Hardy comedy, A-Haunting We Will Go; and as Hartman in another Laurel and Hardy film, The Big Noise (1944).