Jim Boles
Jim Boles was an American actor.
Early life and career
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Boles attended Fairfax [High School |Fairfax High School] and Los Angeles Junior College.He appeared in the films The Tattooed Stranger, The [Man with My Face |The Man with My Face], Naked in the Sun, Fluffy, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The [Trouble with Angels |The Trouble with Angels], A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Waterhole No. 3, With Six You Get Eggroll, Angel in My Pocket, The Love God?, Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls, Nightmare Honeymoon, Jacqueline Susann's [Once Is Not Enough |Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough], and The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, among others.
Boles also appeared in a number of television shows, including nine episodes of the televised version of the radio series One Man's Family. Other appearances occurred on notable programs such as The Phil Silvers Show, The [United States Steel Hour], Robert Montgomery Presents, Rocky King Detective, Have Gun – Will Travel, Naked City, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, The Lucy Show, The Dick Powell Theatre, McHale's Navy, Profiles in Courage, Daniel Boone, Rawhide, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, The Big Valley, The Monkees, Get Smart, The Virginian, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Mod Squad, Marcus Welby, M.D., The F.B.I., Gunsmoke, Love, American Style, Night Gallery, Adam-12, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Mannix, Days of Our Lives, The Odd Couple, Kung Fu, The Streets of San Francisco, Quincy, M.E., The [Name of the Game |The Name of the Game], A Man Called Shenandoah, The Eleventh Hour, Hawaiian Eye, Bronco, Adventures in Paradise, Temple Houston, The Defenders, The Jackie Gleason Show, Little House on the Prairie, and numerous others.
Personal life and death
From March 7, 1942, until her death on May 23, 1973, Boles was married to fellow character actor Athena Lorde. Their union produced two daughters and a son, two of whom, Barbara and Eric Boles, would later take up their parents' profession.Survived by his three children, Boles died of a heart attack on May 26, 1977, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California at age 63.