Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Peter James(1908-1986)

  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Peter James was born on 19 January 1908 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Spike Jones Show (1954), The Pig Keeper's Daughter (1972) and Hold That Ball (1938). He was married to Ruth Foster. He died on 16 September 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 19, 1908
DiedSeptember 16, 1986(78)
BornJanuary 19, 1908
DiedSeptember 16, 1986(78)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

The Spike Jones Show (1954)
The Spike Jones Show
8.0
TV Series
  • Knife Thrower
  • Darryl Zanuck
  • Page
  • Punchy
Terry Gibson in The Pig Keeper's Daughter (1972)
The Pig Keeper's Daughter
4.6
  • Salesman
  • 1972
Hold That Ball (1938)
Hold That Ball
Short
  • Actor(as Bobby Pinkus)
  • 1938
Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
  • Elvis with Spike Jones

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • Terry Gibson in The Pig Keeper's Daughter (1972)
    The Pig Keeper's Daughter
    4.6
    • Salesman
    • 1972
  • Munster, Go Home! (1966)
    Munster, Go Home!
    6.4
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Elvis with Spike Jones
    • 1956
  • The Spike Jones Show (1954)
    The Spike Jones Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Knife Thrower
    • Darryl Zanuck
    • Page ...
    • 1954
  • Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones, Adele Jergens, and Hugh O'Brian in Fireman Save My Child (1954)
    Fireman Save My Child
    6.7
    • Pete (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Hold That Ball (1938)
    Hold That Ball
    Short
    • (as Bobby Pinkus)
    • 1938

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative names
    • the Gentlemaniacs
  • Born
    • January 19, 1908
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 1986
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Foster
  • Other works
    He billed himself as 'Bobby Pinkus' in the 1920s and 1930s, in vaudeville and on Broadway. Peter James, as 'Pinkus,' was one of Ted Healy's stooges for 1 and a half years. He joined the Healy gang in May 1927 for the Broadway run of the Shubert Bros.' "A Night in Spain," and its national tour of November 1927 - December 1928 . His fellow stooges in "Spain" were Sam 'Moody' Braun, Shemp Howard and [as of March 1928] Larry Fine.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.