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name: "James Andelin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-andelin"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 September 1917"
died: "27 December 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:24.130623+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James Andelin

Actor. Born 27 September 1917 in Provo, Utah, USA. Died 27 December 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 September 1917, Provo, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 27 December 2006
- **Also known as:** Jim Andelin

## Biography

James Andelin (also credited as Jim Andelin) was an American actor and voiceover artist. Born in Provo, Utah, he began performing on radio in Chicago around the age of 12 and maintained a long career there in radio, including voiceover work on programmes such as *Little Orphan Annie* and *Jack Armstrong*.

Andelin served as an entertainer in the US Army during the Second World War. He later appeared in supporting roles in films including *Field of Dreams* (1989) as the Feed Store Farmer, *Grumpier Old Men* (1995) as Sven, *Rookie of the Year* (1993) as the Wizard of Wrigley, and *Stir of Echoes* (1999) as an elderly man, as well as the television series *Early Edition* (1996) as Dr Thomas. He died in Chicago, Illinois, in 2006.

*Sources: imdb.com, chicagotribune.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Fi1m 83, as Feed Store Farmer — [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)

## Also known for

- *Stir of Echoes* (1999), Elderly Man
- *Grumpier Old Men* (1995), Sven
- *Early Edition* (1996), Dr. Thomas

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