---
name: "James B. Carson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-b-carson"
fi1m_id: "james-b-carson"
imdb_id: "nm0141250"
tmdb_id: 997949
roles: []
born: "22 December 1885"
died: "18 November 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T03:28:19.396994+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."
---

# James B. Carson

## Identity

James B. Carson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-b-carson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-b-carson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0141250
- **TMDB ID:** 997949
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141250/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/997949

Actor. Born 22 December 1885. Died 18 November 1958.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 December 1885
- **Died:** 18 November 1958
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141250/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/997949

## Biography

James B. Carson (1885–1958) was an American actor. He began his career as a stage and vaudeville performer before entering films in the 1930s, where he was frequently cast in small, often uncredited roles such as waiters and hotel staff.

His film credits include *One of Our Aircraft Is Missing* (1942) as Louis, *The Man in Grey* (1943) as Gervaise, and *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945) in an uncredited part. He retired from acting in the 1940s owing to illness.

*Sources: imdb.com, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Man in Grey* (1943), Fi1m 61, as Gervaise (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-grey.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945), as Undetermined (uncredited)
- *The Man in Grey* (1943), as Gervaise (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-grey.md)
- *One of Our Aircraft Is Missing* (1942), as Louis
- *The Chocolate Soldier* (1941), as Stage Manager
- *The Lady in Question* (1940), as Louie Rolande (uncredited)
- *Judge Hardy and Son* (1939), as Mogilby (uncredited)
- *The Gracie Allen Murder Case* (1939), as Hotel Manager
- *Never Say Die* (1939), as Hotel Proprietor
- *The Girl Downstairs* (1938), as Rudolph
- *Secrets of an Actress* (1938), as Carstairs
- *Three Loves Has Nancy* (1938), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Fast Company* (1938), as Safe Expert (uncredited)
- *Crime School* (1938), as Schwartz
- *Coronado* (1935), as Marine

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