---
name: "James B. Harris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-b-harris"
fi1m_id: "james-b-harris"
imdb_id: "nm0364805"
tmdb_id: 3349
wikidata_id: "Q361514"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "3 August 1928"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T14:27:22.681580+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. Harris

## Identity

James B. Harris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-b-harris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-b-harris
- **IMDb ID:** nm0364805
- **TMDB ID:** 3349
- **Wikidata ID:** Q361514
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3349

Producer. Born 3 August 1928 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 3 August 1928, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1957–1962
- **Frequently works with:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://film.one/person/stanley-kubrick.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 93 (1), 1960s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3349

## Streaming the US now

- **MUBI:** [*Paths of Glory*](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md) (93)
- **Tubi:** [*Lolita*](https://film.one/film/lolita.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James B. Harris is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. Born in New York City on 3 August 1928, he briefly studied at the Juilliard School before entering the industry. In 1955 he co-founded the Harris-Kubrick production company with Stanley Kubrick.

Harris produced Kubrick’s early features *The Killing* (1956), *Paths of Glory* (1957) and *Lolita* (1962). He later directed *The Bedford Incident* (1965), *Cop* (1988) and *Boiling Point* (1993), and produced films including *Telefon* (1977).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Lolita* (1962), Fi1m 73, as Jack Brewster (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lolita.md)
- *Paths of Glory* (1957), Fi1m 93, as Private in the Attack (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Bert Stern - Original Madman* (2011), Actor
- *Boiling Point* (1993), Director, Screenplay
- *Cop* (1988), Screenplay, Producer, Director
- *Fast-Walking* (1982), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Telefon* (1977), Producer
- *Some Call It Loving* (1973), Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *The Christian Licorice Store* (1971), as Hollywood Party Guest
- *The Bedford Incident* (1965), Director, Producer
- *Lolita* (1962), as Jack Brewster (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/lolita.md)
- *Paths of Glory* (1957), as Private in the Attack (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md)
- *The Killing* (1956), Producer

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