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name: "James Cahill"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 May 1940"
died: "7 December 1991"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:43.708951+00:00"
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# James Cahill

Actor. Born 31 May 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 7 December 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 May 1940, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 7 December 1991

## Biography

James Cahill (1940–1991) was an American actor. He played Rigna in the science fiction comedy film *Santa Claus Conquers the Martians* (1964). His other screen credits include the role of Buyer in *Easy Money* (1983) and Howard Hawks in the television film *Will There Really Be a Morning?* (1983).

Cahill appeared in episodes of the soap opera *Another World* in 1986. He was a member of the ensemble acting company at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis during the 1973 season.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Santa Claus Conquers the Martians* (1964), Fi1m 40, as Rigna — [page](https://film.one/film/santa-claus-conquers-the-martians.md)

## Also known for

- *Easy Money* (1983), Buyer

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