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name: "James Lally"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-lally"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 October 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:03.520121+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 Lally

Actor. Born 2 October 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 October 1956, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1988–1996
- **Works often with:** Mike Nichols

## Biography

James Lally is an American actor. He was born on 2 October 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio.

His film roles include Turkel in *Working Girl* (1988), Bondsman in *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), Stage Manager in *The Birdcage* (1996), and Agent in *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007). He has also appeared in television series including *Miami Vice* (1984) and *The Adventures of Pete & Pete* (1993–1994). He was frequently cast by director Sidney Lumet.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Birdcage* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Stage Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md)
- *Working Girl* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Turkel — [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)

## Also known for

- *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), Agent
- *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), Bondsman
- *Guarding Tess* (1994), Joe Spector
- *Weekend at Bernie's II* (1993), Morgue Attendant
- *The Adventures of Pete & Pete* (1993), Frank the Crossing Guard
- *Critical Care* (1997), Poindexter

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