---
name: "James Lashly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-lashly"
fi1m_id: "james-lashly"
imdb_id: "nm0489570"
tmdb_id: 69502
wikidata_id: "Q24052825"
roles: []
born: "23 April 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 46
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T21:17:11.316201+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 Lashly

## Identity

James Lashly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-lashly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-lashly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0489570
- **TMDB ID:** 69502
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24052825
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24052825, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69502

Actor. Born 23 April 1946.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 April 1946
- **Active:** 1986–1999
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 52 (2), 1990s 34 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 46 to 46 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $334m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24052825, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69502

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Always*](https://film.one/film/always.md) (62)

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

## Biography

James Lashly is an American actor born on 23 April 1946. He has worked in film and television since the mid-1970s, appearing in supporting and guest roles.

His film credits include Deputy Purvis in *Extreme Prejudice* (1987) and Charlie in *Always* (1989). Other film appearances encompass *Howard the Duck* (1986), *Wild Wild West* (1999), *Domestic Disturbance* (2001) and *White Oleander* (2002).

On television he has guest-starred in *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987) as Ensign Kopf, *Married... with Children* (1987), *Seinfeld* (1989), *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), *ER* (1994), *Gilmore Girls* (2000), *Bones* (2005) and *Justified* (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Fi1m 34, as Reb #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Always* (1989), Fi1m 62, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as State Trooper — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *What I Did for Love* (2006), as Bill
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Gary Poindexter
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Paul — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Miracles* (2003), series, as Caleb
- *White Oleander* (2002), as Reverend Daniels
- *Night of the Wolf* (2002), as Vernon Bartlett
- *Domestic Disturbance* (2001), as Jason
- *The Michael Richards Show* (2000), series, as Groom
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, as Howard — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Miracle in Lane 2* (2000), as Leather Jacket Man
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Canadian Ambassdor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), as Reb #1 — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Bartender
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Joseph Burlington
- *The Cherokee Kid* (1996), as Outlaw Jake Carver
- *Journey* (1995), as Duncan
- *Nowhere Man* (1995), series, as Ed Durrant
- *ER* (1994), series, as Eddie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Vanishing Son* (1994), series, as Starkey
- *The Second Half* (1993), series, as Yasch
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as Lieutenant Primmin — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive* (1992), as Stetson
- *Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful* (1991), as Dick
- *Enid Is Sleeping* (1990), as Gas Station Attendant
- *Always* (1989), as Charlie — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Assistant — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Out Cold* (1989), as Cop #1
- *Stranger on My Land* (1988), Actor
- *Like Father Like Son* (1987), as Freemont, Corky's Man
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Ensign Kopf — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Extreme Prejudice* (1987), as Deputy Purvis
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as E.J.
- *In Love and War* (1987), as Chaplain
- *Manhunt for Claude Dallas* (1986), as Hoyt Wilson
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), as State Trooper — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Driver — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *The Impostor* (1984), Actor
- *P.O.P.* (1984), as Russell Pendergast
- *Bloodbrothers* (1978), as Mott's Buddy #2
- *Rabbit Test* (1978), as Man in Crowd
- *The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer* (1977), Actor
- *Alice* (1976), series, as Henry Blaine
- *Cannonball* (1976), as Desert Gas Station Attendant
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Sidney Winnik — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

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