James F. Hawkins is an American former actor, producer and writer. He is best-known for his TV roles in shows like Annie Oakley, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, Petticoat Junction, and The Donna Reed Show; and as Tommy Bailey, son of George Bailey in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
Personal life
Hawkins is the author of five books about the film It's A Wonderful Life, served on The Jimmy Stewart Museum Advisory Board, and for 20 years served on the board of directors of the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.
In celebration of the Frank Capra film, Hawkins and other cast members appear annually at the "It's A Wonderful Life Festival" in Seneca Falls, New York, the town thought to be the inspiration for the movie's setting of Bedford Falls.
Filmography (selection) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Tommy Bailey The Ruggles (TV series, 1949-1952, 137 episodes) as Donald Ruggles Annie Oakley (TV series, 1954-1957, 81 episodes) as Tagg Oakley Dennis The Menace (TV series, 1961) as Chuck Long Leave It To Beaver (TV series, 1961) as Dudley McMillan Bringing Up Buddy (TV series, 1961, 3 episodes) as Fennimore Cooper Ichabod and Me (TV series, 1961-1962, 11 episodes) as Jonathan Baylor My 3 Sons (TV series, 1963) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV series, 1962-1964) as Jimmy The Fugitive (TV series, 1963) as Carl Emery Girl Happy (1965) as Doc The Donna Reed Show (TV series, 1958-1965, 20 episodes) Petticoat Junction (1963-1967) (TV series, 9 episodes) Spinout (1966) as Larry Gidget (TV series, 1966) as Paul
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Living people
20th-century American male actors
American child actors
Year of birth missing (living people)