Actor-producer James Gammon died July 16 of cancer in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was 70. With his rugged looks and gruff voice Gammon usually played the tough guy, often in TV oaters from “Bonanza” to “The ...

James Gammon, an exceptional character actor whose gravelly voice and craggy face made indelible memories in Sam Shepard plays and western TV shows and films, plus a comic turn in the baseball movie ...