Also known starring in “The Longest Yard,” James Hampton died on Wednesday at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Tributes are being paid to actor James Hampton, of Teen Wolf and The Longest Yard fame, who has died aged 84. Known for playing Michael J. Fox ‘s dad in the 80s classic Teen Wolf and as the prison inmate Caretaker in the original The Longest Yard, Hampton is being kindly remembered by those who knew him as well as fans of his work. He died Wednesday at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from Parkinson’s disease, a family spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. As well as his more famous film roles, on the small screen Hampton also famously played the bugler Hannibal Dobbs on F Troop and Leroy B. Simpson on The Doris Day Show. Film buffs will also know him as Howard Clemmons in Hawmps! and as Jerry Woolridge in Sling Blade in 1996.
