Actor

Bob James

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Movies: 6Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1131432

Known for: Acting

Born: December 25, 1939

Age: 86

Place of birth: Marshall, Missouri, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2022

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 7.53

Also known as

Robert McElhiney James • Fourplay • Robert James

Other jobs

Music Arranger (1)

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Biography

Robert McElhiney James is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela," the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop.

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Movie credits linked with Bob James.