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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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Filmography (selection)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Tommy Bailey
The Ruggles (1949-1952) (TV series, 137 episodes) as Donald Ruggles
Annie Oakley (1954-1957) (TV series, 81 episodes) as Tagg Oakley
Dennis The Menace (1961) (TV series) (Season 2 Episode 33: "Dennis' Newspaper") as Chuck Long
Leave It to Beaver (1961) (TV series) (Season 4 Episode 25: "Wally and Dudley") as Dudley McMillan
Bringing Up Buddy (1961) (TV series, 3 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 17: "The Education of Nicky Marlo") as Fennimore
- (Season 1 Episode 24: "Buddy and Fennimore") as Fennimore Cooper
- (Season 1 Episode 34: "Buddy and the Teenager")
Ichabod and Me (1961-1962) (TV series, 11 episodes) as Jonathan Baylor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 15: "The Door Without a Key") as Dewey Sims
My Three Sons (1963) (TV series)
- (Season 3 Episode 26: "High on the Hog") as George
- (Season 4 Episode 4: "Dear Robbie") as John Carter
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1962-1964) (TV series, 6 episodes) as Jimmy
The Fugitive (1963) (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 8: "See Hollywood and Die") as Carl Emery
Girl Happy (1965) as Doc
The Donna Reed Show (1958-1965) (TV series, 20 episodes)
Petticoat Junction (1963-1967) (TV series, 9 episodes)
Spinout (1966) as Larry
Gidget (1966) (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 19: "Gidget's Career") as Paul

References

^ Kelly, Ray. "'It's (Still) a Wonderful Life' for former child actor Jimmy Hawkins". The Republican. Springfield, Mass. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
^ "2019 Festival Schedule of Appearances". It's A Wonderful Life Museum. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

External links

Jimmy Hawkins at IMDb

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