James Williamson(III)
- Actor
Jim was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to parents whose zest for life
allowed him to expand his talents in both athletics and visual arts.
Jim's dad (Ken Williamson, 1921-1999) was an aeronautical engineer who
worked on the space program i.e. Appollo and Saturn projects and was an
all-round athlete and artist. Jim's mom Dorothy, (whose father played
for the St. Louis Cardinals) was the outgoing influence in the family
and was also an athlete but chose to raise 4 kids and run the
household. She still resides in St. Louis. Jim graduated from the
University Of New Orleans and has a B.A.in Drama and Communications.
After graduation he headed west for L.A. to pursue a career in
Television and Film. Jim had success early in TV commercials and
modeling ads for magazines. Some of his credits include: Volkswagon,
Cheverolet, Cain's Coffee, Cycle Magazine, GQ Magazine, and Muscle
Magazine. Jim has also landed parts in "In the Heat of the Night",
Uncle Tom's Cabin" (for Showtime), and Zandelee. Jim went on from
acting to start his own Film/Video production company and produced over
1000 Educational Film/Videos which brought him numerous awards
including "Producer of the Year" in education from Video Systems
Magazine in 1996. Jim recently sold his company and now splits his time
between his two homes in New Orleans and Santa Fe.