James Hampton, ‘F Troop,’ ‘Longest Yard’ and ‘Teen Wolf’ Actor, Dies at 84

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 4/8/2021 | Mike Barnes

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James Hampton holding a cat James Hampton, who played the bumbling bugler Hannibal Dobbs on F Troop, the prison inmate Caretaker in the original The Longest Yard and Michael J. Fox’s furry father in Teen Wolf, has died. He was 84.

Hampton died Wednesday at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from Parkinson’s disease, a family spokesperson said.

Hampton was great pals with Burt Reynolds — the two first met on a 1963 episode of Gunsmoke — and they were castmates in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) and Hustle (1975). Plus, he wrote and/or directed several episodes of Reynolds’ CBS sitcom, Evening Shade.

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Rest in Peace Caretaker

[Vaquero]

Dobbs! RIP there trooper.

[laweeks]

For all you Freepers

[RckyRaCoCo]

Where Indian fights are colorful sights and nobody takes a lickin'

Where pale face and redskin. Both turn chicken.

RIP

[Yo-Yo]

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[SkyDancer]

" Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)"

To some folks here, you really really need to add that.

[o-n-money]

He was warned.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[DarthVader]

Great character actor and Christian too !! May he RIP!!

[hercuroc]

I always liked this fella...RIP Caretaker.

[Sparky1776]

He was great as Eliab Haggen on Gunsmoke, coming after cousin Festus to shoot off the hangy down part of his ear.

[Oatka]

Bummer. Wife and I are watching the whole “F Troop” series and always wince when he plays the bugle. :-(

[nesnah]

https://youtu.be/ihcd1XInF24

[Ciaphas Cain]

He was also in Sling Blade, as the head of the psychiatric hospital.