James Otis

James Patrick Otis was an American film and television actor. He was born on March 16, 1948, in Stamford, Connecticut, and died on March 3, 2020, also in Stamford, at the age of 71. Throughout his long career, he worked mostly in supporting roles and guest appearances.

He started acting in the 1970s. His first important work in the cinema was the 1976 film Dragonfly. He became a regular guest star on television in the following decades. He became known for his work on the TV series Profiler in the late 1990s. In 1999, he appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

2006 was the most visible year of his cinema career. He appeared in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, about the famous 1940s murder case, and Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, about the rivalry between magicians.

Otis died in his hometown after a long illness. In his career spanning nearly forty years, he is remembered as a character actor who took part in many well-known productions, although not in the leading role.