Live Poll: TV Characters Named James

James is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin meaning "supplanter" or "one who takes by the heel". Which of these TV characters named James (nicknamed Jamie, Jim or Jimmy) is your favorite?

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FYC: Jim Rockford from The Rockford Files https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071042/characters/nm0001258/ Jim Moriarty from Sherlock https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/characters/nm0778831/

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Jimmy McNulty from The Wire https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306414/characters/nm0922035/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_3_1 James from The End of the F***ing World https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6257970/characters/nm3867299/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_3_2

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Jessica

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All added, thanks.

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@Jessica William Shatner... Captain James T. Kirk https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/ Star Trek (1966–1969) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/reference/ - - - Related Conversation Jessica Friday, September 19th, 2025 Suggestion: Movie Characters Named James https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdb-poll/suggestion-movie-characters-named-james/68cd4c3e66d730058ce6e33e List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4104493014/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4104493014/copy 3. William Shatner Captain James T. Kirk from the Star Trek franchise .

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Jessica

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Thanks, James T. Kirk was moved to the TV list.

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James Tiberius Kirk

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047747/

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@Jessica Suggestions: The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956–1958) Scott Forbes... Jim Bowie : 76 episodes frontier hero https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048840/reference/ - - - Jungle Jim (1955–1956) Johnny Weissmuller...Jungle Jim : 26 episodes a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047747/reference/ [ Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) Tarzan in deepest Africa, 12 films between 1932-1948 ] .

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I already have Jim Bowie from The Alamo (1960) in the Movie list. Added Jungle Jim.

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n/a ...!

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@Jessica 2 separate lists Some folks could be on both OR make 1 list?? TV Characters Named James https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdb-poll/live-poll-tv-characters-named-james/68cd4bd766d730058ce6db3c https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4104303085/copy - - - Movie Characters Named James https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdb-poll/suggestion-movie-characters-named-james/68cd4c3e66d730058ce6e33e https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4104493014/copy .

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