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 (TV series, 1949-1952, 137 episodes) as Donald Ruggles
• Annie Oakley (TV series, 1954-1957, 81 episodes) as Tagg Oakley
• Dennis The Menace (TV series, 1961) as Chuck Long
• Leave It to Beaver (TV series, 1961) as Dudley McMillan
• Bringing Up Buddy (TV series, 1961, 3 episodes) as Fennimore Cooper
• Ichabod and Me (TV series, 1961-1962, 11 episodes) as Jonathan Baylor
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 15: "The Door Without a Key") as Dewey Sims
• My Three Sons (TV series, 1963)
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV series, 1962-1964) as Jimmy
• The Fugitive (TV series, 1963) as Carl Emery
• Girl Happy (1965) as Doc
• The Donna Reed Show (TV series, 1958-1965, 20 episodes)
• Petticoat Junction (1963-1967) (TV series, 9 episodes)
• Spinout (1966) as Larry
• Gidget (TV series, 1966) as Paul