Biography

James 'Slim Jim' Ballard(1961-2015)

Camera and Electrical Department
Special Effects

James 'Slim Jim' Ballard was born on 23 January 1961 in Trumbull, Connecticut. He is known for Joy Ride (2001), Blade (1998) and Swordfish (2001). He died on 9 October 2015 in Burbank, California, USA.

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Joy Ride

6.6

Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)

2001

Blade

7.1

Camera and Electrical Department(as James M. Ballard, second unit)

1998

Swordfish

6.5

Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)

2001

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

4.8

Camera and Electrical Department(as James Ballard, Los Angeles)

2001

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Camera and Electrical Department

Girl #2
8.2
Short
- best boy grip
- 2016
Anomalisa
7.2
- grip
- 2015
Monster in a House
8.1
Short
- key grip (as Slim Jim Ballard)
- 2014
The Cook
Short
- key grip
- 2012
Dark Times
5.8
Short
- key grip
- 2010
Cowboys & Indians
Short
- supervising gaffer
- 2010
Meteor
4.2
TV Mini Series
- key grip: second unit (as James Ballard)
- 2009
A Gunfighter's Pledge
5.4
TV Movie
- key grip
- 2008
The Governor's Wife
4.4
TV Movie
- key grip
- 2008
Grampa's Cabin
8.0
Short
- key grip
- 2007
Saving Angelo
7.7
Short
- key grip
- 2007
You've Got a Friend
6.6
TV Movie
- key grip (as Slim Jim Ballard)
- 2007
Bobby Z
5.8
- grip (as James 'Slim Jim' Ballard)
- 2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
6.0
TV Movie
- key grip (as Slim Jim Ballard)
- 2007
Beyond the Quest
6.3
- key grip
- 2007

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Alternative names
- 'Slim Jim' Ballard
Born
- January 23, 1961
- Trumbull, Connecticut
Died
- October 9, 2015
- Burbank, California, USA(car accident)

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