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Personal Info

Birth date

1950-05-28 (75 Years)

Day of death

2020-08-09

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Senatobia, Mississippi, USA

Also known as

Kamala
Jim Harris
Kimala
The Ugandan Giant
The Ugandan Headhunter
Sugar Bear Harris
"The Ugandan Giant" Kamala
"The Ugandan Headhunter" Kamala

James Harris

Biography

James Harris, was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kamala. Nicknamed "The Ugandan Giant", Kamala portrayed a fearsome and simpleminded Ugandan who wrestled barefoot in war paint and a loincloth, and approached the ring wearing an African mask and carrying a spear and shield. He is best known for his appearances with WWE in the mid-1980s and early 1990s.

Filmography

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WCW Monday Nitro

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Overview:

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.

Acting

2019The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton as Unknown

2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Kamala

2010WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches as Unknown

2008Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II as Kamala

2007The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling as Kamala

2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Kamala

2006Heroes of World Class as Kamala

2006WWE Vengeance 2006 as Kamala (Ringside)

2004NEW Renegades Rampage as Kamala

2001WWE WrestleMania X-Seven as Kamala

1995WCW Fall Brawl 1995 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1995WCW Monday Nitro (1 Episode) as Kamala

1995WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 as Kamala

1994The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Kamala (archive footage)

1993WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Kamala

1993WWF Bashed in the USA as Kamala

1993WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em as Kamala

1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Kamala

1993Mr. Nanny as Kamala

1993WWE March to WrestleMania IX as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1993WWF: WrestleFest '93 as Kamala

1993WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as Kamala

1993Raw (1, 6 Episode) as Kamala (archive footage), Kamala

1992WWE Survivor Series 1992 as Kamala

1992WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1992WWE SummerSlam 1992 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1992WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1987The Best of the WWF: volume 13 as Kamala

1987WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show as Kamala

1987The Best of the WWF: volume 12 as Kamala

1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 as Kamala

1987The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as Kamala

1987WWF Hulkamania 2 as Kamala

1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Kamala

1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 as Kamala

1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Kamala

1986WWE's Inside the Steel Cage as Kamala

1986WWF Wrestling Challenge (21 Episodes) as Kamala

1986AWA: WrestleRock '86 as Kamala

1985WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars 1985 as Kimala

1985AWA Super Clash as Kamala

1985MSW WrestleFest as Kamala

1985NWA The Great American Bash 1985 as Kamala

1985Saturday Night's Main Event (3 Episodes) as Unknown

1985WCCW Parade of Champions '85 as Kamala

1985PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Kamala

1985PWUSA Star Wars as Kamala

1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! as Kamala

1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala

1984WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 as Kamala

1984WCCW Parade of Champions as Kimala

1983WCCW Christmas Star Wars '83 as Kimala

1983WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83 as Kamala

1983WCCW Star Wars (June 1983) as Kimala