Jimmy Hawkins

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.

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.

Filmography (selection)

 * It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Tommy Bailey
 * The Ruggles (1949-1952) (TV series, 137 episodes) as Donald Ruggles
 * Annie Oakley (1954-1957) (TV series, 81 episodes) as Tagg Oakley
 * Dennis The Menace (1961) (TV series) (Season 2 Episode 33: "Dennis' Newspaper") as Chuck Long
 * Leave It to Beaver (1961) (TV series) (Season 4 Episode 25: "Wally and Dudley") as Dudley McMillan
 * Bringing Up Buddy (1961) (TV series, 3 episodes)
 * (Season 1 Episode 17: "The Education of Nicky Marlo") as Fennimore
 * (Season 1 Episode 24: "Buddy and Fennimore") as Fennimore Cooper
 * (Season 1 Episode 34: "Buddy and the Teenager")
 * Ichabod and Me (1961-1962) (TV series, 11 episodes) as Jonathan Baylor
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 15: "The Door Without a Key") as Dewey Sims
 * My Three Sons (1963) (TV series)
 * (Season 3 Episode 26: "High on the Hog") as George
 * (Season 4 Episode 4: "Dear Robbie") as John Carter
 * The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1962-1964) (TV series, 6 episodes) as Jimmy
 * The Fugitive (1963) (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 8: "See Hollywood and Die") as Carl Emery
 * Girl Happy (1965) as Doc
 * The Donna Reed Show (1958-1965) (TV series, 20 episodes)
 * Petticoat Junction (1963-1967) (TV series, 9 episodes)
 * Spinout (1966) as Larry
 * Gidget (1966) (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 19: "Gidget's Career") as Paul