As it was in Robert Aldrich’s original, the heart of The Longest Yard is the building of the ... Rock as the wily prison fixer known only as Caretaker (a role originated by Jim Hampton).

Beyond F Troop, he is best remembered for many key film roles, including appearances as Caretaker, the manager of the prison football team in the 1974 Burt Reynolds film The Longest Yard.

Arguably the best sports dramedy ever brought to the screen finally debuts in the 4K format to showcase director Robert Aldrich’s 1974, testosterone-packed classic The Longest Yard (Kino Lorber ...

For The Longest Yard, Hampton was given the opportunity ... I said, ‘I want to play Caretaker.’ He said, ‘Caretaker only has five lines.’ I said, ‘Now he only has five lines.'” ...

Ten minutes into The Longest Yard, a prison barber shaves off Burt ... and instead ends up killing the team's popular manager, nicknamed "Caretaker" (James Hampton), the death is presented as ...

Hampton was best known for his role as the Caretaker in the original 1974 version of The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds, the bumbling bugler Hannibal Dobbs on the 60s military sitcom F Troop ...

Beyond F Troop, he is best remembered for many key film roles, including appearances as Caretaker, the manager of the prison football team in the 1974 Burt Reynolds film The Longest Yard.