Was Sheriff JW Pepper REALLY Almost Killed By General Zod?!

Hello all,

Ever wondered what happened to Sheriff JW Pepper {from "LALD" and "TMWTGG"}? Well, I just may have the answer for ya ...

I was just watching "Superman II", and noticed something interesting - Clifton James {the actor who plays Pepper} is in it. Here's what's weird - in the film, he plays ... the loudmouthed, redneck sheriff of a rural American town! He even drives a similar police car to Pepper! And what's more, the sheriff is never even named in the either the film, or {to my knowledge} the end credits! Were the competitive "Superman" producers making a sly wink to the Bond series' diminishing quality {which was on "for your eyes only" when this was made around 1980} by including the ever annoying JW Pepper in their movie???

I had honestly never noticed this before; and so I watched, transfixed, hoping and praying that the evil General Zod of Krypton {or one of his two superpowered associates} would crush the puny sheriff into dust. Or perhaps melt him with his laser eyes? Or perhaps freeze him with his ice breath? I was literally glued to my seat {as you can probably tell, I'm certainly no fan of good ol' Jay Dubya Peppah}. But sadly, to my immmense disappointment, the sheriff didn't even get a scratch on him as he watched the carnage going on around him.

Has anyone else ever noticed this bizarre "cameo"?

It's been a very long time since I saw Superman II so I can't say

but ahnold... he names himself in the movie... I think it was TMWTGG where he says:
"no one flees from sherrif Jay Dubbaya Peppah!" 😕

Originally posted by yerssot
But ahnold ... he names himself in the movie. I think it was TMWTGG where he says: "No one flees from sherrif Jay Dubbaya Peppah!" 😕

Um, I think you misunderstood me. I meant that they never name his character in Superman, thus lending weight to the possibility that it is indeed Jay Dubya 😛 .

i remember evil kryptonian person from superman 😱

but no clue about sherriff 😮

I didn't notice this until today either 😱 . Imagine my surprise when I saw him ... and my crushing disappointment when Lord Zod didn't at least cause him some kind of sering pain and agony 😛 .

According to Clifton James' IMDB profile, he is a "blustery, stocky, loud, although often genial character actor who has created a niche for himself playing often frustrated and fast talking southern characters". I wonder why 😛 ...

...why? 😕

Because he does it so {frustratingly and annoyingly} well ...

i see...

it was that sheriff who was following james when he took that motor boat? 😕

Of course! How can you forget Jay Dubya?!

i didn't know his name
but i rember the situation 😂 he got that blinking part of this car taken apart 😄

JW was a silly, pointless, and downright racist character IMHO {"pointy heads!"}. And bringing him back for "TMWTGG" was most certainly not a wise move! He already hogged enough screen time in "LALD" as it is! Still, at least he has made no further screen encores ... to date ...

Eugh, what a horrible thought. Them bringing back She'iff Jay Dubya Peppah for Bond 21 ...

In a way, I suppose that Jack Wade from "Goldeneye" and "Tomorrow never dies" was the new JW ... though not half as bad, thank God ...

have you seen which state the Superman-JW was sherrif in? it might give a hint 😉

Bump bump bump bump it up 😛 !

Originally posted by yerssot
Have you seen which state the Superman-JW was sherrif in? It might give a hint 😉

Hmmm ... well according to the Superman Homepage, he's the sheriff of East Houston, Idaho. I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain that JW Pepper was a sheriff for Louisiana ...

Ah well. Maybe JW will still get what he deserves in the upcoming "casino royale", eh 😛 ? Alright, alright, I know - I'm fishing here ...

no expert? he said he was form the Louisiana State Police 😉

What if he got transfered? Going from one loonie to the other so perhaps we'll see him in the next X-Men or Spiderman 😉