James Harris

Known for: Acting
Born: 28 May 1950 · Senatobia, Mississippi, USA
Died: 9 August 2020

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.

Known for

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

1984

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WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

2010

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2025TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan as Self (archive footage)
2019The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Kamala
2010WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
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 Bash at the Beach 1995 as Kamala
1995Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid as Kamala
1994The Undertaker as Kamala
1994The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Kamala (archive footage)
1993WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Kamala
1993WWE Bashed in the USA as Kamala
1993WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em as Kamala
1993WWE UK Rampage '93 as Kamala
1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Kamala
1993Mr. Nanny as Kamala
1993WWE March to WrestleMania IX as "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala
1993WWE WrestleFest '93 as Kamala
1993WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as 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
1987Jake "The Snake" Roberts 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
1986Inside the Steel Cage as Kamala
1986AWA WrestleRock 1986 as Kamala
1985WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars 1985 as Kimala
1985AWA Super Clash as Kamala
1985Mid-South WrestleFest '85 as Kamala
1985NWA The Great American Bash 1985 as Kamala
1985WCCW Parade of Champions '85 as Kamala
1985PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Kamala
1985PWUSA Star Wars as Kamala
1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & 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