James "Jim" Chapman was a character in Silent Night, Deadly Night. He was Billy and Ricky Chapman's father and Ellie's husband.
Biography[]
It started on Christmas Eve, 1971 where Billy Chapman, his parents, and his infant brother Ricky are on their way to visit Billy's institutionalized grandfather.
At the institution, Billy's parents review the catatonic grandfather's records with the doctor, leaving Billy and the old man alone.
With the adults gone, Grandpa suddenly becomes lucid and giddily tells Billy that Santa Claus not only gives presents to good boys and girls, he punishes naughty ones.
Jim's death
Meanwhile, Billy and his family are heading home until Billy's father saw a man with his car apparently broken down on the dark, deserted road. Against Billy's terrified objections, he pulls up beside the stranded man who then pulls out his gun and shoots Billy's father while his wife got killed, too.