James Fox

James Fox

Known for
Acting
Born
May 19, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

Biography

William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including King Rat, The Servant, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Performance, before quitting the screen for several years to be an evangelical Christian. He has since appeared in a wide range of film and television productions.

Known For

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Filmography

2021
The Souvenir: Part II poster

The Souvenir: Part II

Movie · as Narrator Patrick's Musical

2018
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives poster

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Movie · as Uncle John

2015
London Spy poster

London Spy

TV · as James · 1 ep

2014
The Double poster

The Double

Movie · as The Colonel

2014
Effie Gray poster

Effie Gray

Movie · as Sir Charles Eastlake

2014
Unknown Heart poster

Unknown Heart

Movie · as Ludlow

2014
1864 poster

1864

TV · as Lord Palmerston · 3 eps

2013
A Long Way From Home poster

A Long Way From Home

Movie · as Joseph

2013
Utopia poster

Utopia

TV · as The Assistant · 6 eps

2013
The Great Train Robbery poster

The Great Train Robbery

TV · as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary · 2 eps

2012
Cleanskin poster

Cleanskin

Movie · as Scott Catesby

2012
All at Sea poster

All at Sea

Movie · as George

2011
W.E. poster

W.E.

Movie · as King George V

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep

2010
The Kid poster

The Kid

Movie · as Alan

2009
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

Movie · as Sir Thomas Rotheram

2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 poster

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Movie · as Philip Evans

2009
Margaret poster

Margaret

Movie · as Charles Powell

2009
Bunny and the Bull poster

Bunny and the Bull

Movie · as Narrator

2009
Red Riding poster

Red Riding

TV · 1 ep

2008
Mister Lonely poster

Mister Lonely

Movie · as The Pope

2008
Merlin poster

Merlin

TV · as King Rodor · 1 ep

2007
Celebration poster

Celebration

Movie · as Richard

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Professor Norman Deering · 1 ep

2006
Goodbye Mr Snuggles poster

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

Movie · as Mr. Tomly

2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Movie · as Mr. Salt

2005
Colditz poster

Colditz

Movie · as Lt. Colonel Fordham

2005
Colditz poster

Colditz

TV · as Lt. Colonel Fordham · 2 eps

2004
The Prince & Me poster

The Prince & Me

Movie · as King Haraald

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Colonel Arthur Bantry · 1 ep

2003
Doctor Who: Shada poster

Doctor Who: Shada

Movie · as Professor Chronotis (voice)

2003
Cambridge Spies poster

Cambridge Spies

TV · as Lord Halifax · 1 ep

2002
The Falklands Play poster

The Falklands Play

Movie · as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

2002
Hideous Man poster

Hideous Man

Movie

2002
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale poster

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

TV · as Jonas Collin · 2 eps

2001
The Lost World poster

The Lost World

Movie · as Prof. Summerlee

2001
All Forgotten poster

All Forgotten

Movie · as Old Vladimir (voice)

2001
Sexy Beast poster

Sexy Beast

Movie · as Harry

2001
The Mystic Masseur poster

The Mystic Masseur

Movie · as Mr. Stewart

2001
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw poster

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Movie · as Self

2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey poster

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

Movie · as Self

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Dr Bruno Rivelli · 2 eps

2001
The Lost World poster

The Lost World

TV · as Professor Summerlee · 2 eps

2000
The Golden Bowl poster

The Golden Bowl

Movie · as Colonel Bob Assingham

2000
Up at the Villa poster

Up at the Villa

Movie · as Sir Edgar Swift

2000
Metropolis

Metropolis

TV · as Milton Friedkin · 6 eps

1999
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

Movie · as Self

1999
Mickey Blue Eyes poster

Mickey Blue Eyes

Movie · as Philip Cromwell

1998
Jinnah poster

Jinnah

Movie · as Mountbatten

1998
Shadow Run poster

Shadow Run

Movie · as Landon-Higgins

1998
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

Movie · as Himself

1998
Kings in Grass Castles poster

Kings in Grass Castles

TV · as Longman · 2 eps

1997
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

Movie · as Karenin

1997
Never Ever poster

Never Ever

Movie · as Arthur Trevane

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Sir Michael Fielding · 1 ep

1996
Gulliver's Travels poster

Gulliver's Travels

TV · as Dr. Bates · 2 eps

1995
The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

Movie · as Single Gentleman

1995
The Choir poster

The Choir

TV · as Hugh Cavendish · 5 eps

1994
Heart of Darkness poster

Heart of Darkness

Movie · as Gosse

1994
Doomsday Gun poster

Doomsday Gun

Movie · as Sir James Whittington

1994
An Audience with Ken Dodd poster

An Audience with Ken Dodd

Movie · as Self

1994
The Dwelling Place poster

The Dwelling Place

TV · as Lord Fischel · 3 eps

1994
Headhunters

Headhunters

TV · as Simon Hall · 3 eps

1993
The Remains of the Day poster

The Remains of the Day

Movie · as Lord Darlington

1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties poster

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Patriot Games poster

Patriot Games

Movie · as Lord William Holmes

1992
Afraid of the Dark poster

Afraid of the Dark

Movie · as Frank

1992
As You Like It poster

As You Like It

Movie · as Jaques

1992
Hostage poster

Hostage

Movie · as Hugo Paynter

1991
A Question of Attribution poster

A Question of Attribution

Movie · as Sir Anthony Blunt

1991
A Perfect Hero

A Perfect Hero

TV · as Angus Meikle · 6 eps

1990
The Russia House poster

The Russia House

Movie · as Ned

1990
Chillers poster

Chillers

TV · as Skipperton · 1 ep

1990
Never Come Back poster

Never Come Back

TV · as Foster · 3 eps

1989
Farewell to the King poster

Farewell to the King

Movie · as Col. Ferguson

1989
These Foolish Things poster

These Foolish Things

Movie · as Nick Verney

1989
Boys in the Island poster

Boys in the Island

Movie · as George Farrell

1989
The Mighty Quinn poster

The Mighty Quinn

Movie · as Thomas Elgin

1989
She's Been Away poster

She's Been Away

Movie · as Hugh Ambrose

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Colonel Race · 1 ep

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Sir Anthony Blunt · 1 ep

1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun poster

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Movie · as Mansfield Markham

1988
Sun Child

Sun Child

Movie

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Nick Verney · 1 ep

1987
High Season poster

High Season

Movie · as Patrick

1987
Comrades poster

Comrades

Movie · as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

1986
The Whistle Blower poster

The Whistle Blower

Movie · as Lord

1986
Absolute Beginners poster

Absolute Beginners

Movie · as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes poster

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Movie · as Lord Charles Esker

1984
A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India

Movie · as Richard Fielding

1984
The Road to 1984 poster

The Road to 1984

Movie · as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

1983
Runners poster

Runners

Movie · as Tom Lindsay

1983
Anna Pavlova poster

Anna Pavlova

Movie · as Victor d'André

1983
Anna Pavlova poster

Anna Pavlova

TV · as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks) · 2 eps

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Nancy Astor poster

Nancy Astor

TV · as Waldorf Astor · 6 eps

1982
Love Is Old, Love Is New

Love Is Old, Love Is New

TV · as Martyn · 4 eps

1981
Country poster

Country

Movie · as Philip Carlion

1978
No Longer Alone poster

No Longer Alone

Movie · as Alan Richards

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Performance. poster

Performance.

Movie · as Chas

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · 1 ep

1968
Isadora poster

Isadora

Movie · as Gordon Craig

1968
Duffy poster

Duffy

Movie · as Stefane Calvert

1968
Sympathy for the Devil poster

Sympathy for the Devil

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie poster

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Movie · as Jimmy Smith

1967
Arabella poster

Arabella

Movie · as Giorgio

1966
The Chase poster

The Chase

Movie · as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Movie · as Richard Mays

1965
King Rat poster

King Rat

Movie · as Peter Marlowe

1963
The Servant poster

The Servant

Movie · as Tony

1963
Tamahine poster

Tamahine

Movie · as Oliver

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie · as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

1958
The Verdict Is Yours poster

The Verdict Is Yours

TV · as Council for the Prosecution · 29 eps

1951
One Wild Oat poster

One Wild Oat

Movie · as Porter

1950
The Magnet poster

The Magnet

Movie · as Johnny Brent

1950
The Miniver Story poster

The Miniver Story

Movie · as Toby Miniver