James Mason
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1909
- Died
- July 27, 1984 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
James Neville Mason (known as James Mason; May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was an English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. His acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1935 with the British film "Late Extra," marking the start of his illustrious on-screen journey. Throughout his career, Mason showcased his exceptional acting abilities, often portraying complex and morally ambiguous characters. His commanding presence, distinctive voice, and versatile range allowed him to effortlessly transition between genres, from dramas to thrillers and even period pieces. One of Mason's most acclaimed performances came in 1945 when he starred as the troubled and enigmatic Johnny McQueen in the film "Odd Man Out." His portrayal of the wounded Irish nationalist earned him widespread praise and established him as a respected leading man. Mason's notable filmography includes memorable roles in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945), "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (1951), "A Star Is Born" (1954), "North by Northwest" (1959), and "Lolita" (1962). His ability to bring depth, sophistication, and complexity to his characters captivated audiences and garnered critical acclaim. Beyond his film career, Mason also dabbled in producing and directing. He co-produced and starred in the acclaimed film "A Star Is Born," showcasing his multifaceted talent and creative vision. Throughout his life, Mason was recognized with numerous awards and nominations, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. He was highly regarded by his peers and critics alike for his impeccable craft and his ability to elevate any production he was a part of.
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Filmography
Kubrick by Kubrick
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Lasseter's Bones
Movie · as Archival Footage
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Movie · as Self (archive)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie · as Stephen Deremid (archive footage)
The Shooting Party
Movie · as Sir Randolph Nettleby
The Assisi Underground
Movie · as Bishop Nicolini
A.D.
TV · as Tiberius · 5 eps
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie · as Self
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Movie · as Dr. Fischer
House Without Foundation
Movie · as Self - Narrator
George Washington
TV · as Gen. Edward Braddock · 3 eps
Yellowbeard
Movie · as Captain Hughes
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movie · as Demon
Alexandre
Movie · as The Father
Group Madness
Movie · as Self
The Popes and Their Art
Movie · as Presentor
Unknown Chaplin
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Evil Under the Sun
Movie · as Odell Gardener
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Movie · as Self / Odell Gardener
The Verdict
Movie · as Ed Concannon
Ivanhoe
Movie · as Isaac of York
A Dangerous Summer
Movie · as George Engels
The Glory of the Garden
Movie · as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
The Search for Alexander the Great
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
North Sea Hijack
Movie · as Admiral Brindsen
Hollywood
TV · as Self - Narrator · 13 eps
Bloodline
Movie · as Sir Alec Nichols
Murder by Decree
Movie · as Dr. Watson
The Passage
Movie · as Professor Bergson
Salem's Lot
TV · as Richard K. Straker · 2 eps
Heaven Can Wait
Movie · as Mr. Jordan
The Water Babies
Movie · as Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
The Boys from Brazil
Movie · as Eduard Seibert
Cross of Iron
Movie · as Oberst Brandt
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
Movie · as Narrator - English version
Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Joseph of Arimathea · 4 eps
Fear in the City
Movie · as Chief of Police
Voyage of the Damned
Movie · as Dr. Juan Remos
People of the Wind
Movie · as Jafar Qoli (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Origins of the Mafia
TV · as Vianisi · 1 ep
Mandingo
Movie · as Warren Maxwell
Kidnap Syndicate
Movie · as Filippini
Inside Out
Movie · as Ernst Furben
The Flower in His Mouth
Movie · as Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
The Left Hand of the Law
Movie · as Senatore Leandri
Autobiography of a Princess
Movie · as Cyril Sahib
Frankenstein: The True Story
Movie · as Dr. John Polidori
Great Expectations
Movie · as Magwitch
The Marseille Contract
Movie · as Jacques Brizard
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie · as Y.Y. Go
11 Harrowhouse
Movie · as Charles D. Watts
John Keats: His Life and Death
Movie · as Narrator
The Last of Sheila
Movie · as Philip Dexter
The MacKintosh Man
Movie · as Sir George Wheeler
The Reformation: Age of Revolt
Movie · as Narrator
Frankenstein: The True Story
TV · as Dr. John Polidori · 2 eps
The Wind in the Wires
Movie · as Narrator
Child's Play
Movie · as Jerome Malley
Home, James
Movie · as Self
Bad Man's River
Movie · as Francisco Paco Montero
Kill!
Movie · as Alan Hamilton
Appointment With Destiny
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Search for the Nile
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cold Sweat
Movie · as Captain Ross
Spring and Port Wine
Movie · as Rafe Crompton
Age of Consent
Movie · as Bradley Morahan
Mayerling
Movie · as Franz Joseph I of Austria
The London Nobody Knows
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
Duffy
Movie · as Charles Calvert
The Sea Gull
Movie · as Trigorin
The Deadly Affair
Movie · as Charles Dobbs
Stranger in the House
Movie · as John Sawyer
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Apropos Film
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Georgy Girl
Movie · as James Leamington
The Blue Max
Movie · as General Count von Klugermann
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Otto Hoffman · 1 ep
Genghis Khan
Movie · as Kam Ling
Lord Jim
Movie · as Gentleman Brown
Uncertain Verification
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Uninhibited
Movie · as Pascal Regnier
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Movie · as Timonides
The Pumpkin Eater
Movie · as Bob Conway
Torpedo Bay
Movie · as Captain Blayne
Lolita
Movie · as Prof. Humbert Humbert
Theatre 62: Rebecca
Movie · as Maxim de Winter
Tiara Tahiti
Movie · as Captain Brett Aimsley
Escape from Zahrain
Movie · as Johnson
Hero's Island
Movie · as Jacob Weber
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stoney Burke
TV · as The Derelict · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Warren Barrow · 1 ep
The Marriage-Go-Round
Movie · as Paul Delville
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. Maxwell Becker · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Touch of Larceny
Movie · as Cmdr. Max Easton
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Edward Carson
John Brown's Raid
Movie · as John Brown
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Movie · as Hans Frick
North by Northwest
Movie · as Phillip Vandamm
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Movie · as Oliver Lindenbrook
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Henry Chambers · 1 ep
Cry Terror!
Movie · as Jim Molner
The Decks Ran Red
Movie · as Capt. Edwin Rummill
Island in the Sun
Movie · as Maxwell Fleury
The Thundering Wave
Movie · as Sidney Lowe
Panic!
TV · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bigger Than Life
Movie · as Ed Avery
Forever, Darling
Movie · as Guardian Angel
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Movie · as Captain Nemo
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Norman Maine
Prince Valiant
Movie · as Sir Brack
The Star of Bethlehem
Movie · as Himself
The Man Between
Movie · as Ivo Kern
The Desert Rats
Movie · as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Julius Caesar
Movie · as Brutus
The Tell-Tale Heart
Movie · as Narrator
The Story of Three Loves
Movie · as Charles Coutray
Charade
Movie · as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
General Electric Theater
TV · as Wayne Sebastian · 1 ep
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie · as Rupert of Hentzau
5 Fingers
Movie · as Ulysses Diello
Botany Bay
Movie · as Capt. Paul Gilbert
Face to Face
Movie · as The Captain
Lady Possessed
Movie · as Jimmy Del Palma
Ellis in Freedomland
Movie · as The Refrigerator (voice)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Movie · as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Movie · as Hendrick van der Zee
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Captain Vialez, Self - Host · 1 ep
One Way Street
Movie · as Dr. Frank Matson
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Reckless Moment
Movie · as Martin Donnelly
Caught
Movie · as Larry Quinada
Madame Bovary
Movie · as Gustave Flaubert
East Side, West Side
Movie · as Brandon Bourne
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Odd Man Out
Movie · as Johnny McQueen
The Upturned Glass
Movie · as Michael Joyce
The Wicked Lady
Movie · as Captain Jerry Jackson
A Place of One's Own
Movie · as Henry Smedhurst
The Seventh Veil
Movie · as Nicholas Cunningham
They Were Sisters
Movie · as Geoffrey Lee
Hotel Reserve
Movie · as Peter Vadassy
Fanny by Gaslight
Movie · as Lord Manderstoke
Candlelight in Algeria
Movie · as Alan Thurston
The Man in Grey
Movie · as Lord Rohan
They Met in the Dark
Movie · as Richard Francis Heritage
The Bells Go Down
Movie · as Ted Robbins
Secret Mission
Movie · as Raoul de Carnot
Hatter's Castle
Movie · as Dr. Renwick
Thunder Rock
Movie · as Streeter
The Night Has Eyes
Movie · as Stephen Deremid
Alibi
Movie · as Andre Laurent
The Patient Vanishes
Movie · as Mick Cardby
I Met a Murderer
Movie · as Mark Warrow
Bees on the Boat-Deck
Movie · as Robert Patch
The Miser
Movie · as Valere - In love with Elise
The Circle
Movie · as Edward Luton
The Moon in the Yellow River
Movie · as Darrell Blake
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Christian de Neuvillette
Fire Over England
Movie · as Hillary Vane
The High Command
Movie · as Capt. Heverell
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Movie · as Jean Tallien
The Mill on the Floss
Movie · as Tom Tulliver
Catch as Catch Can
Movie · as Robert Leyland
The Secret of Stamboul
Movie · as Larry
Troubled Waters
Movie · as John Merriman
Prison Breaker
Movie · as 'Bunny' Barnes
Blind Man's Bluff
Movie · as Stephen Neville
Twice Branded
Movie · as Henry Hamilton
Late Extra
Movie · as Jim Martin