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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-19 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

James Fox

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.

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Known For

Acting

2021

The Souvenir: Part II as Narrator Patrick's Musical

2018

2015

London Spy as James

2014

The Double as The Colonel
Effie Gray as Sir Charles Eastlake
Unknown Heart as Ludlow
1864 as Lord Palmerton

2013

Utopia as The Assistant
The Great Train Robbery as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

2012

Cleanskin as Scott Catesby

2011

W.E. as King George V
Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC

2010

The Kid as Alan
Downton Abbey as Lord Aysgarth

2009

Sherlock Holmes as Sir Thomas Rotheram
Bunny and the Bull as Narrator

2008

Mister Lonely as The Pope
Merlin as King Rodor

2007

Celebration as Richard

2006

Goodbye Mr Snuggles as Mr. Tomly

2005

Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham
Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham

2004

The Prince & Me as King Haraald
Agatha Christie's Marple as Colonel Arthur Bantry

2003

Doctor Who: Shada as Professor Chronotis (voice)
Cambridge Spies as Lord Halifax

2002

The Falklands Play as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

2001

The Lost World as Prof. Summerlee
Lover's Prayer as Old Vladimir (voice)
The Mystic Masseur as Mr. Stewart
Waking the Dead as Dr Bruno Rivelli
The Lost World as Professor Summerlee

2000

The Golden Bowl as Colonel Bob Assingham
Up at the Villa as Sir Edgar Swift
Sexy Beast as Harry

1999

Mickey Blue Eyes as Philip Cromwell

1998

Jinnah as Mountbatten
Shadow Run as Landon-Higgins

1997

Anna Karenina as Karenin
Never Ever as Arthur Trevane
Midsomer Murders as Sir Michael Fielding

1996

Gulliver's Travels as Dr. Bates

1995

The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman
The Choir as Hugh Cavendish

1994

Doomsday Gun as Sir James Whittington
The Dwelling Place as Lord Fischel

1993

The Remains of the Day as Lord Darlington

1992

Patriot Games as Lord William Holmes
As You Like It as Jaques
Hostage as Hugo Paynter

1991

A Question of Attribution as Sir Anthony Blunt
A Perfect Hero as Angus Meikle

1990

Chillers as Skipperton

1989

Farewell to the King as Col. Ferguson
These Foolish Things as Nick Verney
Boys in the Island as George Farrell
The Mighty Quinn as Thomas Elgin
She's Been Away as Hugh Ambrose
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Colonel Race

1988

The Play on One as Nick Verney

1987

High Season as Patrick
Comrades as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

1986

Absolute Beginners as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

1984

A Passage to India as Richard Fielding

1983

Runners as Tom Lindsay
Anna Pavlova as Victor d'André

1982

Wogan as Self
Nancy Astor as Waldorf Astor

1981

Country as Philip Carlion

1978

1973

1970

Performance as Chas Devlin

1968

Isadora as Gordon Craig
Duffy as Stefane Calvert
Sympathy for the Devil as Self (uncredited)

1967

Arabella as Giorgio

1966

The Chase as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

1965

King Rat as Peter Marlowe

1963

The Servant as Tony
Tamahine as Oliver

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

1951

One Wild Oat as Porter

1950

The Magnet as Johnny Brent
The Miniver Story as Toby Miniver