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James Fox

Acting

Born May 19, 1939 · London, England, UK

Also known as William Fox · Джеймс Фокс · جیمز فاکس

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.

Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardMost Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1964

Filmography50+ titles

Kings in Grass Castles

as Longman

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Colonel Race

Utopia

2013as The Assistant

Merlin

2008as King Rodor

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Colonel Arthur Bantry

Inspector Lewis

2006

The Servant

1963as Tony

Death in Paradise

2011as Martin Goodman QC

Midsomer Murders

1997as Sir Michael Fielding

Country

1981as Philip Carlion

The Remains of the Day

1993as Lord Darlington

New Tricks

2004

Sherlock Holmes

2009as Sir Thomas Rotheram

Waking the Dead

2001as Dr Bruno Rivelli

Gulliver's Travels

1996as Dr. Bates

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

The Chase

1966as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

King Rat

1965as Peter Marlowe

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

as Jonas Collin

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005as Mr. Salt

The Falklands Play

2002as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Sexy Beast

2000as Harry

The Dwelling Place

as Lord Fischel

London Spy

2015as James

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009as Philip Evans

A Passage to India

1984as Richard Fielding

Performance

1970as Chas

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

1965as Richard Mays

Jinnah

1998as Mountbatten

Patriot Games

1992as Lord William Holmes

Chillers

as Skipperton

The Great Train Robbery

2013as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

Mister Lonely

2007as The Pope

The Souvenir: Part II

2021as Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Double

2013as The Colonel

The Kid

2010as Alan

Cambridge Spies

2003as Lord Halifax

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984as Lord Charles Esker

W.E.

2011as King George V

One + One

1968as Self (uncredited)

The Miniver Story

1950as Toby Miniver

The Prince and Me

2004as King Haraald

Isadora

1968as Gordon Craig

Bunny and the Bull

2009as Narrator

The Lost World

2001as Prof. Summerlee

The Russia House

1990as Ned

The Mighty Quinn

1989as Thomas Elgin

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988as Mansfield Markham

Effie Gray

2014as Sir Charles Eastlake

The Whistle Blower

1986as Lord