James Fox
Born: 1939-05-19 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- The Souvenir: Part II as Narrator Patrick's Musical
2018
- Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Uncle John
2015
- London Spy as James
2014
- 1864 as Lord Palmerton
- The Double as The Colonel
- Effie Gray as Sir Charles Eastlake
- Unknown Heart as Ludlow
2013
- Utopia as The Assistant
- The Great Train Robbery as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
- A Long Way From Home as Joseph
2012
- Cleanskin as Scott Catesby
- All at Sea as George
2011
- Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
- W.E. as King George V
2010
- The Kid as Alan
2009
- Sherlock Holmes as Sir Thomas Rotheram
- Red Riding
- Bunny and the Bull as Narrator
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Philip Evans
- Margaret as Charles Powell
2008
- Merlin as King Rodor
- Mister Lonely as The Pope
2007
- Lewis
- Celebration as Richard
2006
- Goodbye Mr Snuggles as Mr. Tomly
2005
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt
- Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham
- Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Colonel Arthur Bantry
- New Tricks
- The Prince & Me as King Haraald
2003
- Cambridge Spies as Lord Halifax
- Doctor Who: Shada as Professor Chronotis (voice)
2002
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Jonas Collin
- The Falklands Play as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
- Hideous Man
2001
- Waking the Dead as Dr Bruno Rivelli
- Sexy Beast as Harry
- The Lost World as Professor Summerlee
- The Lost World as Prof. Summerlee
- All Forgotten as Old Vladimir (voice)
- The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw as Self
- The Mystic Masseur as Mr. Stewart
2000
- The Golden Bowl as Colonel Bob Assingham
- Up at the Villa as Sir Edgar Swift
1999
- Mickey Blue Eyes as Philip Cromwell
- The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' as Self
1998
- Kings in Grass Castles as Longman
- Jinnah as Mountbatten
- Shadow Run as Landon-Higgins
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Sir Michael Fielding
- Anna Karenina as Karenin
- Never Ever as Arthur Trevane
1996
- Gulliver's Travels as Dr. Bates
1995
- The Choir as Hugh Cavendish
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman
1994
- The Dwelling Place as Lord Fischel
- Doomsday Gun as Sir James Whittington
- An Audience with Ken Dodd as Self
1993
- The Remains of the Day as Lord Darlington
- Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties as Self
- Heart of Darkness as Gosse
1992
- Patriot Games as Lord William Holmes
- Hostage as Hugo Paynter
- As You Like It as Jaques
1991
- Afraid of the Dark as Frank
- A Perfect Hero as Angus Meikle
- A Question of Attribution as Sir Anthony Blunt
1990
- Chillers as Skipperton
- The Russia House as Ned
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Colonel Race
- The Mighty Quinn as Thomas Elgin
- Farewell to the King as Col. Ferguson
- She's Been Away as Hugh Ambrose
- These Foolish Things as Nick Verney
- Boys in the Island as George Farrell
1988
- The Play on One as Nick Verney
- Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Mansfield Markham
- Sun Child
1987
- Comrades as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
- High Season as Patrick
1986
- The Whistle Blower as Lord
- Absolute Beginners as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
1984
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Lord Charles Esker
- A Passage to India as Richard Fielding
- The Road to 1984 as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
1983
- Anna Pavlova as Victor d'André
- Runners as Tom Lindsay
- Anna Pavlova as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Nancy Astor as Waldorf Astor
1981
- Country as Philip Carlion
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- No Longer Alone as Alan Richards
1973
1970
- Play for Today
- Performance as Chas
1968
- Sympathy for the Devil as Self (uncredited)
- Isadora as Gordon Craig
- Duffy as Stefane Calvert
1967
- Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jimmy Smith
- Arabella as Giorgio
1966
- The Chase 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 as Richard Mays
- King Rat as Peter Marlowe
1963
- Espionage as Paul
- The Servant as Tony
- Tamahine as Oliver
1962
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
1958
- The Verdict Is Yours as Council for the Prosecution
1951
- One Wild Oat as Porter
1950
- The Magnet as Johnny Brent
- The Miniver Story as Toby Miniver