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
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Philip Evans
Margaret as Charles Powell
Bunny and the Bull as Narrator

2008

Merlin as King Rodor
Mister Lonely as The Pope

2007

Lewis as Professor Norman Deering
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 Mystic Masseur as Mr. Stewart
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey as Self
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw as Self

2000

The Golden Bowl as Colonel Bob Assingham
Metropolis as Milton Friedkin
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

Jinnah as Mountbatten
Kings in Grass Castles as Longman
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
Heart of Darkness as Gosse
Headhunters as Simon Hall
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

1992

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

1991

A Perfect Hero as Angus Meikle
A Question of Attribution as Sir Anthony Blunt
Afraid of the Dark as Frank

1990

Chillers as Skipperton
The Russia House as Ned
Never Come Back as Foster

1989

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

1988

The Play on One as Nick Verney
Sun Child
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Mansfield Markham

1987

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

1986

Absolute Beginners as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
The Whistle Blower as Lord

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 Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
Runners as Tom Lindsay
Anna Pavlova as Victor d'André

1982

Wogan as Self
Nancy Astor as Waldorf Astor
Love Is Old, Love Is New as Martyn

1981

Country as Philip Carlion

1968

Isadora as Gordon Craig
Sympathy for the Devil as Self (uncredited)
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 Miniver Story as Toby Miniver
The Magnet as Johnny Brent