Oscar James
Born: 1942-07-25 in Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2007
- Oh Happy Day as Storekeeper
- Deadmeat as Detective Peters
2006
- The Line of Beauty as Brentford
- Shoot the Messenger as Rodney Pascale
2005
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Shopkeeper
- Afterlife
- The Crust as Bernard
2004
- If Only as Superintendent
- Elmina’s Kitchen as Baygee
2002
2001
- My Kingdom as Desmond
2000
- U.S. Seals as Wilkins
1996
- The Final Passage as Earl
1995
- Ghosts as PCO Messiter
1994
- Crocodile Shoes
- Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts as Martin's father
1990
- Hardware as Chief
1989
- Surgical Spirit as Mr. Worrell
1987
- Three Kinds of Heat as Unle Joe
1985
- EastEnders
- Water as Miguel
1984
- The Bill
- Bottle Boys as Joe Phillips
- Last Night at the Alamo as Dub
1981
- Student Bodies as Football Coach
1980
1979
- Minder as Dave
- Tales of the Unexpected as William - Fisherman
- Shoestring as Duke Winsor
- Jaguar Lives! as Collins
1978
- Return of the Saint as Mombasa
- Out as Bernie Machen
- Victims of Apartheid as Obed
1977
- The Professionals as Topaz
- 1990
- Dummy
- Black Joy as Jomo
1976
- The Fosters as Erroll
- Peter Pan as Pirate #1
- Pressure as Colin
1975
- Carry On Laughing as Black Knight
1971
- Gumshoe as Danny Azinge
1970
- UFO as Plain Clothes Officer
- Carry On Up the Jungle as Nosha Warrior (uncredited)
- All the Right Noises as Guard
- The Breaking of Bumbo as 2nd Student
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Jack Fitzjohn
1968
- The Expert as Solomon Kingsley
1966
- Till Death Us Do Part as Policeman
- Naked Evil as Dupree
1965
- Darling as Black Man on Stairs (uncredited)
- Never Mention Murder as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)