James Marcus
Born: 1942-06-23 in Romford, Essex, England, UK
Died: 2020-05-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.
Filmography
2005
- Friends Reunited as Moody
1992
- Heartbeat as Clive Loxton
1991
- Dodgem as Tucker
1990
- The Chief as DS Primm
1989
- Tank Malling ... (Director)
1986
- Lovejoy as Tommy
- London's Burning: The Movie as Sidney Tate
- King of the Ghetto as Arthur
1985
- Number One as DC Fleming
1984
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Police Mechanic
1983
- Jane Eyre as John
1982
- Pocketful of Dreams as Frank
1981
- Bread or Blood as Kimber
1980
- McVicar as Sewell
- Never Never Land as P.C. Stubbs
1979
- Minder as Bertie
- Terry and June as Bleeker
- The Old Curiosity Shop as George
1978
- Let's Get Laid as Rusper
- Doctor Who: Underworld as Rask
- Top Dog Rules Ok ... (Script)
- Watch That Space as Jim
1977
- The Professionals as D.C. Jack
- Mind Your Language as Commissionaire
- Target as Lewis
1975
- The Sweeney as Myles
- The Naked Civil Servant as Clerkenwell Tough
1974
- Playhouse as Frank
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Peasant
1971
- A Clockwork Orange as Georgie
- Mates as John
1969
- The Virgin Soldiers as Soldier
1965
- Kilroy as Pete
1963
- Doctor Who as Rask