James Laurenson
Born: 1940-02-17 in Marton, New Zealand
Died: 2024-04-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Filmography
2022
- Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
2016
- The Crown as Doctor Weir
2015
- Wolf Hall as Earl of Shrewsbury
- The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Egeon
2014
- The Riot Club as College President
- The Widower as Brian Drumm
2013
- Father Brown as Professor Hilary Ambrose
- Endeavour as Professor George Amory
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Westmoreland
- Private Peaceful as Major Fitzpatrick
2011
- One Day as Mr. Cope
- Holy Flying Circus as Archbishop of York
- National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard as Gaev
2010
- National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Ghost / Player King
2008
- Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Leslie Thomas
2004
- Hustle as Peter Williams
2003
- Three Blind Mice as William Storbest
- AfterLife
2002
- Spooks as Lord Young
- Born and Bred as Brigadier Arbuthnot
- The Cry as Richard Crossdyke
- The Cry as Richard Crossdyke
2001
- The Cat's Meow as Dr. Daniel Goodman
2000
- This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
- This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
1999
- Dead Bolt Dead as The Boss
1997
- Midsomer Murders as James Tate
- The Vanishing Man as Moreau
- Sharpe: The Legend as Ross (archive footage)
- Sharpe's Revenge as Major General Hector Ross
- The Vanishing Man as Moreau
1996
- Silent Witness as Professor Peter Sachs
- Sharpe's Siege as Major General Hector Ross
- Sharpe's Mission as Major General Hector Ross
- Sharpe's Regiment as Major General Hector Ross
- The Cold Light of Day as Pavel Novak
1993
- Sharpe as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross
- A House in the Hills as Mr. Rankin
1992
- Heartbeat as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
- Between the Lines as Supt. Pat Salter
1991
- Prime Suspect as Paul Endicott
1990
- Capital News
- Rainbow Drive as Hans Roerhrig
- Project: Tinman as Wheeler
- The Care of Time as General Newell
1989
- Countdown to War as Ciano
- Thieves in the Night as Gordon-Smith
1988
- The Bourne Identity as Gillette
- Codename: Kyril as Sikarov
1987
- Inspector Morse as Tony Richards
- The Man Who Fell to Earth as Felix Hawthorne
1986
- Lovejoy as Greg Veitch
- Artists and Models as Jacques-Louis David
1985
1984
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Luke Lorenz
- Heartbreakers as Terry Ray
- Paint Me a Murder as Luke Lorenz
1983
- Taggart as Maurice Bain
1982
- Remington Steele as Raymond Merleau
- Cagney & Lacey
- Pink Floyd: The Wall as Pink's Father
1981
- The Monster Club as Raven (the Shadmock)
1980
- Hammer House of Horror as Mr. Rayburn
- Jude as Dick
1978
- Armchair Thriller as Alexander Skarbek
- Quiet as a Nun as Alexander Skarbek
1977
- The Professionals as Meredith
1976
- The Duchess of Duke Street as Culliford
- Old Man March Is Dead as Bert
- The Witches of Pendle as Abraham Law
- The Winter Warrior as Theodric
1975
- Space: 1999 as Patrick Osgood
- The Girls of Slender Means as Nicholas Farringdon
- Children of the Sun as Howard
1974
- Armchair Cinema as Alain Poitaud
- The Turn of the Screw as Peter Quint
- The Lady from the Sea as The Stranger
- The Prison as Alain Poitaud
1973
- Centre Play as Bert
1972
- Crown Court
- Van der Valk as Paul Kortman
- The Shadow of the Tower
- Boney
1971
- Elizabeth R as Simier
- Assault as Greg Lomax
- The Man in the Sidecar as Gerald
1970
- Play for Today as Dick
- Edward II as Piers Gaveston
- The Tragedy of King Richard II as Sir Pierce of Exton
- Hamlet as Rosencrantz
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Rosencrantz
- Women in Love as Minister
- The Magic Christian as Oxford Crew
1968
- The Expert as Norry
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Alan Black
1965
- Public Eye as Ken
- Thirty-Minute Theatre as Michael
1960
- Coronation Street as Rev. Peter Hope
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosencrantz