James Fox

84 · Born: May 19, 1939

Personal Details

Born May 19, 1939 London, England, UK

Parents

Robin Fox
Angela Fox

Relatives

Robert Fox (Sibling)
Emilia Fox (Niece or Nephew)
Edward Fox (Sibling)
Laurence Fox (Sibling)

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Fox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2018

Happy new year as Uncle John

2015

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC

2014

The Double as The Colonel

Effie Gray as Sir Charles Eastlake

Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher as Ludlow

2013

A Long Way from Home

A Long Way from Home as Joseph

Utopia as The Assistant

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

2012

All at Sea as George

Cleanskin as Scott Catesby

Merlin as King Rodor

2011

W.E. as King George V

2010

The Kid as Alan

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Philip Evans

Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull as Narrator

Inspector Lewis

Inspector Lewis

2008

Mister Lonely as The Pope

2007

Celebration as Richard

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead as Dr Bruno Rivelli

2006

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

Goodbye Mr Snuggles as Mr. Tomly

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel as Captain Farewell

Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham

2004

The Prince and Me

The Prince and Me as King Haraald

The Freediver as Sebastian Nagel

Marple as Colonel Arthur Bantry

2003

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada as Professor Chronotis (voice)

Poirot as Colonel Race

2002

The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale as Jonas Collin

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

2001

Lover's Prayer as Old Vladimir (voice)

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

The Lost World as Prof. Summerlee

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Sexy Beast as Harry

The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

The Lost World as Professor Summerlee

2000

The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl as Colonel Bob Assingham

Up at the Villa

Up at the Villa as Sir Edgar Swift

1999

Mickey Blue Eyes

Mickey Blue Eyes as Philip Cromwell

1998

Shadow Run as Landon-Higgins

Jinnah as Mountbatten

1997

Never Ever as Arthur Trevane

Anna Karenina as Karenin

1996

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels as Dr. Bates

1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman

1994

Doomsday Gun as Sir James Whittington

1993

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day as Lord Darlington

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness as Gosse

1992

Patriot Games as Lord William Holmes

As You Like It as Jaques

Hostage as Hugo Paynter

1991

Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark as Frank

Screen One as Sir Anthony Blunt

1990

The Russia House

The Russia House as Ned

1989

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn as Thomas Elgin

She's Been Away

She's Been Away

1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

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

Absolute Beginners as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower as Lord

1984

A Passage to India

A Passage to India as Richard Fielding

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Lord Charles Esker

1983

Runners as Tom Lindsay

1981

Play for Today as Philip Carlion

1970

Performance as Chas Devlin

1968

Isadora as Gordon Craig

Duffy as Stefane Calvert

1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jimmy Smith

Arabella as Giorgio

1965

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

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

The Servant as Tony

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner

1951

One Wild Oat as Porter

1950

The Magnet as Johnny Brent

The Miniver Story

The Miniver Story as Toby Miniver

appearances

2018

Alien Abduction: A True Story

Alien Abduction: A True Story

2009

Pinter's Progress

Pinter's Progress

2007

Influence and Controversy: Making 'Performance'

Influence and Controversy: Making 'Performance'

2005

The Agatha Christie Code

The Agatha Christie Code

1998

Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance

Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

1994

Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd

1986

1985

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show