James Fox
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1939-05-19 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- William Fox · Джеймс Фокс · جیمز فاکس
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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Michael Fielding
Death in Paradise
2011
as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Colonel Race
Play for Today
1970
Wogan
1982
as Self
Merlin
2008
as King Rodor
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Colonel Arthur Bantry
New Tricks
2004
Lewis
2007
as Professor Norman Deering
Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr Bruno Rivelli
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Utopia
2013
as The Assistant
The Play on One
1988
as Nick Verney
Screen One
1989
as Sir Anthony Blunt
The Great Train Robbery
2013
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
Espionage
1963
as Paul
London Spy
2015
as James
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Chillers
1990
as Skipperton
Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Dr. Bates
Red Riding
2009
1864
2014
as Lord Palmerton
The Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Council for the Prosecution
The Lost World
2001
as Professor Summerlee
Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self
Cambridge Spies
2003
as Lord Halifax
Nancy Astor
1982
as Waldorf Astor
Headhunters
1994
as Simon Hall
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Jonas Collin
The Choir
1995
as Hugh Cavendish
Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
The Dwelling Place
1994
as Lord Fischel
Never Come Back
1990
as Foster
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Longman
A Perfect Hero
1991
as Angus Meikle
Love Is Old, Love Is New
1982
as Martyn
Movies (81)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Mr. Salt
Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Sir Thomas Rotheram
Anna Karenina
1997
as Karenin
Patriot Games
1992
as Lord William Holmes
Sun Child
1988
The Double
2014
as The Colonel
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Lord Darlington
Cleanskin
2012
as Scott Catesby
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Lord Charles Esker
The Prince & Me
2004
as King Haraald
Effie Gray
2014
as Sir Charles Eastlake
W.E.
2011
as King George V
The Chase
1966
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
Sexy Beast
2001
as Harry
The Russia House
1990
as Ned
A Passage to India
1984
as Richard Fielding
The Servant
1963
as Tony
Tamahine
1963
as Oliver
Arabella
1967
as Giorgio
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Philip Cromwell
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
as Narrator Patrick's Musical
Doomsday Gun
1994
as Sir James Whittington
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Thomas Elgin
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Richard Mays
The Lost World
2001
as Prof. Summerlee
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Jimmy Smith
Hideous Man
2002
Farewell to the King
1989
as Col. Ferguson
Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
Hostage
1992
as Hugo Paynter
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Unknown Heart
2014
as Ludlow
Isadora
1968
as Gordon Craig
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Philip Evans
Sympathy for the Devil
1968
as Self (uncredited)
All Forgotten
2001
as Old Vladimir (voice)
Performance.
1970
as Chas
The Whistle Blower
1986
as Lord
Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Frank
Heart of Darkness
1994
as Gosse
Runners
1983
as Tom Lindsay
She's Been Away
1989
as Hugh Ambrose
Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Narrator
Mister Lonely
2008
as The Pope
Up at the Villa
2000
as Sir Edgar Swift
These Foolish Things
1989
as Nick Verney
King Rat
1965
as Peter Marlowe
Margaret
2009
as Charles Powell
The Kid
2010
as Alan
Shadow Run
1998
as Landon-Higgins
As You Like It
1992
as Jaques
Jinnah
1998
as Mountbatten
The Miniver Story
1950
as Toby Miniver
The Mystic Masseur
2001
as Mr. Stewart
High Season
1987
as Patrick
Duffy
1968
as Stefane Calvert
The Road to 1984
1984
as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Single Gentleman
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Uncle John
Boys in the Island
1989
as George Farrell
A Question of Attribution
1991
as Sir Anthony Blunt
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
2006
as Mr. Tomly
Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor d'André
A Long Way From Home
2013
as Joseph
Doctor Who: Shada
2003
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
Comrades
1987
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
Never Ever
1997
as Arthur Trevane
Country
1981
as Philip Carlion
No Longer Alone
1978
as Alan Richards
The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
The Golden Bowl
2000
as Colonel Bob Assingham
All at Sea
2012
as George
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Mansfield Markham
The Magnet
1950
as Johnny Brent
An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994
as Self
Celebration
2007
as Richard
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Self
One Wild Oat
1951
as Porter
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001
as Self
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001
as Self
About James Fox
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. With 118 credits spanning from 1950 to 2021, James Fox has appeared in 81 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Fox Movies
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — as Mr. Salt
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) — as Sir Thomas Rotheram
- Anna Karenina (1997) — as Karenin
- Patriot Games (1992) — as Lord William Holmes
- Sun Child (1988)
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