Acting
James Fox
Acting · Born 1939-05-19 · London, England, UK
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.
Credits · 118
FilmThe Souvenir: Part II
2021 · Narrator Patrick's Musical
FilmSurviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018 · Uncle John
London Spy
2015 · James
1864
2014 · Lord Palmerton
FilmUnknown Heart
2014 · Ludlow
FilmThe Double
2014 · The Colonel
FilmEffie Gray
2014 · Sir Charles Eastlake
The Great Train Robbery
2013 · Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
FilmA Long Way From Home
2013 · Joseph
Utopia
2013 · The Assistant
FilmAll at Sea
2012 · George
FilmCleanskin
2012 · Scott Catesby
Death in Paradise
2011 · Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
FilmW.E.
2011 · King George V
FilmThe Kid
2010 · Alan
FilmSherlock Holmes
2009 · Sir Thomas Rotheram
FilmBunny and the Bull
2009 · Narrator
FilmRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009 · Philip Evans
FilmMargaret
2009 · Charles Powell
Red Riding
2009
Merlin
2008 · King Rodor
FilmMister Lonely
2008 · The Pope
FilmCelebration
2007 · Richard
Lewis
2007 · Professor Norman Deering
FilmGoodbye Mr Snuggles
2006 · Mr. Tomly
FilmCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Mr. Salt
FilmColditz
2005 · Lt. Colonel Fordham
Colditz
2005 · Lt. Colonel Fordham
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Colonel Arthur Bantry
FilmThe Prince & Me
2004 · King Haraald
New Tricks
2004
Cambridge Spies
2003 · Lord Halifax
FilmDoctor Who: Shada
2003 · Professor Chronotis (voice)
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Jonas Collin
FilmHideous Man
2002
FilmThe Falklands Play
2002 · Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
FilmThe Lost World
2001 · Prof. Summerlee
The Lost World
2001 · Professor Summerlee
FilmThe Mystic Masseur
2001 · Mr. Stewart
FilmAll Forgotten
2001 · Old Vladimir (voice)
Waking the Dead
2001 · Dr Bruno Rivelli
FilmSexy Beast
2001 · Harry
FilmBlind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001 · Self
FilmThe Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001 · Self
FilmThe Golden Bowl
2000 · Colonel Bob Assingham
Metropolis
Metropolis
2000 · Milton Friedkin
FilmUp at the Villa
2000 · Sir Edgar Swift
FilmMickey Blue Eyes
1999 · Philip Cromwell
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
FilmThe Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999 · Self
FilmJinnah
1998 · Mountbatten
Kings in Grass Castles
1998 · Longman
FilmShadow Run
1998 · Landon-Higgins
FilmNever Ever
1997 · Arthur Trevane
FilmAnna Karenina
1997 · Karenin
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Sir Michael Fielding
Gulliver's Travels
1996 · Dr. Bates
FilmThe Old Curiosity Shop
1995 · Single Gentleman
The Choir
1995 · Hugh Cavendish
FilmAn Audience with Ken Dodd
1994 · Self
FilmDoomsday Gun
1994 · Sir James Whittington
The Dwelling Place
1994 · Lord Fischel
FilmHeart of Darkness
1994 · Gosse
Headhunters
Headhunters
1994 · Simon Hall
FilmThe Remains of the Day
1993 · Lord Darlington
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993 · Self
FilmAs You Like It
1992 · Jaques
FilmPatriot Games
1992 · Lord William Holmes
FilmHostage
1992 · Hugo Paynter
FilmA Question of Attribution
1991 · Sir Anthony Blunt
FilmAfraid of the Dark
1991 · Frank
A Perfect Hero
A Perfect Hero
1991 · Angus Meikle
FilmThe Russia House
1990 · Ned
Never Come Back
1990 · Foster
Chillers
1990 · Skipperton
Screen One
1989 · Sir Anthony Blunt
FilmShe's Been Away
1989 · Hugh Ambrose
FilmFarewell to the King
1989 · Col. Ferguson
FilmThe Mighty Quinn
1989 · Thomas Elgin
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Colonel Race
FilmBoys in the Island
1989 · George Farrell
Sun Child
FilmSun Child
1988
FilmBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988 · Mansfield Markham
The Play on One
1988 · Nick Verney
FilmHigh Season
1987 · Patrick
FilmComrades
1987 · William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
FilmThe Whistle Blower
1986 · Lord
FilmAbsolute Beginners
1986 · Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
FilmA Passage to India
1984 · Richard Fielding
FilmGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · Lord Charles Esker
FilmThe Road to 1984
1984 · Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
FilmRunners
1983 · Tom Lindsay
FilmAnna Pavlova
1983 · Victor d'André
Anna Pavlova
1983 · Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
Wogan
1982 · Self
Love Is Old, Love Is New
Love Is Old, Love Is New
1982 · Martyn
Nancy Astor
1982 · Waldorf Astor
FilmCountry
1981 · Philip Carlion
FilmNo Longer Alone
1978 · Alan Richards
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Play for Today
1970
FilmPerformance.
1970 · Chas
FilmSympathy for the Devil
1968 · Self (uncredited)
FilmDuffy
1968 · Stefane Calvert
FilmIsadora
1968 · Gordon Craig
FilmArabella
1967 · Giorgio
FilmThoroughly Modern Millie
1967 · Jimmy Smith
FilmThe Chase
1966 · Jason 'Jake' Rogers
FilmKing Rat
1965 · Peter Marlowe
FilmThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965 · Richard Mays
FilmThe Servant
1963 · Tony
Espionage
1963 · Paul
FilmTamahine
1963 · Oliver
FilmThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
The Verdict Is Yours
1958 · Council for the Prosecution
FilmOne Wild Oat
1951 · Porter
FilmThe Miniver Story
1950 · Toby Miniver
FilmThe Magnet
1950 · Johnny Brent