James Mason
British actor (1909–1984)
James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was an English actor.
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![]() Mason, 1940s | |
Born | James Neville Mason 15 May 1909 Huddersfield, England |
Died | 27 July 1984 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 75)
Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1931–1984 |
Spouses | |
Children | |
Family | Belinda Carlisle (daughter-in-law) |
Acting credits
changeFilm
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1935 | Late Extra | Jim Martin | |
1936 | Twice Branded | Henry Hamilton | |
Prison Breaker | 'Bunny' Barnes | ||
Troubled Waters | John Merriman | ||
Blind Man's Bluff | Stephen Neville | ||
The Secret of Stamboul | Larry | ||
The Mill on the Floss | Tom Tulliver | ||
1937 | Fire Over England | Hillary Vane | |
The High Command | Capt. Heverell | ||
Catch As Catch Can | Robert Leyland | ||
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Jean Tallien | ||
1939 | I Met a Murderer | Mark Warrow | |
1941 | This Man Is Dangerous | Mick Cardby | aka The Patient Vanishes |
1942 | Hatter's Castle | Dr Renwick | |
The Night Has Eyes | Stephen Deremid | aka Terror House | |
Alibi | Andre Laurent | ||
Secret Mission | Raoul de Carnot | ||
Thunder Rock | Streeter | ||
1943 | The Bells Go Down | Ted Robbins | |
The Man in Grey | Lord Rohan | ||
They Met in the Dark | Richard Francis Heritage | ||
1944 | Candlelight in Algeria | Alan Thurston | |
Fanny by Gaslight | Lord Manderstoke | aka Man of Evil | |
Hotel Reserve | Peter Vadassy | ||
1945 | A Place of One's Own | Smedhurst | |
They Were Sisters | Geoffrey Lee | ||
The Seventh Veil | Nicholas | ||
The Wicked Lady | Capt. Jerry Jackson | ||
1947 | Odd Man Out | Johnny McQueen | |
The Upturned Glass | Michael Joyce | ||
1949 | Caught | Larry Quinada | |
Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | ||
The Reckless Moment | Martin Donnelly | ||
East Side, West Side | Brandon Bourne | ||
1950 | One Way Street | Frank Matson | |
1951 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Hendrik van der Zee | |
The Desert Fox | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | ||
1952 | Lady Possessed | Jimmy del Palma | Also producer and writer |
5 Fingers | Ulysses Diello | ||
Face to Face | The Captain ('The Secret Sharer') | ||
The Prisoner of Zenda | Rupert of Hentzau | ||
Botany Bay | Capt. Paul Gilbert | ||
1953 | The Story of Three Loves | Charles Coutray | Segment: "The Jealous Lover" |
The Desert Rats | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | ||
Julius Caesar | Brutus | ||
The Man Between | Ivo Kern | ||
The Tell-Tale Heart | Narrator | Voice; Animated short subject | |
1954 | Prince Valiant | Sir Brack | |
Charade | The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson | Also producer and writer | |
A Star Is Born | Norman Maine | ||
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Captain Nemo | ||
1956 | Forever, Darling | The Guardian Angel | |
Bigger Than Life | Ed Avery | Also producer and writer | |
1957 | Island in the Sun | Maxwell Fleury | |
1958 | Cry Terror! | Jim Molner | |
The Decks Ran Red | Capt. Edwin Rummill | ||
1959 | North by Northwest | Phillip Vandamm | |
A Touch of Larceny | Cmdr. Max Easton | ||
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook | ||
1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Sir Edward Carson | |
1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Paul Delville | |
1962 | Escape from Zahrain | Johnson | Uncredited |
Lolita | Prof. Humbert Humbert | ||
Tiara Tahiti | Capt. Brett Aimsley | ||
Hero's Island | Jacob Weber | ||
1963 | Torpedo Bay | Captain Blayne | |
1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Timonides | |
The Pumpkin Eater | Bob Conway | ||
1965 | Lord Jim | Gentleman Brown | |
Genghis Khan | Kam Ling | ||
The Uninhibited | Pascal Regnier | ||
1966 | Georgy Girl | James Leamington | |
The Blue Max | General Count von Klugermann | ||
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn | Otto Hoffman | ||
1967 | The Deadly Affair | Charles Dobbs | |
The London Nobody Knows | Narrator | Documentary | |
Stranger in the House | John Sawyer | (also known as Cop Out) | |
1968 | Duffy | Charles Calvert | |
Mayerling | Emperor Franz-Joseph | ||
The Sea Gull | Trigorin, a writer | ||
1969 | Age of Consent | Bradley Morahan | |
1970 | Spring and Port Wine | Rafe Crompton | |
Cold Sweat | Captain Ross | ||
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | Y.Y. Go | ||
1971 | Bad Man's River | Francisco Paco Montero | |
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! | Alan Hamilton | ||
1972 | Child's Play | Jerome Mailey | |
1973 | John Keats: His Life and Death | Narrator (voice) | |
The Last of Sheila | Phillip | ||
The Mackintosh Man | Sir George Wheeler | ||
1974 | 11 Harrowhouse | Charles D. Watts | |
Great Expectations | Abel Magwitch | ||
The Marseille Contract | Jacques Brizard | Released as The Destructors | |
1975 | The Year of the Wildebeest | Narrator | Documentary |
Mandingo | Warren Maxwell | ||
Kidnap Syndicate | Fillippini | ||
The Left Hand of the Law | Senator Leandri | ||
Autobiography of a Princess | Cyril Sahib | ||
Inside Out | Ernst Furben | ||
The Flower in His Mouth | Bellocampo | ||
1976 | People of the Wind | Narrator | Documentary |
Voyage of the Damned | Juan Ramos | ||
Fear in the City | Prosecutor | ||
1977 | Cross of Iron | Oberst Brandt | |
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love | Narrator | Documentary | |
1978 | The Water Babies | Mr Grimes Voice of Killer Shark |
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Heaven Can Wait | Mr Jordan | ||
The Boys from Brazil | Eduard Seibert | ||
1979 | Murder by Decree | John H. Watson | |
The Passage | Prof. John Bergson | ||
Bloodline | Sir Alec Nichols | ||
1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Odell Gardener | |
Ivanhoe | Isaac of York | ||
A Dangerous Summer | George Engels | ||
The Verdict | Ed Concannon | ||
Socrates | Socrates | ||
1983 | Yellowbeard | Captain Hughes | |
Alexandre | The Father | ||
1984 | Dr. Fischer of Geneva | Dr Fischer | |
1985 | The Shooting Party | Sir Randolph Nettleby | |
The Assisi Underground | Bishop Nicolini | Final film role |
Television
changeYear | Title | Role | |
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1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Captive Audience | Warren Borrow | S1 E5 TV Series |
1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Dr. John Polidori | TV miniseries |
1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Joseph of Arimathea | TV miniseries |
1979 | North Sea Hijack | Admiral Brinsden | Released as Assault Force on US TV |
Salem's Lot | Richard K. Straker | TV miniseries | |
1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures | Demon | TV |
1984 | George Washington | Edward Braddock | TV miniseries |
1985 | A.D. | Tiberius | TV miniseries |
Theatre
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1933 | Henry VIII | Cromwell | The Old Vic, London |
1933 | Measure for Measure | Claudio | |
1933-34 | The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | |
1934 | The Tempest | Francisco | |
1934 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Merriam | |
1934 | Macbeth | Lennox | |
1947 | Bathsheba | David | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
1979 | Faith Healer | Frank Hardy | Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
Radio
changeYear | Programme | Episode/source |
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1950 | Suspense | Banquo's Chair |
1952 | Odd Man Out[1] | |
1953 | The Queen's Ring |
References
change- ↑ Kirby, Walter (10 February 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 38. Retrieved 2 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Other websites
change- James Mason on IMDb