James Fox

Known for: Acting

Born: 1939-05-19 (age 87)

From: 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.

Filmography (118)

MOVIE★ 6.5
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
as Narrator Patrick's Musical
MOVIE★ 5.1
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Uncle John
TV★ 7.0
London Spy
2015
as James
TV★ 6.3
1864
2014
as Lord Palmerton
MOVIE★ 3.8
Unknown Heart
2014
as Ludlow
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Double
2014
as The Colonel
MOVIE★ 5.9
Effie Gray
2014
as Sir Charles Eastlake
TV★ 6.6
The Great Train Robbery
2013
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Long Way From Home
2013
as Joseph
TV★ 7.9
Utopia
2013
as The Assistant
MOVIE★ 4.5
All at Sea
2012
as George
MOVIE★ 5.7
Cleanskin
2012
as Scott Catesby
TV★ 7.5
Death in Paradise
2011
as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
W.E.
2011
as King George V
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Kid
2010
as Alan
MOVIE★ 7.2
Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Sir Thomas Rotheram
MOVIE★ 6.1
Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.9
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Philip Evans
MOVIE★ 5.7
Margaret
2009
as Charles Powell
TV★ 6.8
Red Riding
2009
TV★ 7.8
Merlin
2008
as King Rodor
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mister Lonely
2008
as The Pope
MOVIE★ 6.3
Celebration
2007
as Richard
TV★ 7.6
Lewis
2007
as Professor Norman Deering
MOVIE★ 7.0
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
2006
as Mr. Tomly
MOVIE★ 7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Mr. Salt
MOVIE★ 7.0
Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
TV★ 6.1
Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Colonel Arthur Bantry
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Prince & Me
2004
as King Haraald
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
TV★ 6.4
Cambridge Spies
2003
as Lord Halifax
MOVIE★ 7.3
Doctor Who: Shada
2003
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
TV★ 7.1
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Jonas Collin
MOVIE★ 4.0
Hideous Man
2002
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Lost World
2001
as Prof. Summerlee
TV★ 7.5
The Lost World
2001
as Professor Summerlee
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Mystic Masseur
2001
as Mr. Stewart
MOVIE★ 4.3
All Forgotten
2001
as Old Vladimir (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr Bruno Rivelli
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sexy Beast
2001
as Harry
MOVIE★ 7.0
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Golden Bowl
2000
as Colonel Bob Assingham
MOVIE★ 5.3
Up at the Villa
2000
as Sir Edgar Swift
MOVIE★ 5.7
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Philip Cromwell
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Jinnah
1998
as Mountbatten
TV★ 9.0
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Longman
MOVIE★ 4.2
Shadow Run
1998
as Landon-Higgins
MOVIE★ 4.0
Never Ever
1997
as Arthur Trevane
MOVIE★ 6.1
Anna Karenina
1997
as Karenin
TV★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Michael Fielding
TV★ 7.2
Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Dr. Bates
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Single Gentleman
TV★ 8.0
The Choir
1995
as Hugh Cavendish
MOVIE★ 7.7
An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Doomsday Gun
1994
as Sir James Whittington
TV★ 7.0
The Dwelling Place
1994
as Lord Fischel
TV
Headhunters
1994
as Simon Hall
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Lord Darlington
MOVIE★ 5.8
Heart of Darkness
1993
as Gosse
TV★ 7.0
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
As You Like It
1992
as Jaques
MOVIE★ 6.7
Patriot Games
1992
as Lord William Holmes
MOVIE★ 3.8
Hostage
1992
as Hugo Paynter
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Question of Attribution
1991
as Sir Anthony Blunt
MOVIE★ 5.6
Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Frank
TV★ 7.3
A Perfect Hero
1991
as Angus Meikle
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Russia House
1990
as Ned
TV
Never Come Back
1990
as Foster
TV★ 6.7
Chillers
1990
as Skipperton
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Sir Anthony Blunt
MOVIE★ 5.7
She's Been Away
1989
as Hugh Ambrose
MOVIE★ 6.0
Farewell to the King
1989
as Col. Ferguson
MOVIE
These Foolish Things
1989
as Nick Verney
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Thomas Elgin
TV★ 8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Colonel Race
MOVIE★ 8.0
Boys in the Island
1989
as George Farrell
MOVIE★ 8.5
Sun Child
1988
MOVIE★ 6.0
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Mansfield Markham
TV★ 6.0
The Play on One
1988
as Nick Verney
MOVIE★ 5.2
High Season
1987
as Patrick
MOVIE★ 6.9
Comrades
1987
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Whistle Blower
1986
as Lord
MOVIE★ 5.5
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Passage to India
1984
as Richard Fielding
MOVIE★ 6.4
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Lord Charles Esker
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Road to 1984
1984
as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
MOVIE★ 5.4
Runners
1983
as Tom Lindsay
MOVIE★ 4.9
Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor d'André
TV
Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Love Is Old, Love Is New
1982
as Martyn
TV★ 7.7
Nancy Astor
1982
as Waldorf Astor
MOVIE★ 7.5
Country
1981
as Philip Carlion
MOVIE★ 10.0
No Longer Alone
1978
as Alan Richards
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
MOVIE★ 6.8
Performance.
1970
as Chas
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sympathy for the Devil
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Duffy
1968
as Stefane Calvert
MOVIE★ 6.2
Isadora
1968
as Gordon Craig
MOVIE★ 7.5
Arabella
1967
as Giorgio
MOVIE★ 6.9
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Jimmy Smith
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Chase
1966
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
MOVIE★ 7.1
King Rat
1965
as Peter Marlowe
MOVIE★ 6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Richard Mays
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Servant
1963
as Tony
TV★ 10.0
Espionage
1963
as Paul
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tamahine
1963
as Oliver
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
TV
The Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Council for the Prosecution
MOVIE★ 5.2
One Wild Oat
1951
as Porter
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Miniver Story
1950
as Toby Miniver
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Magnet
1950
as Johnny Brent