
James Fox
Known for Acting · 115 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 (34)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Michael Fielding

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Colonel Race

Death in Paradise
2011
as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)

Play for Today
1970

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Colonel Arthur Bantry

Merlin
2008
as King Rodor

Wogan
1982
as Self

Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr Bruno Rivelli

New Tricks
2004

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Lewis
2007

Utopia
2013
as The Assistant

Screen One
1989
as Sir Anthony Blunt

Espionage
1963
as Paul

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

The Play on One
1988
as Nick Verney

London Spy
2015
as James

Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Dr. Bates

Chillers
1990
as Skipperton

Red Riding
2009

1864
2014
as Lord Palmerton

Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham

Cambridge Spies
2003
as Lord Halifax

Nancy Astor
1982
as Waldorf Astor

The Great Train Robbery
2013
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self

The Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Council for the Prosecution

The Dwelling Place
1994
as Lord Fischel

The Choir
1995
as Hugh Cavendish

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Jonas Collin

The Lost World
2001
as Professor Summerlee

Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Longman
A Perfect Hero
1991
as Angus Meikle

Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
Movies (81)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Mr. Salt

Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Sir Thomas Rotheram

The Remains of the Day
1993
as Lord Darlington

Patriot Games
1992
as Lord William Holmes

Cleanskin
2012
as Scott Catesby

The Chase
1966
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

The Prince & Me
2004
as King Haraald

Sexy Beast
2001
as Harry

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 Servant
1963
as Tony

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Lord Charles Esker

W.E.
2011
as King George V

Effie Gray
2014
as Sir Charles Eastlake

The Double
2014
as The Colonel

Anna Karenina
1997
as Karenin

The Kid
2010
as Alan

The Russia House
1990
as Ned

The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Thomas Elgin

Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Philip Cromwell

Performance
1970
as Chas

Absolute Beginners
1986
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Up at the Villa
2000
as Sir Edgar Swift

King Rat
1965
as Peter Marlowe

Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Jimmy Smith

A Passage to India
1984
as Richard Fielding

All Forgotten
2001
as Old Vladimir (voice)

The Souvenir: Part II
2021
as Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Lost World
2001
as Prof. Summerlee

Comrades
1987
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

Unknown Heart
2014
as Ludlow

Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham

Jinnah
1998
as Mountbatten

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Philip Evans

Isadora
1968
as Gordon Craig

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Sir James Whittington

Mister Lonely
2008
as The Pope

Country
1981
as Philip Carlion

The Whistle Blower
1986
as Lord

Heart of Darkness
1993
as Gosse

Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Frank

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Mansfield Markham

Arabella
1967
as Giorgio

Sympathy for the Devil
1968
as Self (uncredited)

A Long Way From Home
2013
as Joseph

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
2006
as Mr. Tomly

Farewell to the King
1989
as Col. Ferguson

Runners
1983
as Tom Lindsay

The Golden Bowl
2000
as Colonel Bob Assingham

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Uncle John

A Question of Attribution
1991
as Sir Anthony Blunt

Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor d'André

Hostage
1992
as Hugo Paynter

The Mystic Masseur
2001
as Mr. Stewart

Duffy
1968
as Stefane Calvert

High Season
1987
as Patrick

The Magnet
1950
as Johnny Brent

Margaret
2009
as Charles Powell

An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994
as Self

The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Single Gentleman

The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Shadow Run
1998
as Landon-Higgins

Tamahine
1963
as Oliver

As You Like It
1992
as Jaques

She's Been Away
1989
as Hugh Ambrose
Boys in the Island
1989
as George Farrell

All at Sea
2012
as George

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001
as Self
Hideous Man
2002

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001
as Self

Celebration
2007
as Richard

Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Narrator

Doctor Who: Shada
2003
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Self

One Wild Oat
1951
as Porter

These Foolish Things
1989
as Nick Verney

Never Ever
1997
as Arthur Trevane

Sun Child
1988

The Road to 1984
1984
as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

The Miniver Story
1950
as Toby Miniver

No Longer Alone
1978
as Alan Richards
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 115 credits spanning from 1950 to 2021, James Fox has appeared in 81 films and 34 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
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as Lord Darlington
- Patriot Games (1992) — as Lord William Holmes
- Cleanskin (2012) — as Scott Catesby
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