Acting

James Fox

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

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The Souvenir: Part II
as Narrator Patrick's Musical
2021
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
as Uncle John
2018
London Spy
as James
2015
1864
as Lord Palmerston
2014
Unknown Heart
as Ludlow
2014
The Double
as The Colonel
2014
Effie Gray
as Sir Charles Eastlake
2014
The Great Train Robbery
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
2013
A Long Way From Home
as Joseph
2013
Utopia
as The Assistant
2013
All at Sea
as George
2012
Cleanskin
as Scott Catesby
2012
Death in Paradise
as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
2011
Death in Paradise
as Martin Goodman QC
2011
W.E.
as King George V
2011
The Kid
as Alan
2010
Sherlock Holmes
as Sir Thomas Rotheram
2009
Bunny and the Bull
as Narrator
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Philip Evans
2009
Margaret
as Charles Powell
2009
Red Riding
2009
Merlin
as King Rodor
2008
Mister Lonely
as The Pope
2008
Celebration
as Richard
2007
Lewis
as Professor Norman Deering
2007
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
as Mr. Tomly
2006
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Salt
2005
Colditz
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
Colditz
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Colonel Arthur Bantry
2004
The Prince & Me
as King Haraald
2004
New Tricks
2004
Cambridge Spies
as Lord Halifax
2003
Doctor Who: Shada
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
2003
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
as Jonas Collin
2002
Hideous Man
2002
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
2002
The Lost World
as Prof. Summerlee
2001
The Lost World
as Professor Summerlee
2001
The Mystic Masseur
as Mr. Stewart
2001
All Forgotten
as Old Vladimir (voice)
2001
Waking the Dead
as Dr Bruno Rivelli
2001
Sexy Beast
as Harry
2001
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
as Self
2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
2001
The Golden Bowl
as Colonel Bob Assingham
2000
Metropolis
as Milton Friedkin
2000
Up at the Villa
as Sir Edgar Swift
2000
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Philip Cromwell
1999
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Self
1999
Jinnah
as Mountbatten
1998
Kings in Grass Castles
as Longman
1998
Shadow Run
as Landon-Higgins
1998
Never Ever
as Arthur Trevane
1997
Anna Karenina
as Karenin
1997
Midsomer Murders
as Sir Michael Fielding
1997
Gulliver's Travels
as Dr. Bates
1996
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Single Gentleman
1995
The Choir
as Hugh Cavendish
1995
An Audience with Ken Dodd
as Self
1994
Doomsday Gun
as Sir James Whittington
1994
The Dwelling Place
as Lord Fischel
1994
Heart of Darkness
as Gosse
1994
Headhunters
as Simon Hall
1994
The Remains of the Day
as Lord Darlington
1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self
1993
As You Like It
as Jaques
1992
Patriot Games
as Lord William Holmes
1992
Hostage
as Hugo Paynter
1992
Afraid of the Dark
as Frank
1992
A Question of Attribution
as Sir Anthony Blunt
1991
A Perfect Hero
as Angus Meikle
1991
The Russia House
as Ned
1990
Never Come Back
as Foster
1990
Chillers
as Skipperton
1990
Screen One
as Sir Anthony Blunt
1989
She's Been Away
as Hugh Ambrose
1989
Farewell to the King
as Col. Ferguson
1989
These Foolish Things
as Nick Verney
1989
The Mighty Quinn
as Thomas Elgin
1989