
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

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

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Colonel Race

Play for Today
1970

Wogan
1982
as Self

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Colonel Arthur Bantry

Merlin
2008
as King Rodor

Waking the Dead
2001
as Dr Bruno Rivelli

Lewis
2007

New Tricks
2004

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Espionage
1963
as Paul

Utopia
2013
as The Assistant

Screen One
1989
as Sir Anthony Blunt

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

The Play on One
1988
as Nick Verney

London Spy
2015
as James

Chillers
1990
as Skipperton

1864
2014
as Lord Palmerton

Red Riding
2009

Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Dr. Bates

Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham

The Great Train Robbery
2013
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

Nancy Astor
1982
as Waldorf Astor

Cambridge Spies
2003
as Lord Halifax

The Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Council for the Prosecution

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

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

The Dwelling Place
1994
as Lord Fischel

The Choir
1995
as Hugh Cavendish

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

W.E.
2011
as King George V

The Prince & Me
2004
as King Haraald

Sexy Beast
2001
as Harry

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

The Double
2014
as The Colonel

The Kid
2010
as Alan

The Servant
1963
as Tony

The Chase
1966
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Richard Mays

King Rat
1965
as Peter Marlowe

Effie Gray
2014
as Sir Charles Eastlake

The Russia House
1990
as Ned

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

Performance
1970
as Chas

Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Philip Cromwell

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

Anna Karenina
1997
as Karenin

Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Jimmy Smith

The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Thomas Elgin

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

All Forgotten
2001
as Old Vladimir (voice)

A Passage to India
1984
as Richard Fielding

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

The Lost World
2001
as Prof. Summerlee

Jinnah
1998
as Mountbatten

Up at the Villa
2000
as Sir Edgar Swift

Sympathy for the Devil
1968
as Self (uncredited)

Unknown Heart
2014
as Ludlow

Arabella
1967
as Giorgio

Mister Lonely
2008
as The Pope

Farewell to the King
1989
as Col. Ferguson

Country
1981
as Philip Carlion

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

The Golden Bowl
2000
as Colonel Bob Assingham

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Sir James Whittington

The Magnet
1950
as Johnny Brent

Comrades
1987
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

Colditz
2005
as Lt. Colonel Fordham

The Whistle Blower
1986
as Lord

Duffy
1968
as Stefane Calvert

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

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

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Uncle John

Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Frank

Runners
1983
as Tom Lindsay

Heart of Darkness
1993
as Gosse

Isadora
1968
as Gordon Craig

Anna Pavlova
1983
as Victor d'André

Margaret
2009
as Charles Powell

Hostage
1992
as Hugo Paynter

Tamahine
1963
as Oliver

The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Single Gentleman

An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994
as Self

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

As You Like It
1992
as Jaques

Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Narrator

She's Been Away
1989
as Hugh Ambrose

Doctor Who: Shada
2003
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
Hideous Man
2002

High Season
1987
as Patrick

Celebration
2007
as Richard

All at Sea
2012
as George

A Question of Attribution
1991
as Sir Anthony Blunt

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
2006
as Mr. Tomly

The Mystic Masseur
2001
as Mr. Stewart
Boys in the Island
1989
as George Farrell
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Self

One Wild Oat
1951
as Porter

Shadow Run
1998
as Landon-Higgins

Never Ever
1997
as Arthur Trevane

The Miniver Story
1950
as Toby Miniver

A Long Way From Home
2013
as Joseph

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

Sun Child
1988

These Foolish Things
1989
as Nick Verney

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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