James Mason
James Mason | |
|---|---|
 Mason, 1940s | |
| Born | James Neville Mason 15 May 1909 Huddersfield, England |
| Died | 27 July 1984 (aged 75) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1931–1984 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | |
| Family | Belinda Carlisle (daughter-in-law) |
James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was an English actor.
Acting credits
[change | change source]Film
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[change | change source]| Year | Programme | Episode/source |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Suspense | Banquo's Chair |
| 1952 | Odd Man Out[1] | |
| 1953 | The Queen's Ring |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 | change source]- James Mason on IMDb
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