James Fox

James Fox

Acting
Born May 19, 1939
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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.0
2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Mr. Salt

Sherlock Holmes
7.2
2009

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Thomas Rotheram

Patriot Games
6.7
1992

Patriot Games

Lord William Holmes

Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.8
1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Jimmy Smith

The Chase
7.1
1966

The Chase

Jason 'Jake' Rogers

The Russia House
6.0
1990

The Russia House

Ned

The Remains of the Day
7.4
1993

The Remains of the Day

Lord Darlington

The Servant
7.6
1963

The Servant

Tony

Sexy Beast
7.0
2001

Sexy Beast

Harry

Effie Gray
5.9
2014

Effie Gray

Sir Charles Eastlake

A Passage to India
6.8
1984

A Passage to India

Richard Fielding

The Double
6.5
2014

The Double

The Colonel

The Prince & Me
6.2
2004

The Prince & Me

King Haraald

Cleanskin
5.7
2012

Cleanskin

Scott Catesby

W.E.
6.3
2011

W.E.

King George V

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4
1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Lord Charles Esker

Mickey Blue Eyes
5.7
1999

Mickey Blue Eyes

Philip Cromwell

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8
1965

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

Richard Mays

Mister Lonely
6.5
2008

Mister Lonely

The Pope

Performance
6.8
1970

Performance

Chas

The Golden Bowl
5.9
2000

The Golden Bowl

Colonel Bob Assingham

Margaret
5.8
2009

Margaret

Charles Powell

Doomsday Gun
5.5
1994

Doomsday Gun

Sir James Whittington

Jinnah
6.6
1998

Jinnah

Mountbatten

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.9
2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Philip Evans

Anna Karenina
6.1
1997

Anna Karenina

Karenin

The Lost World
6.0
2001

The Lost World

Prof. Summerlee

King Rat
7.1
1965

King Rat

Peter Marlowe

Absolute Beginners
5.4
1986

Absolute Beginners

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Isadora
6.1
1968

Isadora

Gordon Craig

Country
7.0
1981

Country

Philip Carlion

Farewell to the King
6.0
1989

Farewell to the King

Col. Ferguson

The Kid
6.4
2010

The Kid

Alan

Colditz
7.0
2005

Colditz

Lt. Colonel Fordham

Anna Pavlova
4.0
1983

Anna Pavlova

Victor d'André

Up at the Villa
5.2
2000

Up at the Villa

Sir Edgar Swift

Bunny and the Bull
6.1
2009

Bunny and the Bull

Narrator

The Whistle Blower
5.8
1986

The Whistle Blower

Lord

Comrades
6.8
1987

Comrades

William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.2
1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

Sympathy for the Devil
6.2
1968

Sympathy for the Devil

Self (uncredited)

The Souvenir: Part II
6.5
2021

The Souvenir: Part II

Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Mighty Quinn
6.0
1989

The Mighty Quinn

Thomas Elgin

Duffy
6.1
1968

Duffy

Stefane Calvert

Heart of Darkness
5.7
1993

Heart of Darkness

Gosse

Runners
4.8
1983

Runners

Tom Lindsay

All Forgotten
4.2
2001

All Forgotten

Old Vladimir (voice)

Celebration
6.3
2007

Celebration

Richard

Afraid of the Dark
5.4
1991

Afraid of the Dark

Frank

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
3.0
1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Mansfield Markham

A Question of Attribution
6.7
1991

A Question of Attribution

Sir Anthony Blunt

Tamahine
4.5
1963

Tamahine

Oliver

She's Been Away
5.5
1989

She's Been Away

Hugh Ambrose

Never Ever
2.0
1997

Never Ever

Arthur Trevane

The Miniver Story
6.0
1950

The Miniver Story

Toby Miniver

Hostage
3.0
1992

Hostage

Hugo Paynter

The Old Curiosity Shop
6.3
1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

Single Gentleman

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
5.1
2018

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Uncle John

All at Sea
4.5
2012

All at Sea

George

The Falklands Play
7.3
2002

The Falklands Play

Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Unknown Heart
3.8
2014

Unknown Heart

Ludlow

As You Like It
5.5
1992

As You Like It

Jaques

The Magnet
6.3
1950

The Magnet

Johnny Brent

One Wild Oat
4.4
1951

One Wild Oat

Porter

High Season
4.9
1987

High Season

Patrick

6.0
1999

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

Self

Arabella
7.0
1967

Arabella

Giorgio

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
6.0
2001

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

Self

These Foolish Things
1989

These Foolish Things

Nick Verney

Shadow Run
3.8
1998

Shadow Run

Landon-Higgins

The Mystic Masseur
5.0
2001

The Mystic Masseur

Mr. Stewart

An Audience with Ken Dodd
7.7
1994

An Audience with Ken Dodd

Self

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
6.0
2001

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Self

1.0
2002

Hideous Man

A Long Way From Home
5.5
2013

A Long Way From Home

Joseph

Doctor Who: Shada
7.3
2003

Doctor Who: Shada

Professor Chronotis (voice)

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
7.0
2006

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

Mr. Tomly

1989

Boys in the Island

George Farrell

No Longer Alone
1978

No Longer Alone

Alan Richards

Sun Child
10.0
1988

Sun Child