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James Saxon is a Actor born on 6 april 1954 at Swindon (United-kingdom)

James Saxon

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Birth name William James Smyth
Birth 6 april 1954 at Swindon (United-kingdom)
Death 2 july 2003 (at 49 years) at Chichester (United-kingdom)

James Saxon (12 June 1955 - 2 July 2003) was a British character actor. He often played aristocrats or middle class characters. To a generation of children he was best known for his regular role as Roland Rat's inept agent, D'Arcy DeFarcy who would mistakenly refer to his client as Reynard.

Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made a career on screen with leading parts in television series such as the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1987), the ITV comedy Brass (1983), the brief revival of Poldark (1996), Time Riders (1991) and Brush Strokes (1986).

His occasional guest appearances included Jonathan Creek (2001), as a school inspector in Chalk (1997), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Lovejoy (1993), A Touch of Frost (1994), Boon (1990) and Oscar Botcherby in the 1985 Doctor Who story, The Two Doctors, alongside both Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton.

James Saxon’s film appearances were less numerous, though his rich tones brought to life many audio adaptations, including some of the works of P. G. Wodehouse.

He died 2 July 2003 from an aneurysm during his run in The Gondoliers in Chichester.

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Alan Bates
Alan Bates
(2 films)
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
(2 films)
Letitia Dean
Letitia Dean
(1 films)
Lucy Speed
Lucy Speed
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Saxon (7 films)

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The Prince and the Pauper, 1h30
Directed by Giles Foster
Genres Adventure
Actors Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates, Jonathan Hyde, Alison Newman, James Saxon, Perdita Weeks
Roles Father Abbot
Rating65% 3.29313.29313.29313.29313.2931
Londres, 1535. Tout oppose Édouard, le fils du roi Henri VIII, qui mène depuis toujours une vie de luxe et Tom, issu d'une famille pauvre et élevé par un père alcoolique. Tout, sauf leurs visages, qui sont absolument identiques. Lorsque les deux enfants se rencontrent dans la cour du palais d’Édouard, ils décident d'échanger leurs vies pour quelques heures.
Les Misérables, 2h14
Directed by Bille August
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime, Romance
Actors Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Toby Jones, Hans Matheson
Roles Chabouillet
Rating73% 3.698343.698343.698343.698343.69834
Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a man arrested for stealing bread nineteen years earlier, is released on parole. When no one is willing to allow a convict to stay the night, Bishop Myriel (Peter Vaughan), kindly welcomes him into his home. Valjean explains to Myriel that sleeping in a real bed will make him a new man. In the night, Valjean, interrupted by Myriel while stealing his silverware, strikes him and flees. When the police arrest Valjean, Myriel tells them that the silverware was a gift and scolds Valjean for forgetting to take his candlesticks as well. Myriel then reminds Valjean that he is to become a new man.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, 2h45
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Frances Barber, Richard Briers, Christopher Ravenscroft, Caroline Langrishe, James Saxon, Abigail McKern
Roles Sir Toby Belch
Rating71% 3.565973.565973.565973.565973.56597
Adaptation télévisée de Kenneth Branagh, en théâtre filmé.
A Prayer for the Dying, 1h47
Directed by Mike Hodges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford
Roles Ellerman
Rating61% 3.097173.097173.097173.097173.09717
The film begins with a small IRA team, including Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) and Liam Docherty (Liam Neeson), watching as two British Army Land Rovers approach the roadside bomb they have set for them. At the last minute, a school bus overtakes the army vehicles and detonates the bomb as it passes, killing the children. After most of the team escape the scene pursued by the soldiers, Fallon travels to London in a bid to escape the past. In London, he is approached by a contact who asks him to take on one last job on behalf of local gangster Jack Meehan (Alan Bates) and his brother Billy Meehan (Christopher Fulford). They offer Fallon money, a passport and passage to the US if he kills a rival gangster. Initially reluctant, he nonetheless takes on the job. However, as he is carrying out the hit in a graveyard, he is seen and confronted by the local Catholic priest, Father Michael Da Costa (Bob Hoskins). The confrontation is watched from a distance by Billy Meehan, who tells his brother there is a witness to the killing.
Biggles
Biggles (1986)
, 1h32
Directed by John Hough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Time travel films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchison, Peter Cushing, Marcus Gilbert, William Hootkins, Francesca Gonshaw
Roles Bertie
Rating55% 2.7981552.7981552.7981552.7981552.798155
Catering salesman Jim Ferguson (Alex Hyde-White), living in the present time in New York City, falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth (Neil Dickson) after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim is zapped back to the 1980s. With assistance from Biggles' former commanding officer Raymond (Peter Cushing) who lives in the Tower Bridge in London, Ferguson learns that he and Biggles are "time twins", spontaneously travelling through time when one or the other is in mortal danger. Together, Ferguson and Biggles fight across time and against the odds to stop the Germans changing the course of history by destroying a "Sound Weapon" with a Metropolitan Police helicopter that was stolen by Biggles while escaping a SWAT Team in 1986 London.
The Nesting, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors John Carradine, Gloria Grahame, Michael Lally, Bobo Lewis, James Saxon, James Hayden
Roles Earl
Rating49% 2.4610052.4610052.4610052.4610052.461005
Writer Lauren Cochran (Robin Groves) suffers from agoraphobia and, in a bid to overcome her ailment, she rents a stately mansion in the country from Colonel Lebrun (John Carradine). Turns out the old place used to be a brothel where some prostitutes were murdered after World War II and Cochran has a mysterious connection to the place.