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James Fox

James Fox

ActingMay 19, 1939(age 86)London, England, UK

Explore the best James Fox movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current highest-ranked actor credit here is Sherlock Holmes. Browse 2 ranked credits, plus biography and full filmography.

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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.

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Sherlock Holmes

2009·Sir Thomas Rotheram

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Filmography (115)

The Souvenir: Part II

2021·Narrator Patrick's Musical

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

2018·Uncle John

2014·The Colonel

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Effie Gray

2014·Sir Charles Eastlake

2014·Lord Palmerton

A Long Way From Home

2013·The Assistant

The Great Train Robbery

2013·Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

2012·Scott Catesby

2011·King George V

Death in Paradise

2011·Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes

2009·Sir Thomas Rotheram

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009·Philip Evans

2009·Charles Powell

Bunny and the Bull

2008·King Rodor

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

2006·Mr. Tomly

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005·Lt. Colonel Fordham

2005·Lt. Colonel Fordham

The Prince & Me

2004·King Haraald

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004·Colonel Arthur Bantry

Doctor Who: Shada

2003·Professor Chronotis (voice)

Cambridge Spies

2003·Lord Halifax

The Falklands Play

2002·Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

2002·Jonas Collin

2001·Prof. Summerlee

2001·Old Vladimir (voice)

The Mystic Masseur

2001·Mr. Stewart

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

Waking the Dead

2001·Dr Bruno Rivelli

2001·Professor Summerlee

The Golden Bowl

2000·Colonel Bob Assingham

Up at the Villa

2000·Sir Edgar Swift

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999·Philip Cromwell

1998·Mountbatten

1998·Landon-Higgins

Kings in Grass Castles

1997·Arthur Trevane

Trial & Retribution

Midsomer Murders

1997·Sir Michael Fielding

Gulliver's Travels

1996·Dr. Bates

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995·Single Gentleman

1995·Hugh Cavendish

1994·Sir James Whittington

An Audience with Ken Dodd

The Dwelling Place

1994·Lord Fischel

The Remains of the Day

1993·Lord Darlington

Heart of Darkness

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1992·Lord William Holmes

1992·Hugo Paynter

Afraid of the Dark

A Question of Attribution

1991·Sir Anthony Blunt

1991·Angus Meikle

The Russia House

1990·Skipperton

Farewell to the King

1989·Col. Ferguson

These Foolish Things

1989·Nick Verney

Boys in the Island

1989·George Farrell

The Mighty Quinn

1989·Thomas Elgin

She's Been Away

1989·Hugh Ambrose

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989·Colonel Race

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988·Mansfield Markham

The Play on One

1988·Nick Verney

1987·William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

The Whistle Blower

Absolute Beginners

1986·Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984·Lord Charles Esker

A Passage to India

1984·Richard Fielding

The Road to 1984

1984·Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

1983·Tom Lindsay

1983·Victor d'André

1983·Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)

1982·Waldorf Astor

1981·Philip Carlion

No Longer Alone

1978·Alan Richards

An Audience with...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1968·Gordon Craig

1968·Stefane Calvert

Sympathy for the Devil

1968·Self (uncredited)

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967·Jimmy Smith

1966·Jason 'Jake' Rogers

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

1965·Richard Mays

1965·Peter Marlowe

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962·Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

The Verdict Is Yours

1958·Council for the Prosecution

1950·Johnny Brent

The Miniver Story

1950·Toby Miniver