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James Mason
Born May 15, 1909Died July 27, 1984
Place of birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

James Neville Mason, known as James Mason, was an accomplished English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. He was born on May 15, 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and passed away on July 27, 1984, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mason's acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End....
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Filmography
Actor (181 credits)
Movies
Sid & JudySelf (archive footage)
2019
Lasseter's BonesArchival Footage
2012
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarSelf (archive footage)
2011
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalSelf (archive)
2009
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
2000
Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
1995
The Shooting PartySir Randolph Nettleby
1985
The Assisi UndergroundBishop Nicolini
1985
James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateSelf
1984
Dr. Fischer of GenevaDr. Fischer
1984
YellowbeardCaptain Hughes
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtDemon
1983
AlexandreThe Father
1983
Group MadnessSelf
1983
The Popes and Their ArtPresentor
1983
Evil Under the SunOdell Gardener
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Self / Odell Gardener
1982
The VerdictEd Concannon
1982
IvanhoeIsaac of York
1982
A Dangerous SummerGeorge Engels
1982
The Glory of the GardenNarrator
1982
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982
The Search for Alexander the GreatNarrator
1981
North Sea HijackAdmiral Brindsen
1980
BloodlineSir Alec Nichols
1979
Murder by DecreeDr. Watson
1979
The PassageProfessor Bergson
1979
Heaven Can WaitMr. Jordan
1978
The Water BabiesMr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
1978
The Boys from BrazilEduard Seibert
1978
Cross of IronOberst Brandt
1977
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of LoveNarrator - English version
1977
Fear in the CityProsecutor
1976
Voyage of the DamnedDr. Juan Remos
1976
People of the WindJafar Qoli (voice)
1976
MandingoWarren Maxwell
1975
Kidnap SyndicateFilippini
1975
Inside OutErnst Furben
1975
The Flower in His MouthAvv. Antonio Bellocampo
1975
The Left Hand of the LawSenatore Leandri
1975
Autobiography of a PrincessCyril Sahib
1975
Frankenstein: The True StoryDr. John Polidori
1974
Great ExpectationsMagwitch
1974
The Marseille ContractJacques Brizard
1974
11 HarrowhouseCharles D. Watts
1974
John Keats: His Life and DeathNarrator
1973
The Last of SheilaPhilip
1973
The MacKintosh ManSir George Wheeler
1973
The Reformation: Age of RevoltNarrator
1973
The Wind in the WiresNarrator
1972
Child's PlayJerome Malley
1972
Home, JamesSelf
1972
Bad Man's RiverFrancisco Paco Montero
1971
Kill!Alan Hamilton
1971
Cold SweatCaptain Ross
1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoY.Y. Go
1970
Spring and Port WineRafe Crompton
1970
Age of ConsentBradley Morahan
1969
MayerlingFranz Joseph I of Austria
1968
The London Nobody KnowsHimself - Narrator
1968
DuffyCharles Calvert
1968
The Sea GullTrigorin
1968
The Deadly AffairCharles Dobbs
1967
Cop-OutJohn Sawyer
1967
Georgy GirlJames Leamington
1966
The Blue MaxGeneral Count von Klugermann
1966
Genghis KhanKam Ling
1965
Lord JimGentleman Brown
1965
Uncertain Verification(archive footage)
1965
The UninhibitedPascal Regnier
1965
The Fall of the Roman EmpireTimonides
1964
The Pumpkin EaterBob Conway
1964
Torpedo BayCaptain Blayne
1963
LolitaProf. Humbert Humbert
1962
Theatre 62: RebeccaMaxim de Winter
1962
Tiara TahitiCaptain Brett Aimsley
1962
Escape from ZahrainJohnson
1962
Hero's IslandJacob Weber
1962
The Marriage-Go-RoundPaul Delville
1961
A Touch of LarcenyCmdr. Max Easton
1960
The Trials of Oscar WildeEdward Carson
1960
John Brown's RaidJohn Brown
1960
North by NorthwestPhillip Vandamm
1959
Journey to the Center of the EarthSir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
1959
Cry Terror!Jim Molner
1958
The Decks Ran RedCapt. Edwin Rummill
1958
Island in the SunMaxwell Fleury
1957
Bigger Than LifeEd Avery
1956
Forever, DarlingThe Guardian Angel
1956
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo
1954
A Star Is BornNorman Maine
1954
Prince ValiantSir Brack
1954
The Star of BethlehemHimself
1954
The Man BetweenIvo Kern
1953
The Desert RatsField Marshal Erwin von Rommel
1953
Julius CaesarBrutus
1953
The Tell-Tale HeartNarrator
1953
The Story of Three LovesCharles Coutray
1953
CharadeThe Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
1953
The Prisoner of ZendaRupert of Hentzau
1952
5 FingersUlysses Diello
1952
Botany BayCapt. Paul Gilbert
1952
Face to FaceThe Captain
1952
Lady PossessedJimmy Del Palma
1952
Ellis in FreedomlandThe Refrigerator (voice)
1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelField Marshal Erwin Rommel
1951
Pandora and the Flying DutchmanHendrik van der Zee
1951
One Way StreetDr. Frank Matson
1950
The Reckless MomentMartin Donnelly
1949
CaughtLarry Quinada
1949
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert
1949
East Side, West SideBrandon Bourne
1949
Odd Man OutJohnny McQueen
1947
The Upturned GlassMichael Joyce
1947
The Wicked LadyCaptain Jerry Jackson
1945
A Place of One's OwnHenry Smedhurst
1945
The Seventh VeilNicholas Cunningham
1945
They Were SistersGeoffrey Lee
1945
Hotel ReservePeter Vadassy
1944
Fanny by GaslightLord Manderstoke
1944
Candlelight in AlgeriaAlan Thurston
1944
The Man in GreyLord Rohan
1943
They Met in the DarkRichard Francis Heritage
1943
The Bells Go DownTed Robbins
1943
Secret MissionRaoul de Carnot
1942
Hatter's CastleDr. Renwick
1942
Thunder RockStreeter
1942
The Night Has EyesStephen Deremid
1942
AlibiAndre Laurent
1942
The Patient VanishesMick Cardby
1941
I Met a MurdererMark Warrow
1939
Bees on the Boat-DeckRobert Patch
1939
The MiserValere - In love with Elise
1939
The CircleEdward Luton
1939
Cyrano de BergeracChristian de Neuvillette
1938
The Moon in the Yellow RiverDarrell Blake
1938
Fire Over EnglandHillary Vane
1937
The High CommandCapt. Heverell
1937
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelJean Tallien
1937
The Mill on the FlossTom Tulliver
1937
Catch as Catch CanRobert Leyland
1937
Secret of StamboulLarry
1936
Troubled WatersJohn Merriman
1936
Prison Breaker'Bunny' Barnes
1936
Blind Man's BluffStephen Neville
1936
Twice BrandedHenry Hamilton
1936
Late ExtraJim Martin
1935
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Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)
2013
Star LifeSelf (archive footage)
1990
A.D.Tiberius
1985
George WashingtonGen. Edward Braddock
1984
Unknown ChaplinNarrator (voice)
1983
HollywoodSelf - Narrator
1980
Salem's LotRichard K. Straker
1979
Jesus of NazarethJoseph of Arimathea
1977
Origins of the MafiaVianisi
1976
Frankenstein: The True StoryDr. John Polidori
1973
Appointment With DestinyNarrator
1971
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
1971
The Search for the NileNarrator
1971
The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSelf
1967
Apropos Filmhimself
1967
ABC Stage 67Otto Hoffman
1966
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962
Stoney BurkeThe Derelict
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourWarren Barrow
1962
Dr. KildareDr. Maxwell Becker
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961
The DuPont Show with June AllysonHenry Chambers
1959
Panic!
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1957
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
1956
General Electric TheaterWayne Sebastian
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCaptain Vialez
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSelf - Host
1951
Lux Video TheatreSelf - Host
1950
The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950
What's My Line?Self
1950
What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1950
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948