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William Fox, known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor, from a well-known acting family. 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 TV productions.
Birth Name
William Fox
Born
Friday, 19 May 1939
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Souvenir: Part II | Narrator Patrick's Musical | 2021 |
| Christmas Survival | Uncle John | 2018 |
| London Spy | James | 2015 |
| 1864 | Lord Palmerton / Lord Palmerston | 2014 |
| Effie Gray | Sir Charles Eastlake | 2014 |
| The Double | The Colonel | 2014 |
| The Great Train Robbery | Henry Brooke / Henry Brooke, Home Secretary | 2013 |
| A Long Way from Home | Joseph | 2013 |
| Utopia | Assistant | 2013 |
| All at Sea | George | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Souvenir: Part II | Narrator Patrick's Musical | 2021 |
| Christmas Survival | Uncle John | 2018 |
| London Spy | James | 2015 |
| 1864 | Lord Palmerton / Lord Palmerston | 2014 |
| Effie Gray | Sir Charles Eastlake | 2014 |
| The Double | The Colonel | 2014 |
| The Great Train Robbery | Henry Brooke / Henry Brooke, Home Secretary | 2013 |
| A Long Way from Home | Joseph | 2013 |
| Utopia | Assistant | 2013 |
| All at Sea | George | 2012 |
| Cleanskin | Scott / Scott Catesby | 2012 |
| W.E. | King George V | 2011 |
| Death in Paradise | Martin Goodman QC | 2011 |
| The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years | Self | 2011 |
| Stars of the Silver Screen | Self - Narrator | 2011 |
| Downton Abbey | Lord Aysgarth | 2010 |
| The Kid | Alan | 2010 |
| Bunny and the Bull | Narrator | 2009 |
| David Lean in Close-Up | Self | 2009 |
| Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 | Philip Evans | 2009 |
| Margaret | Charles Powell | 2009 |
| Law & Order: UK | Dr. Edward Austen | 2009 |
| Sherlock Holmes | Sir Thomas Rotheram | 2009 |
| Merlin | King Rodor | 2008 |
| Harley Street | Dr Harvey Cost | 2008 |
| Freezing | Benedict | 2008 |
| Mister Lonely | The Pope | 2008 |
| Brando | Self | 2007 |
| Celebration | Richard | 2007 |
| Influence and Controversy: Making 'Performance' | Self | 2007 |
| Inspector Lewis | Professor Norman Deering | 2006 |
| The Agatha Christie Code | Self | 2005 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Salt | 2005 |
| Shaka Zulu: The Citadel | Captain Farewell | 2005 |
| Colditz | Lt. Colonel Fordham | 2005 |
| Marple | Colonel Arthur Bantry | 2004 |
| Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale | Jonas Collin | 2004 |
| The Prince and Me | King Haraald | 2004 |
| The Freediver | Sebastian Nagel | 2004 |
| Absolute Power | Gerald Thurnham | 2003 |
| Cambridge Spies | Lord Halifax | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Ian Figgis | 2003 |
| The Falklands Play | Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary) | 2002 |
| The Lost World | Prof. Summerlee | 2001 |
| The Lost World | Professor Summerlee | 2001 |
| The Mystic Masseur | Mr. Stewart | 2001 |
| Armadillo | Sir Simon | 2001 |
| Lover's Prayer | Old Vladimir (voice) / Old Vladimir | 2001 |
| Sexy Beast | Harry | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Dr Bruno Rivelli | 2000 |
| The Golden Bowl | Colonel Bob Assingham | 2000 |
| Metropolis | Milton Friedkin | 2000 |
| Up at the Villa | Sir Edgar Swift | 2000 |
| Mickey Blue Eyes | Philip Cromwell | 1999 |
| Jinnah | Mountbatten / Lord Mountbatten | 1998 |
| Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance | Self | 1998 |
| Kings in Grass Castles | Longman | 1998 |
| Shadow Run | Landon-Higgins | 1998 |
| Trial & Retribution | Willoughby Stevens QC | 1997 |
| Never Ever | Arthur Trevane | 1997 |
| Anna Karenina | Karenin | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Sir Michael Fielding | 1997 |
| Gulliver's Travels | Dr. Bates | 1996 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Single Gentleman | 1995 |
| Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd | Himself / Self | 1994 |
| Doomsday Gun | Sir James Whittington | 1994 |
| The Dwelling Place | Lord Fischel | 1994 |
| Heart of Darkness | Gosse | 1994 |
| The Remains of the Day | Lord Darlington | 1993 |
| As You Like It | Jaques | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Patriot Games | Lord Holmes / Lord William Holmes | 1992 |
| Hostage | Hugo Paynter | 1992 |
| Afraid of the Dark | Frank | 1991 |
| A Perfect Hero | Angus Meikle | 1991 |
| The Russia House | Ned | 1990 |
| Chillers | Skipperton | 1990 |
| Screen One | Hugh Ambrose / Sir Anthony Blunt | 1989 |
| The Mighty Quinn | Thomas Elgin | 1989 |
| Farewell to the King | Ferguson / Col. Ferguson | 1989 |
| Poirot | Colonel Race | 1989 |
| Boys in the Island | George Farrell | 1989 |
| New World | 1988 | |
| The Play on One | Nick Verney | 1988 |
| High Season | Patrick | 1987 |
| Comrades | Norfolk / William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales | 1987 |
| The Whistle Blower | Lord | 1986 |
| Absolute Beginners | Henley of Mayfair / Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen | 1986 |
| A Passage to India | Richard Fielding | 1984 |
| The Road to 1984 | George Orwell | 1984 |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Lord Charles Esker | 1984 |
| Runners | Tom Lindsay | 1983 |
| Nancy Astor | Waldorf Astor | 1982 |
| No Longer Alone | Alan Richards | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| Arena | Himself / Self - Narrator | 1975 |
| Play for Today | Philip Carlion | 1970 |
| Performance | Chas / Chas Devlin | 1970 |
| One + One | Self | 1968 |
| Isadora | Gordon Craig / Craig | 1968 |
| Duffy | Stefane Calvert / Stefane | 1968 |
| Arabella | Giorgio | 1967 |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Jimmy Smith | 1967 |
| The Chase | Jason (Jake) Rogers / Jason 'Jake' Rogers | 1966 |
| King Rat | Marlowe / Peter Marlowe | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Richard Mays | 1965 |
| The Servant | Tony | 1963 |
| Espionage | Paul | 1963 |
| Tamahine | Oliver | 1963 |
| The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner | 1962 |
| Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The | Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner | 1962 |
| The Cheaters | Philip Burns | 1960 |
| Armchair Theatre | Jay Minton | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| One Wild Oat | Porter | 1951 |
| The Magnet | Johnny Brent | 1950 |
| The Miniver Story | Toby Miniver | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |
