James Fox

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.

Born

May 19, 1939

London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

81 acting

0 crew

Popularity

3.5

movie

Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

as Mr. Salt

Sherlock Holmes

2009

as Sir Thomas Rotheram

Patriot Games

1992

as Lord William Holmes

The Remains of the Day

1993

as Lord Darlington

The Prince & Me

2004

as King Haraald

Sexy Beast

2001

as Harry

The Double

2014

as The Colonel

The Chase

1966

as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

The Servant

1963

as Tony

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999

as Philip Cromwell

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005 • as Mr. Salt

★ 7.0

Sherlock Holmes

2009 • as Sir Thomas Rotheram

★ 7.2

Patriot Games

1992 • as Lord William Holmes

★ 6.7

The Whistle Blower

1986 • as Lord

★ 5.8

The Remains of the Day

1993 • as Lord Darlington

★ 7.4

The Prince & Me

2004 • as King Haraald

★ 6.2

Sexy Beast

2001 • as Harry

★ 7.0

The Double

2014 • as The Colonel

★ 6.5

The Chase

1966 • as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

★ 7.1

The Servant

1963 • as Tony

★ 7.6

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999 • as Philip Cromwell

★ 5.7

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 • as Lord Charles Esker

★ 6.4

Effie Gray

2014 • as Sir Charles Eastlake

★ 6.0

The Souvenir: Part II

2021 • as Narrator Patrick's Musical

★ 6.4

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

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

1965 • as Richard Mays

★ 6.8

A Passage to India

1984 • as Richard Fielding

★ 6.8

The Russia House

1990 • as Ned

★ 6.1

Anna Karenina

1997 • as Karenin

★ 6.1

W.E.

2011 • as King George V

★ 6.3

The Mighty Quinn

1989 • as Thomas Elgin

★ 6.0

Cleanskin

2012 • as Scott Catesby

★ 5.7

The Golden Bowl

2000 • as Colonel Bob Assingham

★ 6.0

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 • as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

★ 7.2

Absolute Beginners

1986 • as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

★ 5.5

Sympathy for the Devil

1968 • as Self (uncredited)

★ 6.3

Farewell to the King

1989 • as Col. Ferguson

★ 6.0

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009 • as Philip Evans

★ 6.9

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967 • as Jimmy Smith

★ 6.8

King Rat

1965 • as Peter Marlowe

★ 7.1

The Lost World

2001 • as Prof. Summerlee

★ 6.2

Up at the Villa

2000 • as Sir Edgar Swift

★ 5.3

Bunny and the Bull

2009 • as Narrator

★ 6.1

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988 • as Mansfield Markham

★ 6.0

All Forgotten

2001 • as Old Vladimir (voice)

★ 4.3

The Miniver Story

1950 • as Toby Miniver

★ 6.2

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

2018 • as Uncle John

★ 5.1

Heart of Darkness

1994 • as Gosse

★ 5.8

Mister Lonely

2008 • as The Pope

★ 6.6

Colditz

2005 • as Lt. Colonel Fordham

★ 7.0

Shadow Run

1998 • as Landon-Higgins

★ 4.2

Jinnah

1998 • as Mountbatten

★ 6.9

The Kid

2010 • as Alan

★ 6.5

Performance.

1970 • as Chas

★ 6.8

High Season

1987 • as Patrick

★ 5.1

Doomsday Gun

1994 • as Sir James Whittington

★ 5.8

The Falklands Play

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

★ 7.0

Duffy

1968 • as Stefane Calvert

★ 6.2

Isadora

1968 • as Gordon Craig

★ 6.2

As You Like It

1992 • as Jaques

★ 6.0

Arabella

1967 • as Giorgio

★ 7.5

Afraid of the Dark

1992 • as Frank

★ 5.7

She's Been Away

1989 • as Hugh Ambrose

★ 5.7

A Question of Attribution

1991 • as Sir Anthony Blunt

★ 6.8

Hideous Man

2002

★ 4.0

Anna Pavlova

1983 • as Victor d'André

★ 4.9

Country

1981 • as Philip Carlion

★ 7.5

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995 • as Single Gentleman

★ 7.2

Tamahine

1963 • as Oliver

★ 5.0

Hostage

1992 • as Hugo Paynter

★ 3.8

The Road to 1984

1984 • as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

★ 4.0

A Long Way From Home

2013 • as Joseph

★ 5.5

All at Sea

2012 • as George

★ 4.5

Margaret

2009 • as Charles Powell

★ 5.7

An Audience with Ken Dodd

1994 • as Self

★ 7.7

Unknown Heart

2014 • as Ludlow

★ 3.8

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

2006 • as Mr. Tomly

★ 7.0

Runners

1983 • as Tom Lindsay

★ 5.4

Comrades

1987 • as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

★ 6.9

The Magnet

1950 • as Johnny Brent

★ 6.4

One Wild Oat

1951 • as Porter

★ 5.2

Boys in the Island

1989 • as George Farrell

★ 8.0

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001 • as Self

★ 7.0

These Foolish Things

1989 • as Nick Verney

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The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

1999 • as Self

★ 7.0

Doctor Who: Shada

2003 • as Professor Chronotis (voice)

★ 7.3

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Sun Child

1988

★ 8.5

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001 • as Self

★ 6.5

The Mystic Masseur

2001 • as Mr. Stewart

★ 5.5

Celebration

2007 • as Richard

★ 6.3

Never Ever

1997 • as Arthur Trevane

★ 4.0

No Longer Alone

1978 • as Alan Richards

★ 10.0