James Mason (I) (1909–1984) |
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James Mason was a great English actor of British and American films. He was born in Yorkshire, and attended Marlborough College and Cambridge University, where he discovered acting on a lark, and abandoned a planned career as an architect. Following 4 years in repertory companies, he joined the Old Vic under the guidance of Sir Tyrone Guthrie and ...
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Died:(age 75) in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
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Actor (155 credits)
Actor (155 credits)
1984
George Washington
(TV Mini-Series)
General Braddock
General Braddock
- Episode #1.3
(1984)
... General Braddock
- Episode #1.2
(1984)
... General Braddock
- Episode #1.1
(1984)
... General Braddock
1981
The Search for Alexander the Great
(TV Mini-Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Lord of Asia
(1981)
... Narrator
- The Last March
(1981)
... Narrator
- The Young Conqueror
(1981)
... Narrator
- The Young Lion
(1981)
... Narrator
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
(TV Mini-Series)
Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 2
(1977)
... Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 1
(1977)
... Joseph of Arimathea
1971
Appointment with Destiny
(TV Series documentary)
Narrator
Narrator
- The Plot to Murder Hitler
(1971)
... Narrator
1971
The Search for the Nile
(TV Mini-Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Conquest and Death
(1971)
... Narrator (voice)
- Find Livingstone
(1971)
... Narrator (voice)
- The Great Debate
(1971)
... Narrator (voice)
- The Secret Fountains
(1971)
... Narrator (voice)
- Discovery and Betrayal
(1971)
... Narrator (voice)
1965
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Dr. Maxwell Becker
Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Horizontal Hero
(1965)
... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Web of Hate
(1965)
... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- A Life for a Life
(1965)
... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Behold the Great Man
(1965)
... Dr. Maxwell Becker
1965
ITV Sunday Night Drama
(TV Series)
Torquil Callander
Torquil Callander
- A Tall, Stalwart Lancer
(1965)
... Torquil Callander
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(TV Series)
Warren Barrow
Warren Barrow
- Captive Audience
(1962)
... Warren Barrow
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(TV Series)
Henry Chambers
Henry Chambers
- Once Upon a Knight
(1960)
... Henry Chambers
1957-1960
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Hans Frick / John Brown / Hesketh / ...
Hans Frick / John Brown / Hesketh / ...
- The Hiding Place
(1960)
... Hans Frick
- John Brown's Raid
(1960)
... John Brown
- The Second Man
(1959)
... Hesketh
- Not the Glory
(1958)
... Wilhelm Konreid
- The Thundering Wave
(1957)
... Sidney Lowe
1958
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Captain Vialez
Captain Vialez
- No Boat for Four Months
(1958)
... Captain Vialez
1957
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Wayne Sebastian
Wayne Sebastian
- The Questioning Note
(1957)
... Wayne Sebastian
1953
Omnibus
(TV Series)
Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters")
Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters")
- Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
(1953)
... Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters")
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Producer (7 credits)
Producer (7 credits)
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Writer (5 credits)
Writer (5 credits)
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Director (3 credits)
Director (3 credits)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (78 credits)
Self (78 credits)
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Archive footage (45 credits)
Archive footage (45 credits)
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Personal Details
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(1933-34) Stage: Appeared (as "Francisco") in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with Elsa Lanchester (as "Ariel"), Marius Goring (as "Alonso"), Evan John (as "Gonzalo"), Desmond Walter-Ellis (as "Adrian"), Dennis Arundell (as "Antonio"), Ernest Hare (as "Sebastian"), Charles Laughton... See more »Publicity Listings:
6 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 17 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 20 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Enoch GatesHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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How do I wish to be remembered, if at all? I think perhaps just as a fairly desirable sort of character actor. See more »Trademark:
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