Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
James Saxon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
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Movies: 12Series: 19
TMDB ID: 89667
IMDb ID: nm0768330
Known for: Acting
Born: April 6, 1954
Died: July 2, 2003
Age: 49
Place of birth: Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2003
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q6142804
Biography
William James Smyth, better known by his stage name James Saxon, was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade progressed he became an in-demand charismatic support actor. He died aged 49 on 2nd July 2003.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Saxon.
5.4
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Johnson
2003 Movie
6.2
The Prince and the Pauper
as Father Abbot
2000 Movie
7.2
Les Misérables
as Chabouillet
1998 Movie
6.4
Poldark
as Prince Regent
1996 Movie
5.0
England, My England
as Vyner
1995 Movie
Smack and Thistle
as Wilks
1991 Movie
6.9
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
as Sir Toby Belch
1988 Movie
5.8
A Prayer for the Dying
as Ellerman
1987 Movie
5.2
Biggles
as Bertie
1986 Movie
4.7
Family Ties Vacation
as Luther Broder
1985 Movie
7.3
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
as Oscar
1985 Movie
5.2
The Nesting
as Earl
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Saxon.
5.5
In the Red
as Oswald Twist • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
McCallum
14 eps
1997 Series
7.5
A Touch of Frost
1 eps
1992 Series
5.2
Between the Lines
1 eps
1992 Series
7.1
Maigret
1 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Murder Most Horrid
as Young Adams • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.5
Time Riders
as Lord Chalmerston • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.6
Soldier Soldier
as WO George Simms • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.8
The Paradise Club
as DI Fairweather • 10 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Evelyn Amberson • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Reggie Dyer • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.4
The New Statesman
as Victor Crosby • 1 eps
1987 Series
Vanity Fair
as Joseph 'Jos' Sedley • 10 eps
1987 Series
5.5
Brush Strokes
as Phillip Crane • 5 eps
1986 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Dr. Julian Sadler • 1 eps
1986 Series
5.8
Brass
as Morris Hardacre • 32 eps
1983 Series
5.5
We'll Meet Again
as Sgt. Elmer Jones • 13 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Minder
as Harry • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Oscar Botcherby • 3 eps
1963 Series