James Mason
Birthdate: May 15, 1909
Birthplace: Huddersfield, Yorkshire [now in Kirklees, West Yorkshire], England, UK
Died: Jul 27, 1984
James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice gave him away. Like Charlie Chaplin James left the screen to spend his later life living in Switzerland. His first marriage had been to Pamela Kellino, a Yorkshire mill owner's daughter and his second to Australian actress Clarissa Kaye.
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James Mason Movies
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- 2024 |
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
asSelf
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.
- 2020 |
- 2019 |
Child’s Play
asJerome Malley
A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
- 2018 |
A Star Is Born
asNorman Maine
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
- 2015 |
Inside Out
asErnst Furben
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
- 1998 |
- 1985 | The Assisi Undergroundas Bishop Nicolini
- 1985 | The Shooting Partyas Sir Randolph Nettleby
- 1983 | Alexandreas The Father
- 1982 | The Verdictas Ed Concannon
- 1982 | Evil Under the Sunas Odell Gardener
- 1980 | North Sea Hijackas Admiral Brinsden
- 1979 | Murder by Decreeas Dr. Watson
- 1979 |
Salem’s Lot
asRichard K. Straker
Salem’s Lot
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
- 1979 | Bloodlineas Sir Alec Nichols
- 1979 | The Passageas Prof. John Bergson
- 1978 | The Boys from Brazilas Eduard Seibert
- 1978 | The Water Babiesas Mr. Grimes
- 1998 |
Heaven Can Wait
asMr. Jordan
A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
- 1977 | Cross of Ironas Oberst (Col.) Brandt
- 1977 | Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Loveas Narrator
- 1976 | Hot Stuffas Prosecutor
- 1976 | People of the Windas Jafar Qoli
- 1975 | Autobiography of a Princessas Cyril Sahib
- 1975 | Kidnap Syndicateas Filippini
- 1975 | Mandingoas Warren Maxwell
- 1975 | The Flower in His Mouthas Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
- 1975 | The Left Hand of the Lawas Senator Leandri
- 1974 | 11 Harrowhouseas Charles D. Watts
- 1974 | The Destructorsas Jacques Brizard
- 1973 | The Last of Sheilaas Philip
- 1973 | The MacKintosh Manas Sir George Wheeler
- 1971 | Bad Man's Riveras Francisco Paco Montero
- 1971 | Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!as Alan Hamilton
- 1970 | Cold Sweatas Capt. Ross
- 1970 | Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo
- 1970 | Spring and Port Wineas Rafe Crompton
- 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Y.Y. Go
- 1969 | Age of Consentas Bradley Morahan
- 1968 | Duffyas J C Calvert
- 1968 | Mayerlingas Emperor Franz-Josef
- 1968 | The London Nobody Knows
- 1968 | The Sea Gullas Trigorin, a Writer
- 1967 | Cop-Outas John Sawyer
- 1967 | The Deadly Affairas Charles Dobbs
- 1966 | Georgy Girlas James Leamington
- 1966 | The Blue Maxas General Count von Klugermann
- 1965 | Genghis Khanas Kam Ling
- 1965 | Lord Jimas Gentleman Brown
- 1965 | The Uninhibitedas Pascal Regnier
- 1964 | The Pumpkin Eateras Conway
- 1964 |
The Fall of the Roman Empire
asTimonides
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
- 1963 | Torpedo Bayas Captain Blayne
- 1962 | Hero's Islandas Jacob Weber
- 1962 | Tiara Tahitias Capt. Brett Aimsley
- 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Roundas Paul Delville
- 1960 | A Touch of Larcenyas Cmdr. Max Easton
- 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wildeas Edward Carson
- 1959 | Journey to the Center of the Earthas Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
- 1959 |
North by Northwest
asPhillip Vandamm
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
- 1958 | Cry Terror!as Jim Molner
- 1958 | The Decks Ran Redas Capt. Edwin Rummill
- 1957 | Island in the Sunas Maxwell Fleury
- 1956 | Bigger Than Lifeas Ed Avery
- 1956 | Forever, Darlingas The Guardian Angel
- 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Seaas Captain Nemo
- 1954 | Charadeas The Murderer
- 1954 | Prince Valiantas Sir Brack
- 1953 | The Desert Ratsas Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- 1953 | The Man Betweenas Ivo
- 1953 | The Story of Three Lovesas Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
- 1953 | Julius Caesaras Brutus
- 1952 | 5 Fingersas Ulysses Diello
- 1952 | Botany Bayas Capt. Paul Gilbert
- 1952 | Ellis in Freedomlandas The Refrigerator
- 1952 | Face to Faceas The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')
- 1952 | Lady Possessedas Jimmy Del Palma
- 1952 | The Prisoner of Zendaas Rupert of Hentzau
- 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommelas Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
- 1950 | One Way Streetas Dr. Frank Matson
- 1949 | Caughtas Larry Quinada
- 1949 | East Side, West Sideas Brandon Bourne
- 1949 | The Reckless Momentas Martin Donnelly
- 1949 | Madame Bovaryas Gustave Flaubert
- 1947 | Odd Man Outas Johnny McQueen
- 1947 | The Upturned Glassas Michael Joyce
- 1947 |
Odd Man Out
asJohnny McQueen
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
- 1945 | A Place of One's Ownas Smedhurst
- 1945 | The Seventh Veilas Nicholas
- 1945 | The Wicked Ladyas Captain Jerry Jackson
- 1945 | They Were Sistersas Geoffrey
- 1944 | Hotel Reserveas Peter Vadassy
- 1944 | Man of Evilas Lord Manderstoke
- 1943 | Candlelight in Algeriaas Alan Thurston
- 1943 | Far into the Nightas Ted Robbins
- 1943 | The Man in Greyas Lord Rohan
- 1943 | They Met in the Darkas Richard Francis Heritage
- 1942 | A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castleas Dr. Renwick
- 1942 | Alibias Andre Laurent
- 1942 | Secret Missionas Raoul de Carnot
- 1942 | Terror Houseas Stephen Deremid
- 1942 | Thunder Rockas Streeter
- 1941 | Death Cellas Mick Cardby
- 1939 | I Met a Murdereras Mark Warrow
- 1937 | Catch As Catch Canas Robert Leyland
- 1937 | The High Commandas Capt. Heverell
- 1937 | The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Jean Tallien
- 1936 | Blind Man's Bluffas Stephen Neville
- 1936 | Prison Breakeras 'Bunny' Barnes
- 1936 | The Mill on the Flossas Tom Tulliver
- 1936 | The Spy in Whiteas Larry
- 1936 | Troubled Watersas John Merriman
- 1936 | Twice Brandedas Henry Hamilton
- 1935 | Late Extraas Jim Martin
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