James Fox

Biography

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.

Known For

Mr. Salt

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Lord Darlington

The Remains of the Day

Ned

The Russia House

Prof. Summerlee

The Lost World

Sir Thomas Rotheram

Sherlock Holmes

Richard Mays

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

Gosse

Heart of Darkness

Lord Charles Esker

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

King Haraald

The Prince & Me

Col. Ferguson

Farewell to the King

Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Souvenir: Part II

Jason 'Jake' Rogers

The Chase

Jimmy Smith

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Lord

The Whistle Blower

Chas

Performance

Lord William Holmes

Patriot Games

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

The Falklands Play

Peter Marlowe

King Rat

Mountbatten

Jinnah

Colonel Bob Assingham

The Golden Bowl

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

Absolute Beginners

Gordon Craig

Isadora

Frank

Afraid of the Dark

Tony

The Servant

Richard Fielding

A Passage to India

The Pope

Mister Lonely

Sir James Whittington

Doomsday Gun

Single Gentleman

The Old Curiosity Shop

Sir Edgar Swift

Up at the Villa

Old Vladimir (voice)

All Forgotten

Porter

One Wild Oat

Nick Verney

These Foolish Things

Johnny Brent

The Magnet

George Farrell

Boys in the Island

King George V

W.E.

Karenin

Anna Karenina

Stefane Calvert

Duffy

Scott Catesby

Cleanskin

Sir Anthony Blunt

A Question of Attribution

Patrick

High Season

Landon-Higgins

Shadow Run

The Colonel

The Double

Sir Charles Eastlake

Effie Gray

Self

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

Joseph

A Long Way From Home

Himself

An Audience with Ken Dodd

Toby Miniver

The Miniver Story

Jaques

As You Like It

Harry

Sexy Beast

Tom Lindsay

Runners

Philip Cromwell

Mickey Blue Eyes

Giorgio

Arabella

Philip Evans

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Arthur Trevane

Never Ever

Hugo Paynter

Hostage

Thomas Elgin

The Mighty Quinn

Philip Carlion

Country

Charles Powell

Margaret

Hideous Man

Hugh Ambrose

She's Been Away

Richard

Celebration

Ludlow

Rosamunde Pilcher: Mein unbekanntes Herz

William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

Comrades

Alan

The Kid

Oliver

Tamahine

Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Narrator

Bunny and the Bull

Uncle John

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Self (uncredited)

Sympathy for the Devil

George

All at Sea

Mr. Stewart

The Mystic Masseur

Victor d'André

Анна Павлова

Mr. Tomly

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

Professor Chronotis (voice)

Doctor Who: Shada

Lt. Colonel Fordham

Colditz

Self

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Self

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

Mansfield Markham

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Alan Richards

No Longer Alone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-19

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

William Fox