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James Mason
Acting

James Mason

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

15 May 1909

Age

117 Years

Born In

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Total Projects

183

Years Active

85 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.7 ★

Overview

James Neville Mason, known as James Mason, was an accomplished English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. He was born on May 15, 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and passed away on July 27, 1984, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mason's acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in...

Filmography

Kubrick by Kubrick

movie

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020

Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

Sid & Judy

movie

Sid & Judy

2019

Sid & Judy

as Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

tv

Talking Pictures

2013

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Lasseter's Bones

movie

Lasseter's Bones

2012

Lasseter's Bones

as Archival Footage

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

movie

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

as Self (archive)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

movie

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

movie

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as Self (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash

movie

Halloween Monster Bash

1991

Halloween Monster Bash

as Stephen Deremid (archive footage)

The Assisi Underground

movie

The Assisi Underground

1985

The Assisi Underground

as Bishop Nicolini

A.D.

tv

A.D.

1985

A.D.

as Tiberius

The Shooting Party

movie

The Shooting Party

1985

The Shooting Party

as Sir Randolph Nettleby

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

movie

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Dr. Fischer

George Washington

tv

George Washington

1984

George Washington

as Gen. Edward Braddock

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

movie

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Self

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

movie

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

as Demon

Yellowbeard

movie

Yellowbeard

1983

Yellowbeard

as Captain Hughes

Group Madness

movie

Group Madness

1983

Group Madness

as Self

Unknown Chaplin

tv

Unknown Chaplin

1983

Unknown Chaplin

as Narrator (voice)

Alexandre

movie

Alexandre

1983

Alexandre

as The Father

The Popes and Their Art

movie

The Popes and Their Art

1983

The Popes and Their Art

as Presentor

The Verdict

movie

The Verdict

1982

The Verdict

as Ed Concannon

A Dangerous Summer

movie

A Dangerous Summer

1982

A Dangerous Summer

as George Engels

The Glory of the Garden

movie

The Glory of the Garden

1982

The Glory of the Garden

as Narrator

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Evil Under the Sun

movie

Evil Under the Sun

1982

Evil Under the Sun

as Odell Gardener

Ivanhoe

movie

Ivanhoe

1982

Ivanhoe

as Isaac of York

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

movie

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

as Self / Odell Gardener

The Search for Alexander the Great

movie

The Search for Alexander the Great

1981

The Search for Alexander the Great

as Narrator

North Sea Hijack

movie

North Sea Hijack

1980

North Sea Hijack

as Admiral Brindsen

Hollywood

tv

Hollywood

1980

Hollywood

as Self - Narrator

Salem's Lot

tv

Salem's Lot

1979

Salem's Lot

as Richard K. Straker

Bloodline

movie

Bloodline

1979

Bloodline

as Sir Alec Nichols

The Passage

movie

The Passage

1979

The Passage

as Professor Bergson

Murder by Decree

movie

Murder by Decree

1979

Murder by Decree

as Dr. Watson

The Boys from Brazil

movie

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as Eduard Seibert

Heaven Can Wait

movie

Heaven Can Wait

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as Mr. Jordan

The Water Babies

movie

The Water Babies

1978

The Water Babies

as Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

movie

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

1977

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

as Narrator - English version

Jesus of Nazareth

tv

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

Jesus of Nazareth

as Joseph of Arimathea

Cross of Iron

movie

Cross of Iron

1977

Cross of Iron

as Oberst Brandt

Voyage of the Damned

movie

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as Dr. Juan Remos

Origins of the Mafia

tv

Origins of the Mafia

1976

Origins of the Mafia

as Vianisi

People of the Wind

movie

People of the Wind

1976

People of the Wind

as Jafar Qoli (voice)

CineRaya

movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Fear in the City

movie

Fear in the City

1976

Fear in the City

as Chief of Police

The Flower in His Mouth

movie

The Flower in His Mouth

1975

The Flower in His Mouth

as Avv. Antonio Bellocampo

Inside Out

movie

Inside Out

1975

Inside Out

as Ernst Furben

Autobiography of a Princess

movie

Autobiography of a Princess

1975

Autobiography of a Princess

as Cyril Sahib

The Left Hand of the Law

movie

The Left Hand of the Law

1975

The Left Hand of the Law

as Senatore Leandri

Kidnap Syndicate

movie

Kidnap Syndicate

1975

Kidnap Syndicate

as Filippini

Mandingo

movie

Mandingo

1975

Mandingo

as Warren Maxwell

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

movie

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as Y.Y. Go

11 Harrowhouse

movie

11 Harrowhouse

1974

11 Harrowhouse

as Charles D. Watts

Frankenstein: The True Story

movie

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Dr. John Polidori

The Marseille Contract

movie

The Marseille Contract

1974

The Marseille Contract

as Jacques Brizard

Great Expectations

movie

Great Expectations

1974

Great Expectations

as Magwitch

Frankenstein: The True Story

tv

Frankenstein: The True Story

1973

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Dr. John Polidori

The MacKintosh Man

movie

The MacKintosh Man

1973

The MacKintosh Man

as Sir George Wheeler

The Last of Sheila

movie

The Last of Sheila

1973

The Last of Sheila

as Philip Dexter

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

movie

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

1973

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

as Narrator

John Keats: His Life and Death

movie

John Keats: His Life and Death

1973

John Keats: His Life and Death

as Narrator

Child's Play

movie

Child's Play

1972

Child's Play

as Jerome Malley

Home, James

movie

Home, James

1972

Home, James

as Self

The Wind in the Wires

movie

The Wind in the Wires

1972

The Wind in the Wires

as Narrator

Kill!

movie

Kill!

1971

Kill!

as Alan Hamilton

CineRaya

tv

Appointment With Destiny

1971

Appointment With Destiny

as Narrator

Bad Man's River

movie

Bad Man's River

1971

Bad Man's River

as Francisco Paco Montero

The Search for the Nile

tv

The Search for the Nile

1971

The Search for the Nile

as Narrator

CineRaya

tv

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Cold Sweat

movie

Cold Sweat

1970

Cold Sweat

as Captain Ross

Spring and Port Wine

movie

Spring and Port Wine

1970

Spring and Port Wine

as Rafe Crompton

Age of Consent

movie

Age of Consent

1969

Age of Consent

as Bradley Morahan

The Sea Gull

movie

The Sea Gull

1968

The Sea Gull

as Trigorin

The London Nobody Knows

movie

The London Nobody Knows

1968

The London Nobody Knows

as Himself - Narrator

Mayerling

movie

Mayerling

1968

Mayerling

as Franz Joseph I of Austria

Duffy

movie

Duffy

1968

Duffy

as Charles Calvert

CineRaya

tv

Apropos Film

1967

Apropos Film

as Self

Stranger in the House

movie

Stranger in the House

1967

Stranger in the House

as John Sawyer

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

tv

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

The Deadly Affair

movie

The Deadly Affair

1967

The Deadly Affair

as Charles Dobbs

ABC Stage 67

tv

ABC Stage 67

1966

ABC Stage 67

as Otto Hoffman

Georgy Girl

movie

Georgy Girl

1966

Georgy Girl

as James Leamington

The Blue Max

movie

The Blue Max

1966

The Blue Max

as General Count von Klugermann

Uncertain Verification

movie

Uncertain Verification

1965

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

The Uninhibited

movie

The Uninhibited

1965

The Uninhibited

as Pascal Regnier

Genghis Khan

movie

Genghis Khan

1965

Genghis Khan

as Kam Ling

Lord Jim

movie

Lord Jim

1965

Lord Jim

as Gentleman Brown

The Pumpkin Eater

movie

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

The Pumpkin Eater

as Bob Conway

The Fall of the Roman Empire

movie

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Timonides

Torpedo Bay

movie

Torpedo Bay

1963

Torpedo Bay

as Captain Blayne

The Merv Griffin Show

tv

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Stoney Burke

tv

Stoney Burke

1962

Stoney Burke

as The Derelict

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

tv

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Warren Barrow

Hero's Island

movie

Hero's Island

1962

Hero's Island

as Jacob Weber

Tiara Tahiti

movie

Tiara Tahiti

1962

Tiara Tahiti

as Captain Brett Aimsley

Lolita

movie

Lolita

1962

Lolita

as Prof. Humbert Humbert

Escape from Zahrain

movie

Escape from Zahrain

1962

Escape from Zahrain

as Johnson

Theatre 62: Rebecca

movie

Theatre 62: Rebecca

1962

Theatre 62: Rebecca

as Maxim de Winter

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

tv

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Maxwell Becker

The Marriage-Go-Round

movie

The Marriage-Go-Round

1961

The Marriage-Go-Round

as Paul Delville

John Brown's Raid

movie

John Brown's Raid

1960

John Brown's Raid

as John Brown

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

movie

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Edward Carson

The Hiding Place

movie

The Hiding Place

1960

The Hiding Place

as Hans Frick

A Touch of Larceny

movie

A Touch of Larceny

1960

A Touch of Larceny

as Cmdr. Max Easton

Journey to the Center of the Earth

movie

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

tv

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Henry Chambers

North by Northwest

movie

North by Northwest

1959

North by Northwest

as Phillip Vandamm

The Decks Ran Red

movie

The Decks Ran Red

1958

The Decks Ran Red

as Capt. Edwin Rummill

Cry Terror!

movie

Cry Terror!

1958

Cry Terror!

as Jim Molner

CineRaya

tv

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Island in the Sun

movie

Island in the Sun

1957

Island in the Sun

as Maxwell Fleury

Panic!

tv

Panic!

1957

Panic!

Bigger Than Life

movie

Bigger Than Life

1956

Bigger Than Life

as Ed Avery

The Steve Allen Show

tv

The Steve Allen Show

1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

Forever, Darling

movie

Forever, Darling

1956

Forever, Darling

as The Guardian Angel

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

movie

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Captain Nemo

The Star of Bethlehem

movie

The Star of Bethlehem

1954

The Star of Bethlehem

as Himself

A Star Is Born

movie

A Star Is Born

1954

A Star Is Born

as Norman Maine

Prince Valiant

movie

Prince Valiant

1954

Prince Valiant

as Sir Brack

The Tell-Tale Heart

movie

The Tell-Tale Heart

1953

The Tell-Tale Heart

as Narrator

The Man Between

movie

The Man Between

1953

The Man Between

as Ivo Kern

Charade

movie

Charade

1953

Charade

as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson

Julius Caesar

movie

Julius Caesar

1953

Julius Caesar

as Brutus

The Desert Rats

movie

The Desert Rats

1953

The Desert Rats

as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

The Story of Three Loves

movie

The Story of Three Loves

1953

The Story of Three Loves

as Charles Coutray

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Wayne Sebastian

Botany Bay

movie

Botany Bay

1952

Botany Bay

as Capt. Paul Gilbert

The Prisoner of Zenda

movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Rupert of Hentzau

Face to Face

movie

Face to Face

1952

Face to Face

as The Captain

Ellis in Freedomland

movie

Ellis in Freedomland

1952

Ellis in Freedomland

as The Refrigerator (voice)

5 Fingers

movie

5 Fingers

1952

5 Fingers

as Ulysses Diello

Lady Possessed

movie

Lady Possessed

1952

Lady Possessed

as Jimmy Del Palma

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

movie

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Captain Vialez

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Self - Host

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

movie

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

as Hendrick van der Zee

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Host

The Bob Hope Show

tv

The Bob Hope Show

1950

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

One Way Street

movie

One Way Street

1950

One Way Street

as Dr. Frank Matson

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

East Side, West Side

movie

East Side, West Side

1949

East Side, West Side

as Brandon Bourne

The Reckless Moment

movie

The Reckless Moment

1949

The Reckless Moment

as Martin Donnelly

Madame Bovary

movie

Madame Bovary

1949

Madame Bovary

as Gustave Flaubert

Caught

movie

Caught

1949

Caught

as Larry Quinada

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Upturned Glass

movie

The Upturned Glass

1947

The Upturned Glass

as Michael Joyce

Odd Man Out

movie

Odd Man Out

1947

Odd Man Out

as Johnny McQueen

The Wicked Lady

movie

The Wicked Lady

1945

The Wicked Lady

as Captain Jerry Jackson

The Seventh Veil

movie

The Seventh Veil

1945

The Seventh Veil

as Nicholas Cunningham

They Were Sisters

movie

They Were Sisters

1945

They Were Sisters

as Geoffrey Lee

A Place of One's Own

movie

A Place of One's Own

1945

A Place of One's Own

as Henry Smedhurst

Hotel Reserve

movie

Hotel Reserve

1944

Hotel Reserve

as Peter Vadassy

Fanny by Gaslight

movie

Fanny by Gaslight

1944

Fanny by Gaslight

as Lord Manderstoke

Candlelight in Algeria

movie

Candlelight in Algeria

1944

Candlelight in Algeria

as Alan Thurston

They Met in the Dark

movie

They Met in the Dark

1943

They Met in the Dark

as Richard Francis Heritage

The Man in Grey

movie

The Man in Grey

1943

The Man in Grey

as Lord Rohan

The Bells Go Down

movie

The Bells Go Down

1943

The Bells Go Down

as Ted Robbins

Thunder Rock

movie

Thunder Rock

1942

Thunder Rock

as Streeter

Secret Mission

movie

Secret Mission

1942

Secret Mission

as Raoul de Carnot

Alibi

movie

Alibi

1942

Alibi

as Andre Laurent

The Night Has Eyes

movie

The Night Has Eyes

1942

The Night Has Eyes

as Stephen Deremid

Hatter's Castle

movie

Hatter's Castle

1942

Hatter's Castle

as Dr. Renwick

The Patient Vanishes

movie

The Patient Vanishes

1941

The Patient Vanishes

as Mick Cardby

CineRaya

movie

The Circle

1939

The Circle

as Edward Luton

The Miser

movie

The Miser

1939

The Miser

as Valere - In love with Elise

I Met a Murderer

movie

I Met a Murderer

1939

I Met a Murderer

as Mark Warrow

CineRaya

movie

Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939

Bees on the Boat-Deck

as Robert Patch

CineRaya

movie

The Moon in the Yellow River

1938

The Moon in the Yellow River

as Darrell Blake

CineRaya

movie

Cyrano de Bergerac

1938

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Christian de Neuvillette

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

movie

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1937

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Jean Tallien

The High Command

movie

The High Command

1937

The High Command

as Capt. Heverell

CineRaya

movie

Catch as Catch Can

1937

Catch as Catch Can

as Robert Leyland

Fire Over England

movie

Fire Over England

1937

Fire Over England

as Hillary Vane

The Mill on the Floss

movie

The Mill on the Floss

1937

The Mill on the Floss

as Tom Tulliver

The Secret of Stamboul

movie

The Secret of Stamboul

1936

The Secret of Stamboul

as Larry

Twice Branded

movie

Twice Branded

1936

Twice Branded

as Henry Hamilton

CineRaya

movie

Blind Man's Bluff

1936

Blind Man's Bluff

as Stephen Neville

CineRaya

movie

Troubled Waters

1936

Troubled Waters

as John Merriman

Prison Breaker

movie

Prison Breaker

1936

Prison Breaker

as 'Bunny' Barnes

Late Extra

movie

Late Extra

1935

Late Extra

as Jim Martin

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