James Mason
James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was an English actor.
James Mason | |
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 Mason, 1940s | |
| Born | James Neville Mason 15 May 1909 Huddersfield, England |
| Died | 27 July 1984 (aged 75) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1931–1984 |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | |
| Family | Belinda Carlisle (daughter-in-law) |
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Late Extra | Jim Martin | |
| 1936 | Twice Branded | Henry Hamilton | |
| Prison Breaker | 'Bunny' Barnes | ||
| Troubled Waters | John Merriman | ||
| Blind Man's Bluff | Stephen Neville | ||
| The Secret of Stamboul | Larry | ||
| The Mill on the Floss | Tom Tulliver | ||
| 1937 | Fire Over England | Hillary Vane | |
| The High Command | Capt. Heverell | ||
| Catch As Catch Can | Robert Leyland | ||
| The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Jean Tallien | ||
| 1939 | I Met a Murderer | Mark Warrow | |
| 1941 | This Man Is Dangerous | Mick Cardby | aka The Patient Vanishes |
| 1942 | Hatter's Castle | Dr Renwick | |
| The Night Has Eyes | Stephen Deremid | aka Terror House | |
| Alibi | Andre Laurent | ||
| Secret Mission | Raoul de Carnot | ||
| Thunder Rock | Streeter | ||
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | Ted Robbins | |
| The Man in Grey | Lord Rohan | ||
| They Met in the Dark | Richard Francis Heritage | ||
| 1944 | Candlelight in Algeria | Alan Thurston | |
| Fanny by Gaslight | Lord Manderstoke | aka Man of Evil | |
| Hotel Reserve | Peter Vadassy | ||
| 1945 | A Place of One's Own | Smedhurst | |
| They Were Sisters | Geoffrey Lee | ||
| The Seventh Veil | Nicholas | ||
| The Wicked Lady | Capt. Jerry Jackson | ||
| 1947 | Odd Man Out | Johnny McQueen | |
| The Upturned Glass | Michael Joyce | ||
| 1949 | Caught | Larry Quinada | |
| Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | ||
| The Reckless Moment | Martin Donnelly | ||
| East Side, West Side | Brandon Bourne | ||
| 1950 | One Way Street | Frank Matson | |
| 1951 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Hendrik van der Zee | |
| The Desert Fox | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | ||
| 1952 | Lady Possessed | Jimmy del Palma | Also producer and writer |
| 5 Fingers | Ulysses Diello | ||
| Face to Face | The Captain ('The Secret Sharer') | ||
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Rupert of Hentzau | ||
| Botany Bay | Capt. Paul Gilbert | ||
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves | Charles Coutray | Segment: "The Jealous Lover" |
| The Desert Rats | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | ||
| Julius Caesar | Brutus | ||
| The Man Between | Ivo Kern | ||
| The Tell-Tale Heart | Narrator | Voice; Animated short subject | |
| 1954 | Prince Valiant | Sir Brack | |
| Charade | The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson | Also producer and writer | |
| A Star Is Born | Norman Maine | ||
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Captain Nemo | ||
| 1956 | Forever, Darling | The Guardian Angel | |
| Bigger Than Life | Ed Avery | Also producer and writer | |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Maxwell Fleury | |
| 1958 | Cry Terror! | Jim Molner | |
| The Decks Ran Red | Capt. Edwin Rummill | ||
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Phillip Vandamm | |
| A Touch of Larceny | Cmdr. Max Easton | ||
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook | ||
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Sir Edward Carson | |
| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Paul Delville | |
| 1962 | Escape from Zahrain | Johnson | Uncredited |
| Lolita | Prof. Humbert Humbert | ||
| Tiara Tahiti | Capt. Brett Aimsley | ||
| Hero's Island | Jacob Weber | ||
| 1963 | Torpedo Bay | Captain Blayne | |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Timonides | |
| The Pumpkin Eater | Bob Conway | ||
| 1965 | Lord Jim | Gentleman Brown | |
| Genghis Khan | Kam Ling | ||
| The Uninhibited | Pascal Regnier | ||
| 1966 | Georgy Girl | James Leamington | |
| The Blue Max | General Count von Klugermann | ||
| Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn | Otto Hoffman | ||
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair | Charles Dobbs | |
| The London Nobody Knows | Narrator | Documentary | |
| Stranger in the House | John Sawyer | (also known as Cop Out) | |
| 1968 | Duffy | Charles Calvert | |
| Mayerling | Emperor Franz-Joseph | ||
| The Sea Gull | Trigorin, a writer | ||
| 1969 | Age of Consent | Bradley Morahan | |
| 1970 | Spring and Port Wine | Rafe Crompton | |
| Cold Sweat | Captain Ross | ||
| The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | Y.Y. Go | ||
| 1971 | Bad Man's River | Francisco Paco Montero | |
| Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! | Alan Hamilton | ||
| 1972 | Child's Play | Jerome Mailey | |
| 1973 | John Keats: His Life and Death | Narrator (voice) | |
| The Last of Sheila | Phillip | ||
| The Mackintosh Man | Sir George Wheeler | ||
| 1974 | 11 Harrowhouse | Charles D. Watts | |
| Great Expectations | Abel Magwitch | ||
| The Marseille Contract | Jacques Brizard | Released as The Destructors | |
| 1975 | The Year of the Wildebeest | Narrator | Documentary |
| Mandingo | Warren Maxwell | ||
| Kidnap Syndicate | Fillippini | ||
| The Left Hand of the Law | Senator Leandri | ||
| Autobiography of a Princess | Cyril Sahib | ||
| Inside Out | Ernst Furben | ||
| The Flower in His Mouth | Bellocampo | ||
| 1976 | People of the Wind | Narrator | Documentary |
| Voyage of the Damned | Juan Ramos | ||
| Fear in the City | Prosecutor | ||
| 1977 | Cross of Iron | Oberst Brandt | |
| Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1978 | The Water Babies | Mr Grimes Voice of Killer Shark |
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| Heaven Can Wait | Mr Jordan | ||
| The Boys from Brazil | Eduard Seibert | ||
| 1979 | Murder by Decree | John H. Watson | |
| The Passage | Prof. John Bergson | ||
| Bloodline | Sir Alec Nichols | ||
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Odell Gardener | |
| Ivanhoe | Isaac of York | ||
| A Dangerous Summer | George Engels | ||
| The Verdict | Ed Concannon | ||
| Socrates | Socrates | ||
| 1983 | Yellowbeard | Captain Hughes | |
| Alexandre | The Father | ||
| 1984 | Dr. Fischer of Geneva | Dr Fischer | |
| 1985 | The Shooting Party | Sir Randolph Nettleby | |
| The Assisi Underground | Bishop Nicolini | Final film role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Captive Audience | Warren Borrow | S1 E5 TV Series |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Dr. John Polidori | TV miniseries |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Joseph of Arimathea | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | North Sea Hijack | Admiral Brinsden | Released as Assault Force on US TV |
| Salem's Lot | Richard K. Straker | TV miniseries | |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures | Demon | TV |
| 1984 | George Washington | Edward Braddock | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | A.D. | Tiberius | TV miniseries |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Henry VIII | Cromwell | The Old Vic, London |
| 1933 | Measure for Measure | Claudio | |
| 1933-34 | The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | |
| 1934 | The Tempest | Francisco | |
| 1934 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Merriam | |
| 1934 | Macbeth | Lennox | |
| 1947 | Bathsheba | David | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
| 1979 | Faith Healer | Frank Hardy | Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
Radio
| Year | Programme | Episode/source |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Suspense | Banquo's Chair |
| 1952 | Odd Man Out[1] | |
| 1953 | The Queen's Ring |
James Mason Media
Mason as Norman Maine in A Star is Born (1954)
Mason acted alongside Judy Garland in A Star is Born (1954)
Mason in Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959)
Mason in 1975's The Flower in His Mouth
Mason and his family in 1957 in the television programme Panic!. From left: son Morgan, Mason's wife Pamela, daughter Portland and Mason.
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References
- ↑ Kirby, Walter (10 February 1952). Better Radio Programs for the Week. p. 38. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2540149/the_decatur_daily_review/. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Other websites
- James Mason on IMDb
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