James Mason (

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James Neville Mason

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James Mason

Birth Name:
James Neville Mason

Date of Birth:
May 15, 1909,

Height:
5' 11½" (1.82 m)

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James Mason Biography

Great English actor of British and American films. Born in Yorkshire, attended Marlborough and Cambridge, where he discovered acting on a lark and abandoned a planned career as an architect. Following work in stock companies, he joined the Old Vic under the guidance of Sir Tyrone Guthrie and of Alexander Korda, who gave Mason at least one small film role in 1933, but fired him a few days into shooting. Mason remained in the theatre becoming a prominent stage actor, meanwhile getting first small, then rapidly larger roles in "quota quickies", minor films made to accommodate laws mandating a certain percentage of films shown in Britain to be British-made. Mason's talent for playing protagonists of a decidedly hard-bitten or melancholy stripe brought him from these minor films to a position as one of Britain's major film stars of the Forties. When, late in that decade, he came to America, he played somewhat more glamorous or heroic roles than he had been accustomed to in Britain, but he remained a dynamic and intelligent force on the screen. His tendency to take any job offered led him to have many unworthy credits on his resume but, throughout his career, he remained a respected and powerful figure in the industry. His mellifluous voice and an uncanny ability to suggest rampant emotion beneath a face of absolute calm made him a fascinating performer to watch. He died of a heart attack in 1984 at his home in Switzerland.

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James Mason filmography

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1. Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985)
(TV movie) Dr. Fischer

actor

2. The Shooting Party (1985)
Sir Randolph Nettleby

actor

3. The Assisi Underground (1985)
Bishop Nicolini

actor

4. "A.D." (1985)
(TV mini-series) Tiberius

actor

5. "George Washington" (1984)
(TV mini-series) Gen. Edward Braddock

actor

6. Alexandre (1983)
The Father

actor

7. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
(TV movie) Demon

actor

8. Yellowbeard (1983)
Captain Hughes

actor

9. Socrates (1982)
Socrates

actor

10. The Verdict (1982)
Ed Concannon

actor

11. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Odell Gardener

actor

12. Ivanhoe (1982)
(TV movie) Isaac of York

actor

13. A Dangerous Summer (1981)
George Engels

actor

14. "The Search for Alexander the Great" (1981)
(TV mini-series) Host/Narrator

actor

15. Murder by Decree (1979)
Dr. John H. Watson

actor

16. Salem's Lot (1979)
(TV movie) Richard K. Straker

actor

17. Bloodline (1979)
Sir Alec Nichols

actor

18. The Passage (1979)
Prof. John Bergson

actor

19. North Sea Hijack (1979)
Admiral Brindsen

actor

20. The Water Babies (1978)
Mr. Grimes/Voice of Killer Shark

actor

21. Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Mr. Jordan

actor

22. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Eduard Seibert

actor

23. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)
(TV mini-series) Joseph of Arimathea

actor

24. Cross of Iron (1977)
Col. Oberst Brandt

actor

25. Gente di rispetto (1975)
Bellocampo

actor

26. Mandingo (1975)
Warren Maxwell

actor

27. Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
Cyril Sahib

actor

28. Polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere, La (1975)
Senator Leandri

actor

29. The Marseille Contract (1974)
Jacques Brizard

actor

30. Great Expectations (1974)
TV Magwitch

actor

31. The Last of Sheila (1973)
Philip

actor

32. Child's Play (1972)
Jerome Malley

actor

33. "The Search for the Nile" (1971)
(voice) Narrator (1972)

actor

34. The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
Y. Y. Go

actor

35. A Tall, Stalwart Lancer (1969)
TV Torquil Callander

actor

36. The Legend of Silent Night (1968)
TV Franz Gruber

actor

37. Duffy (1968)
Charles Calvert

actor

38. The Sea Gull (1968)
Trigorin, a writer

actor

39. Stranger in the House (1967)
John Sawyer

actor

40. Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn (1966)
TV

actor

41. Georgy Girl (1966)
James Leamington

actor

42. The Blue Max (1966)
General Count von Klugermann

actor

43. Pianos mec?nicos, Los (1965)
Pascal Regnier

actor

44. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Bob Conway

actor

45. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Timonides

actor

46. Rebecca (1962)
TV Maxim de Winter

actor

47. Tiara Tahiti (1962)
Capt. Brett Aimsley

actor

48. Lolita (1962)
Prof. Humbert Humbert

actor

49. The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)
Paul Delville

actor

50. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook

actor

51. A Touch of Larceny (1959)
Cmdr. Max Easton

actor

52. The Decks Ran Red (1958)
Capt. Edwin Rummill

actor

53. Island in the Sun (1957)
Maxwell Fleury

actor

54. "The James Mason Show" (1956)
Host/Performer

actor

55. Forever, Darling (1956)
The Guardian Angel

actor

56. Prince Valiant (1954)
Sir Brack

actor

57. A Star Is Born (1954)
Norman Maine

actor

58. The Man Between (1953)
Ivo Kern

actor

59. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
voice Narrator

actor

60. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")

actor

61. Botany Bay (1953)
Capt. Paul Gilbert

actor

62. The Desert Rats (1953)
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

actor

63. Face to Face (1952)
The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')

actor

64. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Rupert of Hentzau

actor

65. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel

actor

66. One Way Street (1950)
Dr. Frank Matson

actor

67. East Side, West Side (1949)
Brandon Bourne

actor

68. Madame Bovary (1949)
Gustave Flaubert

actor

69. Caught (1949)
Larry Quinada

actor

70. The Reckless Moment (1949)
Martin Donnelly

actor

71. They Were Sisters (1945)
Geoffrey Lee

actor

72. The Seventh Veil (1945)
Nicholas

actor

73. The Wicked Lady (1945)
Capt. Jerry Jackson

actor

74. A Place of One's Own (1945)
Mr. Henry Smedhurst

actor

75. Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Lord Manderstoke

actor

76. Candlelight in Algeria (1944)
Alan Thurston

actor

77. Hotel Reserve (1944)
Peter Vadassy

actor

78. The Man in Grey (1943)
Lord Rohan

actor

79. The Bells Go Down (1943)
Ted Robbins

actor

80. They Met in the Dark (1943)
Richard Francis Heritage

actor

81. Hatter's Castle (1942)
Dr. Renwick

actor

82. The Night Has Eyes (1942)
Stephen Deremid

actor

83. Alibi (1942)
Andre Laurent

actor

84. Thunder Rock (1942)
Streeter

actor

85. The Patient Vanishes (1941)
Mick Cardby

actor

86. Square Pegs (1939)
TV Lead role (27th February 1939 version)

actor

87. Avare, L' (1939)
TV Valere - in love with Elise

actor

88. The Circle (1939)
TV Edward Luton

actor

89. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939)
TV Robert Patch

actor

90. Cyrano de Bergerac (1938)
TV Christian de Neuvillette

actor

91. The Moon in the Yellow River (1938)
TV Darrell Blake

actor

92. The Mill on the Floss (1937)
Tom Tulliver

actor

93. Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
Jean Tallien

actor

94. Catch As Catch Can (1937)
Robert Leyland

actor

95. Fire Over England (1937)
Hillary Vane

actor

96. The High Command (1936)
Capt. Heverell

actor

97. Prison Breaker (1936)
'Bunny' Barnes

actor

98. Blind Man's Bluff (1936)
Stephen Neville

actor

99. Troubled Waters (1936)
John Merriman

actor

100. Twice Branded (1936)
Henry Hamilton

actor

101. Secret of Stamboul (1936)
Larry

actor

102. Late Extra (1935)
Jim Martin

actor

103. "General Electric Summer Originals"
(1 episode, 1956)

actor

104. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson"
Henry Chambers (1 episode, 1960)

actor

105. "Dr. Kildare"
Dr. Maxwell Becker (4 episodes, 1965)

actor

106. Bigger Than Life (1956)
uncredited

writer

107. Charade (1953)
writer

writer

108. Lady Possessed (1952)
screenplay

writer

109. I Met a Murderer (1939)
writer

writer

110. Hero's Island (1962)
producer

producer

111. The Upturned Glass (1947)
producer

producer

112. Rome in Madrid (1964)

director

113. The Child (1954)

director

114. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
archive footage

115. The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (2003)
archive footage

116. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
uncredited

117. The Golden Gong (1985)

118. The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)

119. The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982)

120. Night of 100 Stars (1982)

121. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)

122. Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977)
voice: English version

123. Paura in città (1976)

124. Città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, La (1975)

125. Inside Out (1975)

126. 11 Harrowhouse (1974)

127. The MacKintosh Man (1973)

128. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

129. Bad Man's River (1971)

130. Kill! (1971)

131. Spring and Port Wine (1970)

132. De la part des copains (1970)

133. Age of Consent (1969)

134. Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968)
uncredited

135. Mayerling (1968)

136. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)
2 episodes, 1968-1971

137. The Deadly Affair (1966)

138. Genghis Khan (1965)

139. Lord Jim (1965)

140. Beta Som (1963)

141. Escape from Zahrain (1962)
uncredited

142. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

143. North by Northwest (1959)

144. Cry Terror! (1958)

145. "Playhouse 90" (1956)
6 episodes, 1957-1960

146. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

147. Julius Caesar (1953)

148. 5 Fingers (1952)
Code Name: Cicero

149. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

150. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)
1 episode, 1955

151. Odd Man Out (1947)

152. Secret Mission (1942)

153. Unknown Chaplin (1983)
TV (voice) Himself/Narrator

self

154. Group Madness (1983)
Himself

self

155. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983)
TV Himself

self

156. The Making of 'The Verdict' (1982)
V Himself

self

157. "Hollywood" (1980)
(voice) Himself/Narrator

self

158. Making 'The Shining' (1980)
TV Himself

self

159. The Royal Variety Performance 1979 (1979)
TV

self

160. People of the Wind (1976)
voice Narrator

self

161. The Year of the Wildebeest (1975)
Narrator

self

162. Gala 70 (1970)
TV Himself

self

163. The London Nobody Knows (1967)
Himself - Guide/Narrator

self

164. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself (2 episodes, 1951-1955)

self

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