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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 19, 1939
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- William Fox
- Джеймс Фокс
- جیمز فاکس
James Fox
2.2 Popularity
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
6.5
Narrator Patrick's Musical
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
5.1
Uncle John
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
7.0
James
London Spy
2015
6.3
Lord Palmerton
1864
2014
3.5
Ludlow
Unknown Heart
2014
6.5
The Colonel
The Double
2014
5.9
Sir Charles Eastlake
Effie Gray
2014
6.6
Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
The Great Train Robbery
2013
5.5
Joseph
A Long Way From Home
2013
8.0
The Assistant
Utopia
2013
Credits
The Souvenir: Part II
as Narrator Patrick's Musical
2021
6.5
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
as Uncle John
2018
5.1
London Spy
as James
2015
7.0
1864
as Lord Palmerton
2014
6.3
Unknown Heart
as Ludlow
2014
3.5
The Double
as The Colonel
2014
6.5
Effie Gray
as Sir Charles Eastlake
2014
5.9
The Great Train Robbery
as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
2013
6.6
A Long Way From Home
as Joseph
2013
5.5
Utopia
as The Assistant
2013
8.0
All at Sea
as George
2012
4.5
Cleanskin
as Scott Catesby
2012
5.6
Death in Paradise
as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
2011
7.5
Death in Paradise
as Martin Goodman QC
2011
7.5
W.E.
as King George V
2011
6.3
The Kid
as Alan
2010
6.4
Sherlock Holmes
as Sir Thomas Rotheram
2009
7.2
Bunny and the Bull
as Narrator
2009
6.0
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Philip Evans
2009
6.9
Margaret
as Charles Powell
2009
5.8
Red Riding
2009
6.7
Merlin
as King Rodor
2008
7.8
Mister Lonely
as The Pope
2008
6.5
Celebration
as Richard
2007
6.3
Lewis
2007
7.6
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
as Mr. Tomly
2006
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Salt
2005
7.0
Colditz
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
6.1
Colditz
as Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
7.0
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Colonel Arthur Bantry
2004
7.8
The Prince & Me
as King Haraald
2004
6.2
New Tricks
2004
7.4
Cambridge Spies
as Lord Halifax
2003
6.2
Doctor Who: Shada
as Professor Chronotis (voice)
2003
7.0
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
as Jonas Collin
2002
7.2
🎬
Hideous Man
2002
1.0
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
2002
7.3
The Lost World
as Prof. Summerlee
2001
6.0
The Lost World
as Professor Summerlee
2001
7.5
The Mystic Masseur
as Mr. Stewart
2001
5.0
All Forgotten
as Old Vladimir (voice)
2001
4.1
Waking the Dead
as Dr Bruno Rivelli
2001
7.2
Sexy Beast
as Harry
2001
7.0
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
2001
6.0
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
as Self
2001
6.0
The Golden Bowl
as Colonel Bob Assingham
2000
5.9
Up at the Villa
as Sir Edgar Swift
2000
5.2
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Philip Cromwell
1999
5.7
🎬
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Self
1999
6.0
Jinnah
as Mountbatten
1998
6.6
Kings in Grass Castles
as Longman
1998
10.0
Shadow Run
as Landon-Higgins
1998
3.8
Trial & Retribution
1997
6.8
Never Ever
as Arthur Trevane
1997
2.0
Anna Karenina
as Karenin
1997
6.1
Midsomer Murders
as Sir Michael Fielding
1997
7.5
Gulliver's Travels
as Dr. Bates
1996
7.1
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Single Gentleman
1995
6.3
The Choir
as Hugh Cavendish
1995
0.0
An Audience with Ken Dodd
as Himself
1994
7.7
Doomsday Gun
as Sir James Whittington
1994
5.5
The Dwelling Place
as Lord Fischel
1994
6.0
The Remains of the Day
as Lord Darlington
1993
7.4
Heart of Darkness
as Gosse
1993
5.7
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self
1993
0.0
As You Like It
as Jaques
1992
5.5
Patriot Games
as Lord William Holmes
1992
6.7
Hostage
as Hugo Paynter
1992
3.0
Chillers
as Skipperton
1992
6.2
A Question of Attribution
as Sir Anthony Blunt
1991
6.6
Afraid of the Dark
as Frank
1991
5.4
🎬
A Perfect Hero
as Angus Meikle
1991
6.3
The Russia House
as Ned
1990
6.1
She's Been Away
as Hugh Ambrose
1989
5.5
Farewell to the King
as Col. Ferguson
1989
6.0
These Foolish Things
as Nick Verney
1989
0.0
The Mighty Quinn
as Thomas Elgin
1989
6.0
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Colonel Race
1989
8.2
🎬
Boys in the Island
as George Farrell
1989
0.0
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Mansfield Markham
1988
3.0
The Play on One
as Nick Verney
1988
6.0
High Season
as Patrick
1987
5.0
Comrades
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
1987
6.8
The Whistle Blower
as Lord
1986
5.8
Absolute Beginners
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
1986
5.4
A Passage to India
as Richard Fielding
1984
6.8
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Lord Charles Esker
1984
6.4
Runners
as Tom Lindsay
1983
4.8
Anna Pavlova
as Victor d'André
1983
4.0
Anna Pavlova
as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
1983
0.0
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Nancy Astor
as Waldorf Astor
1982
7.5
Country
as Philip Carlion
1981
7.0
No Longer Alone
as Alan Richards
1978
0.0
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Play for Today
1970
6.3
Performance
as Chas
1970
6.7
Sympathy for the Devil
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.3
Duffy
as Stefane Calvert
1968
6.1
Isadora
as Gordon Craig
1968
6.1
Arabella
as Giorgio
1967
7.0
Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Jimmy Smith
1967
6.9
The Chase
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
1966
7.1
King Rat
as Peter Marlowe
1965
7.1
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Richard Mays
1965
6.8
The Servant
as Tony
1963
7.6
Tamahine
as Oliver
1963
4.5
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
1962
7.2
The Verdict Is Yours
as Council for the Prosecution
1958
0.0
One Wild Oat
as Porter
1951
4.5
The Miniver Story
as Toby Miniver
1950
6.0
The Magnet
as Johnny Brent
1950
6.3