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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 25, 1942
Place of Birth
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Oscar James
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
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Detective Peters
Deadmeat
2007
4.4
Storekeeper
Oh Happy Day
2007
6.3
Brentford
The Line of Beauty
2006
5.4
Rodney Pascale
Shoot the Messenger
2006
7.2
Afterlife
2005
7.0
Shopkeeper
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
0.0
Bernard
The Crust
2005
7.0
Superintendent
If Only
2004
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Baygee
Elmina’s Kitchen
2004
6.3
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Credits
Deadmeat
as Detective Peters
2007
0.0
Oh Happy Day
as Storekeeper
2007
4.4
The Line of Beauty
as Brentford
2006
6.3
Shoot the Messenger
as Rodney Pascale
2006
5.4
Afterlife
2005
7.2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Shopkeeper
2005
7.0
The Crust
as Bernard
2005
0.0
If Only
as Superintendent
2004
7.0
Elmina’s Kitchen
as Baygee
2004
0.0
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
6.3
My Kingdom
as Desmond
2001
5.1
U.S. Seals
as Wilkins
2000
5.2
🎬
The Final Passage
as Earl
1996
0.0
Crocodile Shoes
1994
7.2
🎬
Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts
as Martin's father
1994
0.0
Hardware
as Chief
1990
5.9
Surgical Spirit
as Mr. Worrell
1989
7.0
Three Kinds of Heat
as Unle Joe
1987
4.2
Casualty
as Franklyn Ashford
1986
6.1
Lovejoy
as Duke Garvey
1986
7.3
EastEnders
1985
4.1
EastEnders
as Tony Carpenter
1985
4.1
Water
as Miguel
1985
5.9
The Bill
1984
6.7
Bottle Boys
as Joe Phillips
1984
7.2
Last Night at the Alamo
as Dub
1984
6.6
Student Bodies
as Football Coach
1981
5.2
The Gentle Touch
1980
6.9
Minder
as Dave
1979
6.8
Shoestring
1979
6.8
Jaguar Lives!
as Collins
1979
4.0
Tales of the Unexpected
as William - Fisherman
1979
6.7
Victims of Apartheid
as Obed
1978
0.0
Return of the Saint
as Mombasa
1978
7.0
Out
as Bernie Machen
1978
7.0
The Professionals
as Topaz
1977
7.5
Dummy
1977
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Black Joy
as Jomo
1977
6.4
1990
1977
6.0
Peter Pan
as Pirate #1
1976
6.0
Pressure
as Colin
1976
6.2
Carry On Laughing
as Black Knight
1975
5.2
Carry On Laughing
as Witch Doctor
1975
5.2
Gumshoe
as Danny Azinge
1971
6.3
All the Right Noises
as Guard
1970
5.5
The Breaking of Bumbo
as 2nd Student
1970
2.0
UFO
as Plain Clothes Officer
1970
7.7
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Nosha Warrior (uncredited)
1970
5.8
The Expert
as Solomon Kingsley
1968
10.0
Till Death Us Do Part
as Policeman
1966
7.4
Naked Evil
as Dupree
1966
5.0
Darling
as Black Man on Stairs (uncredited)
1965
6.7
Never Mention Murder
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1965
6.0