Godfrey James Biography

English actor (1931–2019)

Godfrey James (16 April 1931 – 29 October 2019) was an English actor.

His film appearances include: Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), Witchfinder General (1968), The Oblong Box (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Villain (1971), Hide and Seek (1972), The Land That Time Forgot (1974), At the Earth's Core (1976), Camille (1984), Out of Order (1987) and Piccolo Grande Amore (1993).

In the 1970's British police drama The Sweeney, episode Big Spender, James appeared as hard man Charley Smith, part of an organized crime family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud.

His television credits include: The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, Department S, Z-Cars, UFO (the 1970 episode "The Square Triangle"), The Onedin Line, Space: 1999, The Lotus Eaters, The Carnforth Practice, Special Branch, The Sweeney, Doctor Who (the serial Underworld), Return of the Saint, The Aphrodite Inheritance, The Standard, Minder, The Professionals, Bergerac, The Dark Side of the Sun, The Bill, Dempsey and Makepeace, Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, A Very Peculiar Practice and Crime Traveller. He died in Eastbourne in October 2019 at the age of 88.

Partial filmography

  • The Amorous Prawn (1962) - Sergeant at Exchange
  • Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
  • Witchfinder General (1968) - Webb
  • The Oblong Box (1969) - Weller
  • Cry of the Banshee (1970) - Head Villager
  • Vertige pour un tueur (1970) - (uncredited)
  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Second Carter
  • The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) - Mr. Blake - Angel's Father (uncredited)
  • Villain (1971) - Car Lot Manager
  • Hide and Seek (1972) - Police Constable Dickie
  • The Land That Time Forgot (1974) - Borg
  • The Hostages (1975)
  • At the Earth's Core (1976) - Ghak
  • Arabian Adventure (1979) - Jailer (voice)
  • Camille (1984, TV movie) - Gautier
  • Out of Order (1987) - Desk Sergeant
  • Piccolo grande amore (1993) - Franz
  • Leapin' Leprechauns! (1995) - King Kevin
  • Magic in the Mirror (1996) - Melilot
  • Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996) - King Kevin
  • In the Shadow of the Sandcastle (1996) - Robin
  • Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1996) - Meliloto

References

    External links

    • Godfrey James at IMDb


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