James Mason
Actor
Born May 15, 1909 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
James Neville Mason (known as James Mason; May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was an English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. His acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1935 with the British film "Late Extra," marking the start of his illustrious on-screen journey. Throughout his career, Mason showcased his exceptional acting abilities, often portraying complex and morally ambiguous characters. His commanding presence, distinctive voice, and versatile range allowed him to effortlessly transition between genres, from dramas to thrillers and even period pieces.
Filmography
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self (archive footage)
Bob the Builder: Building Sky High
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Lasseter's Bones
Archival Footage
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Stephen Deremid (archive footage)
The Assisi Underground
Bishop Nicolini
A.D.
Tiberius
The Shooting Party
Sir Randolph Nettleby
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer
George Washington
Gen. Edward Braddock
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Self
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Demon
Yellowbeard
Captain Hughes
Group Madness
Self
Unknown Chaplin
Narrator (voice)
Alexandre
The Father
The Popes and Their Art
Presentor
The Verdict
Ed Concannon
A Dangerous Summer
George Engels
The Glory of the Garden
Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Evil Under the Sun
Odell Gardener
Ivanhoe
Isaac of York
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Odell Gardener
The Search for Alexander the Great
Narrator
The Search for Alexander the Great
Narrator
North Sea Hijack
Admiral Brindsen
Hollywood
Self - Narrator
Salem's Lot
Richard K. Straker
Bloodline
Sir Alec Nichols
The Passage
Professor Bergson
Murder by Decree
Dr. Watson
The Boys from Brazil
Eduard Seibert
Heaven Can Wait
Mr. Jordan
The Water Babies
Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
Narrator - English version
Jesus of Nazareth
Joseph of Arimathea
Cross of Iron
Oberst Brandt
Voyage of the Damned
Dr. Juan Remos
Origins of the Mafia
Vianisi
People of the Wind
Jafar Qoli (voice)
Fear in the City
Chief of Police
The Flower in His Mouth
Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
Inside Out
Ernst Furben
Autobiography of a Princess
Cyril Sahib
The Left Hand of the Law
Senatore Leandri
Kidnap Syndicate
Filippini
Mandingo
Warren Maxwell
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Y.Y. Go
11 Harrowhouse
Charles D. Watts
Frankenstein: The True Story
Dr. John Polidori
The Marseille Contract
Jacques Brizard
Great Expectations
Magwitch
Frankenstein: The True Story
Dr. John Polidori
The MacKintosh Man
Sir George Wheeler
The Last of Sheila
Philip Dexter
The Reformation: Age of Revolt
Narrator
John Keats: His Life and Death
Narrator
Child's Play
Jerome Malley
Home, James
Self
The Wind in the Wires
Narrator
Kill!
Alan Hamilton
Bad Man's River
Francisco Paco Montero
The Search for the Nile
Narrator
Cold Sweat
Captain Ross
Spring and Port Wine
Rafe Crompton
Age of Consent
Bradley Morahan
The Sea Gull
Trigorin
The London Nobody Knows
Himself - Narrator
Mayerling
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Duffy
Charles Calvert
Stranger in the House
John Sawyer
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self
The Deadly Affair
Charles Dobbs
ABC Stage 67
Otto Hoffman
Georgy Girl
James Leamington
The Blue Max
General Count von Klugermann
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
The Uninhibited
Pascal Regnier
Genghis Khan
Kam Ling
Lord Jim
Gentleman Brown
The Pumpkin Eater
Bob Conway
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Timonides
Torpedo Bay
Captain Blayne
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Stoney Burke
The Derelict
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Warren Barrow
Hero's Island
Jacob Weber
Tiara Tahiti
Captain Brett Aimsley
Lolita
Prof. Humbert Humbert
Escape from Zahrain
Johnson
Theatre 62: Rebecca
Maxim de Winter
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Maxwell Becker
The Marriage-Go-Round
Paul Delville
John Brown's Raid
John Brown
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Edward Carson
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Hans Frick
A Touch of Larceny
Cmdr. Max Easton
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Henry Chambers
North by Northwest
Phillip Vandamm
The Decks Ran Red
Capt. Edwin Rummill
Cry Terror!
Jim Molner
Island in the Sun
Maxwell Fleury
Panic!
Bigger Than Life
Ed Avery
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Forever, Darling
The Guardian Angel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Captain Nemo
The Star of Bethlehem
Himself
A Star Is Born
Norman Maine
Prince Valiant
Sir Brack
The Tell-Tale Heart
Narrator
The Man Between
Ivo Kern
Charade
The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
Julius Caesar
Brutus
The Desert Rats
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
The Story of Three Loves
Charles Coutray
General Electric Theater
Wayne Sebastian
Botany Bay
Capt. Paul Gilbert
The Prisoner of Zenda
Rupert of Hentzau
Face to Face
The Captain
Ellis in Freedomland
The Refrigerator (voice)
5 Fingers
Ulysses Diello
Lady Possessed
Jimmy Del Palma
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Captain Vialez
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Hendrick van der Zee
The Bob Hope Show
Self
One Way Street
Dr. Frank Matson
What's My Line?
Self
East Side, West Side
Brandon Bourne
The Reckless Moment
Martin Donnelly
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
Caught
Larry Quinada
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Upturned Glass
Michael Joyce
Odd Man Out
Johnny McQueen
The Wicked Lady
Captain Jerry Jackson
The Seventh Veil
Nicholas Cunningham
They Were Sisters
Geoffrey Lee
A Place of One's Own
Henry Smedhurst
Hotel Reserve
Peter Vadassy
Fanny by Gaslight
Lord Manderstoke
Candlelight in Algeria
Alan Thurston
They Met in the Dark
Richard Francis Heritage
The Man in Grey
Lord Rohan
The Bells Go Down
Ted Robbins
Thunder Rock
Streeter
Secret Mission
Raoul de Carnot
Alibi
Andre Laurent
The Night Has Eyes
Stephen Deremid
Hatter's Castle
Dr. Renwick
The Patient Vanishes
Mick Cardby
The Miser
Valere - In love with Elise
I Met a Murderer
Mark Warrow
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Jean Tallien
The High Command
Capt. Heverell
Fire Over England
Hillary Vane
The Mill on the Floss
Tom Tulliver
The Secret of Stamboul
Larry
Twice Branded
Henry Hamilton
Prison Breaker
'Bunny' Barnes
Late Extra
Jim Martin