Cast & creator
James Fox
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Death in Paradise
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.
Also known as: William Fox , Джеймс Фокс, جیمز فاکس, James William Fox
81
film credits
39
television credits
120
1950–2021 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (120)
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Midsomer Murders
Sir Michael Fielding
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Colonel Race
1989
Death in Paradise
Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
2011Death in Paradise
Martin Goodman QC
2011
Play for Today
1970
Wogan
Self
1982
Lewis
Professor Norman Deering
2007
Merlin
King Rodor
2008
Waking the Dead
Dr Bruno Rivelli
2001
New Tricks
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Colonel Arthur Bantry
2004
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Salt
2005
Screen One
Sir Anthony Blunt
1989
The Play on One
Nick Verney
1988
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Thomas Rotheram
2009
Espionage
Paul
1963
Utopia
The Assistant
2013
Chillers
Skipperton
1990
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
The Great Train Robbery
Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
2013
Patriot Games
Lord William Holmes
1992
The Prince & Me
King Haraald
2004
The Remains of the Day
Lord Darlington
1993
The Verdict Is Yours
Council for the Prosecution
1958
London Spy
James
2015
Red Riding
2009
Sexy Beast
Harry
2001
Gulliver's Travels
Dr. Bates
1996
The Chase
Jason 'Jake' Rogers
1966
1864
Lord Palmerton
2014
Cambridge Spies
Lord Halifax
2003
The Double
The Colonel
2014
The Whistle Blower
Lord
1986
Mickey Blue Eyes
Philip Cromwell
1999Metropolis
Milton Friedkin
2000
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Lord Charles Esker
1984
A Passage to India
Richard Fielding
1984
Colditz
Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self
1993
Nancy Astor
Waldorf Astor
1982
Anna Karenina
Karenin
1997
The Russia House
Ned
1990
The Souvenir: Part II
Narrator Patrick's Musical
2021
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Richard Mays
1965
The Servant
Tony
1963
Effie Gray
Sir Charles Eastlake
2014
The Mighty Quinn
Thomas Elgin
1989
The Lost World
Professor Summerlee
2001
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Jonas Collin
2002
The Choir
Hugh Cavendish
1995
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Jimmy Smith
1967
Kings in Grass Castles
Longman
1998
Anna Pavlova
Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)
1983
W.E.
King George V
2011
Cleanskin
Scott Catesby
2012
Sympathy for the Devil
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Golden Bowl
Colonel Bob Assingham
2000
Colditz
Lt. Colonel Fordham
2005
The Dwelling Place
Lord Fischel
1994
Up at the Villa
Sir Edgar Swift
2000
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
1962
The Lost World
Prof. Summerlee
2001
Farewell to the King
Col. Ferguson
1989
Absolute Beginners
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
1986
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Philip Evans
2009A Perfect Hero
Angus Meikle
1991
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
Uncle John
2018
Performance.
Chas
1970
Hostage
Hugo Paynter
1992
Heart of Darkness
Gosse
1994
Afraid of the Dark
Frank
1992
Unknown Heart
Ludlow
2014
Doomsday Gun
Sir James Whittington
1994
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Mansfield Markham
1988
Hideous Man
2002
King Rat
Peter Marlowe
1965Sun Child
1988
As You Like It
Jaques
1992
Anna Pavlova
Victor d'André
1983
All Forgotten
Old Vladimir (voice)
2001
She's Been Away
Hugh Ambrose
1989
Country
Philip Carlion
1981Headhunters
Simon Hall
1994
Comrades
William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
1987
Bunny and the Bull
Narrator
2009
Arabella
Giorgio
1967
Runners
Tom Lindsay
1983
The Falklands Play
Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
2002
Mister Lonely
The Pope
2008
A Question of Attribution
Sir Anthony Blunt
1991
The Miniver Story
Toby Miniver
1950
The Road to 1984
Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
1984
Isadora
Gordon Craig
1968
Tamahine
Oliver
1963
The Kid
Alan
2010
Duffy
Stefane Calvert
1968
High Season
Patrick
1987
The Old Curiosity Shop
Single Gentleman
1995
An Audience with Ken Dodd
Self
1994The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
1999
Boys in the Island
George Farrell
1989
Shadow Run
Landon-Higgins
1998
Never Come Back
Foster
1990Love Is Old, Love Is New
Martyn
1982
Doctor Who: Shada
Professor Chronotis (voice)
2003
The Magnet
Johnny Brent
1950
All at Sea
George
2012
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Self
2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Self
2001
Jinnah
Mountbatten
1998
One Wild Oat
Porter
1951
A Long Way From Home
Joseph
2013
Margaret
Charles Powell
2009
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Mr. Tomly
2006
Never Ever
Arthur Trevane
1997
Celebration
Richard
2007
These Foolish Things
Nick Verney
1989
The Mystic Masseur
Mr. Stewart
2001
No Longer Alone
Alan Richards
1978