Cast & creator
James Saxon
Best known for Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Minder
William James Smyth, better known by his stage name James Saxon, was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade progressed he became an in-demand charismatic support actor. He died aged 49 on 2nd July 2003.
13
film credits
22
television credits
35
1963–2003 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (35)
Showing 35 of 35 credits
Doctor Who
Oscar Botcherby
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Reggie Dyer
1989
Minder
Harry
1979
Tales from the Crypt
Evelyn Amberson
1989
Sharpe
Vaughan
1993
A Touch of Frost
Mortuary Attendant
1992
Soldier Soldier
WO George Simms
1991
Lovejoy
Dr. Julian Sadler
1986
Between the Lines
1992
Murder Most Horrid
Young Adams
1991
The New Statesman
Victor Crosby
1987
Brush Strokes
Phillip Crane
1986
Maigret
1992
The Paradise Club
DI Fairweather
1989
Brass
Morris Hardacre
1983
Les Misérables
Chabouillet
1998
McCallum
1997
We'll Meet Again
Sgt Elmer Jones
1982
Vanity Fair
Joseph 'Jos' Sedley
1987
If You See God, Tell Him
Barrister
1993
In the Red
Oswald Twist
1998
A Prayer for the Dying
Ellerman
1987Troublemakers
Boss
1990
The Prince and the Pauper
Father Abbot
2000
Biggles
Bertie
1986
Poldark
Prince Regent
1996
Time Riders
Lord Chalmerston
1991
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Sir Toby Belch
1988
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Oscar
1985
Sharpe's Honour
Major Vaughan
1994
Family Ties Vacation
Luther Broder
1985
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Johnson
2003
The Nesting
Earl
1981
Smack and Thistle
Wilks
1991
England, My England
Vyner
1995