
James Fox
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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.
Known for
Credits

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
as Mr. Salt

Sherlock Holmes (2009)
as Sir Thomas Rotheram

Patriot Games (1992)
as Lord William Holmes

The Servant (1963)
as Tony

The Remains of the Day (1993)
as Lord Darlington

The Chase (1966)
as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

The Prince & Me (2004)
as King Haraald

Sexy Beast (2001)
as Harry

Anna Karenina (1997)
as Karenin

The Double (2014)
as The Colonel

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
as Lord Charles Esker

Effie Gray (2014)
as Sir Charles Eastlake

W.E. (2011)
as King George V

The Mighty Quinn (1989)
as Thomas Elgin

The Russia House (1990)
as Ned

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
as Richard Mays

Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Philip Cromwell

Cleanskin (2012)
as Scott Catesby

High Season (1987)
as Patrick

A Passage to India (1984)
as Richard Fielding

Doomsday Gun (1994)
as Sir James Whittington

King Rat (1965)
as Peter Marlowe

The Kid (2010)
as Alan

Absolute Beginners (1986)
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

The Lost World (2001)
as Prof. Summerlee

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
as Jimmy Smith

Performance. (1970)
as Chas

The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
as Narrator Patrick's Musical

The Golden Bowl (2000)
as Colonel Bob Assingham

Isadora (1968)
as Gordon Craig

Up at the Villa (2000)
as Sir Edgar Swift

Mister Lonely (2008)
as The Pope

All Forgotten (2001)
as Old Vladimir (voice)

All at Sea (2012)
as George

Heart of Darkness (1993)
as Gosse

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

Anna Pavlova (1983)
as Victor d'André

Jinnah (1998)
as Mountbatten
Hideous Man (2002)
Actor

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
as Philip Evans

Arabella (1967)
as Giorgio

Shadow Run (1998)
as Landon-Higgins

The Whistle Blower (1986)
as Lord

The Falklands Play (2002)
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Tamahine (1963)
as Oliver

Hostage (1992)
as Hugo Paynter

Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
as Self (uncredited)

Never Ever (1997)
as Arthur Trevane

Runners (1983)
as Tom Lindsay

Farewell to the King (1989)
as Col. Ferguson

Margaret (2009)
as Charles Powell

Unknown Heart (2014)
as Ludlow

Duffy (1968)
as Stefane Calvert

One Wild Oat (1951)
as Porter

As You Like It (1992)
as Jaques

Colditz (2005)
as Lt. Colonel Fordham

Afraid of the Dark (1991)
as Frank

Doctor Who: Shada (2003)
as Professor Chronotis (voice)

A Question of Attribution (1991)
as Sir Anthony Blunt

The Miniver Story (1950)
as Toby Miniver

Bunny and the Bull (2009)
as Narrator

The Magnet (1950)
as Johnny Brent

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)
as Uncle John

Comrades (1987)
as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

Country (1981)
as Philip Carlion

She's Been Away (1989)
as Hugh Ambrose

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
as Mansfield Markham

The Mystic Masseur (2001)
as Mr. Stewart

The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
as Single Gentleman

The Road to 1984 (1984)
as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

Celebration (2007)
as Richard
Sun Child (1988)
Actor

An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994)
as Self

A Long Way From Home (2013)
as Joseph

Goodbye Mr Snuggles (2006)
as Mr. Tomly
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
as Self

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (2001)
as Self

No Longer Alone (1978)
as Alan Richards

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey (2001)
as Self

These Foolish Things (1989)
as Nick Verney
Boys in the Island (1989)
as George Farrell





