James Mason
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Biography
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 ...
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Filmography
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Lasseter's Bones
2012
as Archival Footage
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Stephen Deremid (archive footage)
The Shooting Party
1985
as Sir Randolph Nettleby
The Assisi Underground
1985
as Bishop Nicolini
A.D.
1985
as Tiberius
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
as Dr. Fischer
House Without Foundation
1984
as Self - Narrator
George Washington
1984
as Gen. Edward Braddock
Yellowbeard
1983
as Captain Hughes
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Demon
Alexandre
1983
as The Father
Group Madness
1983
as Self
The Popes and Their Art
1983
as Presentor
Unknown Chaplin
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Odell Gardener
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Self / Odell Gardener
The Verdict
1982
as Ed Concannon
Ivanhoe
1982
as Isaac of York
A Dangerous Summer
1982
as George Engels
The Glory of the Garden
1982
as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The Search for Alexander the Great
1981
as Narrator
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Admiral Brindsen
Hollywood
1980
as Self - Narrator
Bloodline
1979
as Sir Alec Nichols
Murder by Decree
1979
as Dr. Watson
The Passage
1979
as Professor Bergson
Salem's Lot
1979
as Richard K. Straker
Heaven Can Wait
1978
as Mr. Jordan
The Water Babies
1978
as Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Eduard Seibert
Cross of Iron
1977
as Oberst Brandt
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
1977
as Narrator - English version
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Joseph of Arimathea
Fear in the City
1976
as Chief of Police
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Dr. Juan Remos
People of the Wind
1976
as Jafar Qoli (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Vianisi
Mandingo
1975
as Warren Maxwell
Kidnap Syndicate
1975
as Filippini
Inside Out
1975
as Ernst Furben
The Flower in His Mouth
1975
as Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
The Left Hand of the Law
1975
as Senatore Leandri
Autobiography of a Princess
1975
as Cyril Sahib
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Dr. John Polidori
Great Expectations
1974
as Magwitch
The Marseille Contract
1974
as Jacques Brizard
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as Y.Y. Go
11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Charles D. Watts
John Keats: His Life and Death
1973
as Narrator
The Last of Sheila
1973
as Philip Dexter
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Sir George Wheeler
The Reformation: Age of Revolt
1973
as Narrator
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
as Dr. John Polidori
The Wind in the Wires
1972
as Narrator
Child's Play
1972
as Jerome Malley
Home, James
1972
as Self
Bad Man's River
1971
as Francisco Paco Montero
Kill!
1971
as Alan Hamilton
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Search for the Nile
1971
as Narrator
Film '72
1971
as Self
Cold Sweat
1970
as Captain Ross
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Rafe Crompton
Age of Consent
1969
as Bradley Morahan
Mayerling
1968
as Franz Joseph I of Austria
The London Nobody Knows
1968
as Himself - Narrator
Duffy
1968
as Charles Calvert
The Sea Gull
1968
as Trigorin
The Deadly Affair
1967
as Charles Dobbs
Stranger in the House
1967
as John Sawyer
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self
Apropos Film
1967
as Self
Georgy Girl
1966
as James Leamington
The Blue Max
1966
as General Count von Klugermann
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Otto Hoffman
Genghis Khan
1965
as Kam Ling
Lord Jim
1965
as Gentleman Brown
Uncertain Verification
1965
as (archive footage)
The Uninhibited
1965
as Pascal Regnier
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Timonides
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Bob Conway
Torpedo Bay
1963
as Captain Blayne
Lolita
1962
as Prof. Humbert Humbert
Theatre 62: Rebecca
1962
as Maxim de Winter
Tiara Tahiti
1962
as Captain Brett Aimsley
Escape from Zahrain
1962
as Johnson
Hero's Island
1962
as Jacob Weber
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Stoney Burke
1962
as The Derelict
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Warren Barrow
The Marriage-Go-Round
1961
as Paul Delville
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Maxwell Becker
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Cmdr. Max Easton
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Edward Carson
John Brown's Raid
1960
as John Brown
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
as Hans Frick
North by Northwest
1959
as Phillip Vandamm
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Henry Chambers
Cry Terror!
1958
as Jim Molner
The Decks Ran Red
1958
as Capt. Edwin Rummill
Island in the Sun
1957
as Maxwell Fleury
Panic!
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Bigger Than Life
1956
as Ed Avery
Forever, Darling
1956
as Guardian Angel
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Captain Nemo
A Star Is Born
1954
as Norman Maine
Prince Valiant
1954
as Sir Brack
The Star of Bethlehem
1954
as Himself
The Man Between
1953
as Ivo Kern
The Desert Rats
1953
as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Julius Caesar
1953
as Brutus
The Tell-Tale Heart
1953
as Narrator
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Charles Coutray
Charade
1953
as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
General Electric Theater
1953
as Wayne Sebastian
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as Rupert of Hentzau
5 Fingers
1952
as Ulysses Diello
Botany Bay
1952
as Capt. Paul Gilbert
Face to Face
1952
as The Captain
Lady Possessed
1952
as Jimmy Del Palma
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as The Refrigerator (voice)
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Hendrick van der Zee
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Captain Vialez
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Self - Host
One Way Street
1950
as Dr. Frank Matson
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self - Host
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Martin Donnelly
Caught
1949
as Larry Quinada
Madame Bovary
1949
as Gustave Flaubert
East Side, West Side
1949
as Brandon Bourne
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Odd Man Out
1947
as Johnny McQueen
The Upturned Glass
1947
as Michael Joyce
The Wicked Lady
1945
as Captain Jerry Jackson
A Place of One's Own
1945
as Henry Smedhurst
The Seventh Veil
1945
as Nicholas Cunningham
They Were Sisters
1945
as Geoffrey Lee
Hotel Reserve
1944
as Peter Vadassy
Fanny by Gaslight
1944
as Lord Manderstoke
Candlelight in Algeria
1944
as Alan Thurston
The Man in Grey
1943
as Lord Rohan
They Met in the Dark
1943
as Richard Francis Heritage
The Bells Go Down
1943
as Ted Robbins
Secret Mission
1942
as Raoul de Carnot
Hatter's Castle
1942
as Dr. Renwick
Thunder Rock
1942
as Streeter
The Night Has Eyes
1942
as Stephen Deremid
Alibi
1942
as Andre Laurent
The Patient Vanishes
1941
as Mick Cardby
I Met a Murderer
1939
as Mark Warrow
Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939
as Robert Patch
The Miser
1939
as Valere - In love with Elise
The Circle
1939
as Edward Luton
The Moon in the Yellow River
1938
as Darrell Blake
Cyrano de Bergerac
1938
as Christian de Neuvillette
Fire Over England
1937
as Hillary Vane
The High Command
1937
as Capt. Heverell
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937
as Jean Tallien
The Mill on the Floss
1937
as Tom Tulliver
Catch as Catch Can
1937
as Robert Leyland
The Secret of Stamboul
1936
as Larry
Troubled Waters
1936
as John Merriman
Prison Breaker
1936
as 'Bunny' Barnes
Blind Man's Bluff
1936
as Stephen Neville
Twice Branded
1936
as Henry Hamilton
Late Extra
1935
as Jim Martin