James Stephenson

    James Stephenson

    Acting

    April 13, 1889
    Died July 29, 1941 (52 years old)
    Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK

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    British stage actor James Stephenson made his film debut quite late in life, at the age of 49, in 1937, making four pictures that year. Warner Bros. got a glimpse of this distinguished gent and signed him to a contract where he indulged himself in urbane villainy. Proving a reliable support in such films as Boy Meets Girl (1938), You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), and the classic adventure The Sea Hawk (1940), he was entrusted by director Will...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

    1941

    as Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

    5.8
    Shining Victory

    Shining Victory

    1941

    as Dr. Paul Venner

    6.1
    International Squadron

    International Squadron

    1941

    as Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt

    6.3
    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    1940

    as Abbott

    7.2
    The Letter

    The Letter

    1940

    as Howard Joyce

    7.3
    Murder in the Air

    Murder in the Air

    1940

    as Joe Garvey

    5.1

    Wolf of New York

    1940

    as Hiram Rogers

    7.5
    River's End

    River's End

    1940

    as McDowell

    6.6
    Calling Philo Vance

    Calling Philo Vance

    1940

    as Philo Vance

    6
    South of Suez

    South of Suez

    1940

    as Inspector Thornton

    4.6
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    1940

    as Carew

    6.3
    Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

    1939

    as Col. Armand Lucien

    5.7
    King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

    1939

    as Bill Stevens

    6.4
    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    1939

    as Major Henri de Beaujolais

    7
    The Old Maid

    The Old Maid

    1939

    as Jim Ralston

    7
    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    1939

    as Sir Thomas Egerton

    6.3
    Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

    1939

    as Dr. Anton Rader

    6.3
    The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

    1939

    as Senor De La Torre

    7
    Secret Service of the Air

    Secret Service of the Air

    1939

    as Jim Cameron

    6.1
    On Trial

    On Trial

    1939

    as Gerald Trask

    6.1
    The Adventures of Jane Arden

    The Adventures of Jane Arden

    1939

    as Dr. George Vanders

    6.3
    Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    1939

    as Colonel Tillman

    6.3
    Wanted by Scotland Yard

    Wanted by Scotland Yard

    1939

    as Fingers

    8
    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    1939

    as British Military Intelligence Agent

    6.1
    We Are Not Alone

    We Are Not Alone

    1939

    as Sir William Clintock

    6.9
    Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    1939

    as Dr. Mansfield

    6.8
    Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    1938

    as Challon

    6.5
    When Were You Born

    When Were You Born

    1938

    as Phillip Corey

    5.3
    White Banners

    White Banners

    1938

    as Thomas Bradford

    6.1
    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    1938

    as Prof. Landis

    7
    Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

    1938

    as Major Thompson

    6.9
    Heart of the North

    Heart of the North

    1938

    as Stephen Gore

    5.2

    The Dark Stairway

    1938

    as Inspector Clarke

    8

    Mr. Satan

    1938

    as Tim Garnett

    10

    You Live and Learn

    1937

    as Sam Brooks

    10

    Transatlantic Trouble

    1937

    as Lewis

    9

    The Man Who Made Diamonds

    1937

    as Ben

    9