
James Saxon
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2003
as Dr. Johnson

The Prince and the Pauper
2000
as Father Abbot

Les Misérables
1998
as Chabouillet

In the Red
1998
as Oswald Twist

McCallum
1997

Poldark
1996
as Prince Regent

England, My England
1995
as Vyner

Sharpe's Honour
1994
as Major Vaughan

If You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Barrister

Sharpe
1993
as Vaughan

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Mortuary Attendant

Between the Lines
1992

Maigret
1992

Smack and Thistle
1991
as Wilks

Time Riders
1991
as Lord Chalmerston

Soldier Soldier
1991
as WO George Simms

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Young Adams
Troublemakers
1990
as Boss

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Evelyn Amberson

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Reggie Dyer

The Paradise Club
1989
as DI Fairweather

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
1988
as Sir Toby Belch

A Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Ellerman

The New Statesman
1987
as Victor Crosby

Vanity Fair
1987
as Joseph 'Jos' Sedley

Biggles
1986
as Bertie

Brush Strokes
1986
as Phillip Crane

Lovejoy
1986
as Dr. Julian Sadler

Family Ties Vacation
1985
as Luther Broder

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985
as Oscar

Brass
1983
as Morris Hardacre

We'll Meet Again
1982
as Sgt Elmer Jones

The Nesting
1981
as Earl

Minder
1979
as Harry

Doctor Who
1963
as Oscar Botcherby