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James Fox

Date of birth: 1939-05-19

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William Fox , Джеймс Фокс, جیمز فاکس

James Fox

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
3.5

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005-07-13

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the worl

The Remains of the Day
3.7

The Remains of the Day

1993-11-05

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by t

The Russia House
3

The Russia House

1990-12-21

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for

The Lost World
3

The Lost World

2001-12-25

This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure stor

Sherlock Holmes
3.6

Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-23

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nem

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
3.4

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965-06-16

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,0

Heart of Darkness
2.8

Heart of Darkness

1993-10-01

A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers t

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
3.2

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984-03-30

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lad

The Prince & Me
3.1

The Prince & Me

2004-03-28

A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" w

Farewell to the King
3

Farewell to the King

1989-03-03

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during

The Souvenir: Part II
3.3

The Souvenir: Part II

2021-10-11

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie

The Chase
3.5

The Chase

1966-02-18

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Thoroughly Modern Millie
3.5

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967-03-22

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, se

The Whistle Blower
2.9

The Whistle Blower

1986-11-21

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for

Performance
3.4

Performance

1970-08-03

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimid

Patriot Games
3.3

Patriot Games

1992-06-04

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and

The Falklands Play
3.6

The Falklands Play

2002-04-10

The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1

King Rat
3.5

King Rat

1965-10-27

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a

Jinnah
3.3

Jinnah

1998-11-07

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his s

The Golden Bowl
3

The Golden Bowl

2000-05-14

Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surround

Absolute Beginners
2.7

Absolute Beginners

1986-04-04

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old pho

Isadora
3

Isadora

1968-09-14

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of bal

Afraid of the Dark
2.7

Afraid of the Dark

1991-10-10

A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.

The Servant
3.8

The Servant

1963-11-14

Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well

A Passage to India
3.4

A Passage to India

1984-12-14

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an India

Mister Lonely
3.3

Mister Lonely

2008-02-02

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invite

Doomsday Gun
2.8

Doomsday Gun

1994-07-23

Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable

The Old Curiosity Shop
3.1

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995-03-19

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d

Up at the Villa
2.6

Up at the Villa

2000-04-14

Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of de

All Forgotten
2.1

All Forgotten

2001-09-18

A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors i

One Wild Oat
2.3

One Wild Oat

1951-05-16

A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father bec

These Foolish Things
0

These Foolish Things

1989-02-28

Gutrune's romance with newspaper editor Nick Verney is hampered by the fact that he is still in love

The Magnet
3.1

The Magnet

1950-10-01

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

Boys in the Island
0

Boys in the Island

1989-01-01

A teenage boy from Tasmania is drawn into a petty crime gang in Melbourne.

W.E.
3.2

W.E.

2011-09-01

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For on

Anna Karenina
3

Anna Karenina

1997-04-04

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w

Duffy
3

Duffy

1968-09-16

Half-brothers Stefane and Antony despise their biological father, callous millionaire Charles Calver

Cleanskin
2.8

Cleanskin

2012-03-08

While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-a

A Question of Attribution
3.3

A Question of Attribution

1991-10-20

Sir Anthony Blunt, who was a Soviet agent for 25 years, is routinely questioned and gives no answers

High Season
2.5

High Season

1987-09-01

On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A you

Shadow Run
1.9

Shadow Run

1998-01-01

Haskell is assigned a job by his boss, the aristocratic Landon-Higgins, to highjack a high security

The Double
3.3

The Double

2014-04-03

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike t

Effie Gray
3

Effie Gray

2014-03-08

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
3

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

1999-07-31

A Long Way From Home
2.8

A Long Way From Home

2013-12-06

Joseph and Brenda have done what many only dream of and retired to the South of France to live out t

An Audience with Ken Dodd
3.9

An Audience with Ken Dodd

1994-12-03

Marking 40 years in show business, legendary comedian and entertainer Ken Dodd presents this comedy

The Miniver Story
3

The Miniver Story

1950-10-26

The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-W

As You Like It
2.8

As You Like It

1992-10-09

Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguis

Sexy Beast
3.5

Sexy Beast

2001-01-12

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa

Runners
2.4

Runners

1983-08-18

When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a

Mickey Blue Eyes
2.9

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999-08-16

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "fav

Arabella
3.5

Arabella

1967-11-29

A young woman uses her womanly wiles to seduce older men in order to aid her debt-ridden grandmother

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
3.5

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009-11-11

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interview

Never Ever
1

Never Ever

1997-09-17

Thomas Murray and Amanda have just moved to Paris. He works for a bank owned by Amanda's father Arth

Hostage
1.5

Hostage

1992-05-10

A weary British spy retreats to a Buenos Aires hotel and recalls his last dirty job, complete with l

The Mighty Quinn
3

The Mighty Quinn

1989-02-17

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest re

Country
3.5

Country

1981-10-20

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event,

Margaret
2.9

Margaret

2009-03-26

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as s

Hideous Man
0.5

Hideous Man

2002-08-01

Hideous Man written and directed by John Malkovich and produced by Bella Freud is their 3rd film col

She's Been Away
2.8

She's Been Away

1989-07-09

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s i

Celebration
3.1

Celebration

2007-02-26

All the action takes place in a swish London restaurant where two coarse-grained strategy consultant

Unknown Heart
1.8

Unknown Heart

2014-04-21

A fatal accident changes the destiny of two families when Elizabeth Lancaster's wish comes true and

Comrades
3.4

Comrades

1987-08-23

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one

The Kid
3.2

The Kid

2010-04-22

Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent in

Tamahine
2.3

Tamahine

1963-07-30

The headmaster of a stuffy British boys' school receives a surprise visit from the now-grown, and ve

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
3.6

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962-09-20

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks o

Bunny and the Bull
3

Bunny and the Bull

2009-11-27

A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2.5

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

2018-11-30

Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’

Sympathy for the Devil
3.1

Sympathy for the Devil

1968-12-01

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative r

All at Sea
2.3

All at Sea

2012-05-25

An anti-authority rogue in an old folks' home breaks all the rules and causes mayhem honoring his fr

The Mystic Masseur
2.5

The Mystic Masseur

2001-10-05

Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along

Anna Pavlova
2

Anna Pavlova

1983-08-01

The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor hea

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
3.5

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

2006-08-15

Two elderly gentlemen go for a day's painting in the beautiful English countryside. A tranquil after

Doctor Who: Shada
3.7

Doctor Who: Shada

2003-05-02

Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by h

Colditz
3.5

Colditz

2005-03-27

While World War II allied officer Jack Rowe is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz castle,

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
3

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001-01-01

Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
3

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001-01-01

A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1.5

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988-05-15

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

No Longer Alone
0

No Longer Alone

1978-10-06

A true story of hope for those who feel unwanted. An incredible story about God’s intervention at th