Oscar James
Date of birth: 1942-07-25
Place of birth: Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
Student Bodies
1981-08-07
This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather, who stalk
Hardware
1990-09-14
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repai
Gumshoe
1971-12-01
A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
Naked Evil
1966-05-27
Jamaican obi-man hexes student hostel manager, eventually causing the manager's death, before being
If Only
2004-01-23
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a figh
All the Right Noises
1970-10-16
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly
My Kingdom
2001-09-10
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over
Water
1985-01-11
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existen
U.S. Seals
2000-01-18
Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pir
Deadmeat
2007-09-12
Ex-con Clarkie is betrayed by his best friend, he has no one to turn to as he tracks down his brothe
Oh Happy Day
2007-01-01
Jonathan and David meet at a black tie dinner and end up spending the night together at Jonathan's L
Pressure
1976-11-19
A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cul
Black Joy
1977-11-06
An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Bri
Dummy
1977-11-09
Documentary drama based on a true story, highlighting the difficulties faced by a young deaf woman,
Peter Pan
1976-12-12
Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up,
Shoot the Messenger
2006-04-26
Shoot the Messenger follows one man's painful journey towards self-discovery. On the way he finds b
Last Night at the Alamo
1984-07-01
The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed
Jaguar Lives!
1979-08-09
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
Victims of Apartheid
1978-10-24
George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970-09-28
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in
Elmina’s Kitchen
2004-01-21
Chronicles “the trials of a Hackney cafe-owner trying to prevent his son from getting involved in Lo
The Final Passage
1996-06-01
In 1958, a Caribbean couple make the journey to a new life by moving to England.
Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts
1994-01-01
When Martin, a young father, is left alone one weekend with his son, his memories of past rejection
Three Kinds of Heat
1987-06-01
Three friends persecute a gang of criminals from Harlem to the parties of the High Society of London
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970-03-20
The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expediti
Never Mention Murder
1965-05-30
When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover he plans murder.
Darling
1965-08-03
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affecti