Person

James Booth

Acting · 1927–2005 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

James Booth (born David Geeves; 19 December 1927 - 11 August 2005) was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. Though handsome enough to play leading roles, and versatile enough to play a wide variety of character parts, Booth naturally projected a shifty, wolfish, or unpredictable quality that led inevitably to villainous roles and comedy, usually with a cockney flavour. He is probably best known for his role as Vic Fielding in the British soap opera Coronation Street.

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  Twin Peaks

  Ernie Niles

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  Bonanza

  Rev. Jess Avery

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  Minder

  Godfrey

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  Baretta

  1975

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  Bergerac

  Nicholas Wolfe

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  Hart to Hart

  1979

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  The Fall Guy

  1981

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  The Bill

  1984

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  The Sweeney

  Vic Labbett

• Sunday-Night Play

  1960

• 2012The Story of MusicalsSelf (archive footage)
• 2005Keeping MumMr. Brown
• 2004The Red Phone: CheckmateRussian Minister
• 2001The BreedFleming
• 1998SpoilerThe Judge
• 1994Inner Sanctum IIDetective Hooper
• 1993Acapulco H.E.A.T.Andre Sokol
• 1992Gunsmoke: To the Last ManZack The Preacher
• 1990American Ninja 4: The AnnihilationMulgrew
• 1990Twin PeaksErnie Niles
• 1990Have a Nice NightDon Warrenton
• 1988The Lady and the HighwaymanMillionaire
• 1988Deep SpaceDr. Forsyth
• 1987Moon in ScorpioDr. Torrence
• 1987American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationScreenplay
• 1987Programmed to KillBrock
• 1986Avenging ForceAdmiral Brown
• 1986Bad GuysLord Percy
• 1986The Delta ForceUS General
• 1986LovejoyMordechai Frobel
• 1985Stormin' HomeWriter
• 1985Pray for DeathLimehouse Willie
• 1984The Cowboy and the BallerinaCol. Gori
• 1984The Bill
• 1984Young Lust: A Soap OperaCarter Main
• 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetKenny Ames
• 1982HotlineCharlie Jackson
• 1981The Fall Guy
• 1981BergeracNicholas Wolfe
• 1981Zorro, The Gay BladeVelasquez
• 1980The Jazz SingerPaul Rossini
• 1980CaboblancoJohn Baker
• 1979MinderGodfrey
• 1979Hart to Hart
• 1979SunburnScreenplay
• 1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryGeorge Black
• 1978Evening in ByzantiumJack Conrad
• 1978Evening in ByzantiumJack Conrad
• 1977Airport '77Ralph Crawford
• 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesLt. Buckley
• 1977Meeting of Minds
• 1976I'm Not Feeling Myself TonightS.J. Nutbrown
• 1975BranniganCharlie-the-Handle
• 1975Baretta
• 1975The SweeneyVic Labbett
• 1974Percy's ProgressJeffcott
• 1973Penny GoldMatthews
• 1973That'll Be The DayMr MacLaine
• 1972RentadickSimon Hamilton
• 1972ThemCockney
• 1972Shirley's World
• 1971RevengeJim Radford
• 1971Macho CallahanHarry Wheeler
• 1970Darker Than AmberBurk
• 1970The Man Who Had Power Over WomenVal Pringle
• 1970Adam's WomanDyson
• 1969W. Somerset MaughamGinger Ted
• 1969The BetrayalMeyer
• 1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomAmbrose Tuttle
• 1967RobberyInspector George Langdon
• 196590° in the ShadeMilan Vorel (Shop Manager)
• 1965The Secret of My SuccessArthur Tate
• 1964French DressingJim Stephens
• 1964ZuluPte. Henry Hook
• 1963Sparrows Can't SingCharlie Gooding
• 1962In the DoghouseBob Skeffington
• 1961The HellionsJubal Billings
• 1960Sunday-Night Play
• 1960In the NickSpider Kelly
• 1960The Trials of Oscar WildeWood
• 1960Let's Get MarriedPhotographer
• 1960Jazz BoatSpider
• 1959BonanzaRev. Jess Avery
• 1958The Adventures of William TellFranz
• 1957The Girl in the PictureOffice Boy (as David Greeves)
• 1956Armchair TheatreEdward Agar