Person
James Villiers
Acting · 1930–1998
Known for
The Avengers
Simon Trent
Crown Court
Richard Ireland QC
Theatre 625
Brassac / Tallien
Sherlock Holmes
Lord Cantlemere
The Saint
Inspector Pryor
BBC Play of the Month
Henry Higgins
Playhouse
Hilary Martin
The Wednesday Play
Lt. Cmdr. Paul Williams
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Oscar
ITV Playhouse
Lord Darlington
Filmography
- 2018The Ghost of Peter SellersSelf (archive footage)
- 1999The Tichborne ClaimantUncle Henry
- 1997A Dance to the Music of TimeBuster Foxe
- 1996The Willows in WinterMagistrate
- 1996E=MC²Dr. James Mallinson
- 1995The Wind in the WillowsMagistrate (voice)
- 1995UncoveredMontegrifo
- 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesLord Cantlemere
- 1991The Gravy Train Goes EastPenhurst
- 1991Let Him Have ItCassels
- 1991King RalphPrime Minister Jeffrey Hale
- 1990House of CardsCharles Collingridge
- 1990Mountains of the MoonLord Oliphant
- 1989ScandalConservative M.P.
- 1988A Gentleman's Club
- 1987Fortunes of WarInchcape
- 1987Running Out of Luck
- 1986The Good Doctor Bodkin-AdamsSir Reginald Manningham-Butler
- 1986Call Me Mister
- 1986LovejoyLionel Beckwith
- 1984Under the VolcanoBrit
- 1984Sherlock HolmesLord Cantlemere
- 1983Jack Of Diamonds
- 1983The Irish R.M.
- 1983MantrapTony Walmsley
- 1982The Scarlet PimpernelBaron de Batz
- 1981For Your Eyes OnlyTanner
- 1981UnityHilary Martin
- 1980The MarquiseDuke Esteban
- 1980The Other 'Arf
- 1979Spooner's PatchFilm Producer
- 1979The Music MachineHector Woodville
- 1979Saint JackFrogget
- 1979Dick TurpinLord Fordingham
- 1978The Famous FiveJohnson
- 1978Wilde AllianceRoper
- 1977SpectreSir Geoffrey Cyon
- 1977Joseph AndrewsMr. Booby
- 1976Seven Nights in JapanFinn
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileySir Arthur Remnant
- 1974PlayhouseHilary Martin
- 1974Marty Back Together Again
- 1973Pygmalion
- 1973ThrillerPaul
- 1973Ghost in the Noonday SunParsley-Freck
- 1972The Amazing Mr. BlundenUncle Bertie (Albert)
- 1972The EdwardiansHubert Bland
- 1972AsylumGeorge
- 1972Crown CourtRichard Ireland QC
- 1972The MillionairessAlastair Fitzfassenden
- 1972Follow Me!Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1972The Ruling ClassDinsdale
- 1972Shirley's World
- 1971Father's HelpBilly
- 1971Blood from the Mummy's TombCorbeck
- 1969CounterstrikeWyatt
- 1969OtleyHendrickson
- 1969Some Girls DoCarl Petersen
- 1968The TouchablesTwyning
- 1967Half a SixpenceHubert
- 1967Man in a SuitcasePeters
- 1967ITV PlayhouseLord Darlington
- 1967Sword of HonourIan Kilbannock
- 1966The Wrong BoxSydney Whitcombe Sykes
- 1965The Alphabet MurdersFranklin
- 1965The Siege of ManchesterLord Strange
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthHenry Higgins
- 1965The NannyBill Fane
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreOscar
- 1965You Must Be JokingBill Simpson
- 1965RepulsionJohn
- 1964Daylight RobberyMan on scooter
- 1964The Wednesday PlayLt. Cmdr. Paul Williams
- 1964King and CountryCapt. Midgley
- 1964Theatre 625Brassac / Tallien
- 1964Nothing But the BestHugh
- 1964Father Came Too!Benzil Bulstrode
- 1963Girl in the HeadlinesDavid Dane
- 1963FestivalWilly
- 1963Living ImageBlackle
- 1963Murder at the GallopMichael Shane
- 1963The Human JunglePaul
- 1962The DamnedCaptain Gregory
- 1962The SaintInspector Pryor
- 1962EvaAlan McCormick - a Screenwriter
- 1961Bomb in the High StreetStevens
- 1961Petticoat PiratesEnglish Lieutenant
- 1961Clue of the New PinTab Holland
- 1961The AvengersSimon Trent
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1958Carry On SergeantSeventh Recruit
- 1956Armchair Theatre
- 1954Late Night FinalLab Assistant (uncredited)
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