Person
James Saxon
Acting · 1954–2003 · Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
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
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Reggie Dyer
Doctor Who
Oscar Botcherby
Minder
Harry
A Touch of Frost
Mortuary Attendant
Tales from the Crypt
Evelyn Amberson
Sharpe
Vaughan
Soldier Soldier
WO George Simms
Lovejoy
Dr. Julian Sadler
Murder Most Horrid
Young Adams
Between the Lines
1992
Filmography
- 2003Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Johnson
- 2000The Prince and the PauperFather Abbot
- 1998In the RedOswald Twist
- 1998Les MisérablesChabouillet
- 1997McCallum
- 1996PoldarkPrince Regent
- 1995England, My EnglandVyner
- 1994Sharpe's HonourMajor Vaughan
- 1993If You See God, Tell HimBarrister
- 1993SharpeVaughan
- 1992A Touch of FrostMortuary Attendant
- 1992Between the Lines
- 1992Maigret
- 1991Murder Most HorridYoung Adams
- 1991Time RidersLord Chalmerston
- 1991Soldier SoldierWO George Simms
- 1991Smack and ThistleWilks
- 1990TroublemakersBoss
- 1989The Paradise ClubDI Fairweather
- 1989Tales from the CryptEvelyn Amberson
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotReggie Dyer
- 1988Twelfth Night, or What You WillSir Toby Belch
- 1987The New StatesmanVictor Crosby
- 1987A Prayer for the DyingEllerman
- 1987Vanity FairJoseph 'Jos' Sedley
- 1986Brush StrokesPhillip Crane
- 1986BigglesBertie
- 1986LovejoyDr. Julian Sadler
- 1985Family Ties VacationLuther Broder
- 1985Doctor Who: The Two DoctorsOscar
- 1983BrassMorris Hardacre
- 1982We'll Meet AgainSgt Elmer Jones
- 1981The NestingEarl
- 1979MinderHarry
- 1963Doctor WhoOscar Botcherby
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