James Mason (I) (1909–1984)

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(11/38) Stage: Appeared (as "Byron") in James Laver's "The Heart was Not Burned", at the Gate Studio Theatre in London, England, with Pamela Brown (as "Mrs. Keats"), Douglas Storm, Christine Lindsay, Maurice Denham, Harold Scott, Peter Scott and Peter Coke in the cast. Edward Wolfe was the designer. See more »

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)

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Personal Quote:

[on Rudolph Valentino] That Valentino was certainly a very splendid fellow. And his unique glamor was not entirely due to the fact that he was unhampered by banal dialogue. Modern dialogue is not always banal, and the screen hero who could match Valentino's posturing technique with an equally polished vocal technique has a perfectly fair chance of becoming his romantic peer... See more »

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Trivia:

Was offered the part of Viktor Komarovsky in Doctor Zhivago by double-Oscar winning director David Lean after Marlon Brando failed to respond to director Lean's written inquiry into whether he wanted to play the role. Mason initially accepted the part. Lean decided on Mason, who was a generation older than Brando... See more »

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Trademark:

Sophisticated upper class demeanor See more »

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Star Sign:

Taurus