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James Mason (I)

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Overview

Date of Death:
27 July 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland (heart attack) more
Mini Biography:
Great English actor of British and American films. Born in Yorkshire,... more
Trivia:
Was responsible for getting an unknown actor from New Zealand his first... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) .... Dr. Fischer
    ... aka The Bomb Party (Australia)
  2. The Assisi Underground (1985) .... Bishop Nicolini
  3. "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Tiberius
    ... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
  4. The Shooting Party (1985) .... Sir Randolph Nettleby
  5. "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... Gen. Edward Braddock
  6. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) (TV) .... Demon
  7. Yellowbeard (1983) .... Captain Hughes
  8. Alexandre (1983) .... The Father
  9. The Verdict (1982) .... Ed Concannon
  10. Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Odell Gardener
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title)
  11. Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Isaac of York
  12. Socrates (1982) .... Socrates
  13. "The Search for Alexander the Great" (1981) TV mini-series .... Host/Narrator
  14. A Dangerous Summer (1981) .... George Engels
    ... aka Burning Man
    ... aka Flash Fire (USA: video title)

  15. Salem's Lot (1979) (TV) .... Richard K. Straker
    ... aka Blood Thirst
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Miniseries
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Movie (USA: cable TV title (cut version))
  16. Bloodline (1979) .... Sir Alec Nichols
    ... aka Blutspur (West Germany)
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline
  17. The Passage (1979) .... Professor Bergson
  18. Murder by Decree (1979) .... Dr. John H. Watson
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
  19. North Sea Hijack (1979) .... Admiral Sir Francis Brindsen
    ... aka Assault Force (USA: TV title)
    ... aka ffolkes (USA)
  20. The Boys from Brazil (1978) .... Eduard Seibert
    ... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title)
  21. Heaven Can Wait (1978) .... Mr. Jordan
  22. The Water Babies (1978) .... Mr. Grimes/Voice of Killer Shark
    ... aka Slip Slide Adventures
  23. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Joseph of Arimathea
    ... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
  24. Cross of Iron (1977) .... Oberst Brandt
    ... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)
  25. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Remos
  26. "Alle origini della mafia" (1976) TV mini-series .... Vianisi
    ... aka Origins of the Mafia (International: English title)
  27. Paura in città (1976) .... Prosecutor
    ... aka Fear in the City (UK)
    ... aka Hot Stuff (USA)
    ... aka Street War
  28. Inside Out (1975) .... Ernst Furben
    ... aka Genialer Bluff, Ein (West Germany: TV title)
    ... aka Hitler's Gold
    ... aka The Golden Heist
  29. Autobiography of a Princess (1975) .... Cyril Sahib
  30. Città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, La (1975) .... Ingegner Filippini
    ... aka Città sconvolta, La
    ... aka Kidnap Syndicate (USA)
  31. Mandingo (1975) .... Warren Maxwell
  32. Polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere, La (1975) .... Senator Leandri
    ... aka Mano sinistra della legge, La
    ... aka The Left Hand of the Law
  33. Gente di rispetto (1975) .... Bellocampo
    ... aka The Flower in His Mouth (USA)
    ... aka The Masters
    ... aka The Schoolmistress and the Devil
  34. Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Magwitch
  35. 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Charles D. Watts
    ... aka Anything for Love (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Eleven Harrowhouse
    ... aka Fast Fortune
  36. The Marseille Contract (1974) .... Jacques Brizard
    ... aka Marseille contrat (France)
    ... aka The Destructors (USA)
  37. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Dr. John Polidori
  38. The MacKintosh Man (1973) .... Sir George Wheeler
  39. The Last of Sheila (1973) .... Philip
  40. "The Search for the Nile" (1971) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator (1972)
  41. Child's Play (1972) .... Jerome Malley
  42. Kill! (1971) .... Alan Hamilton
    ... aka Kill! (West Germany)
    ... aka Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (USA)
    ... aka Kill: matar (Spain)
    ... aka Police Magnum (France)
  43. Bad Man's River (1971) .... Francisco Montero
    ... aka E continuavano a fregarsi il milione di dollari (Italy)
    ... aka Hombre de Río Malo, El (Spain)
    ... aka Hunt the Man Down (USA)
    ... aka Quatre mercenaires d'El Paso, Les (France)
  44. De la part des copains (1970) .... Captain Ross
    ... aka Cold Sweat (USA)
    ... aka Uomo dalle due ombre, L' (Italy)
    ... aka Vrienden laten groeten, De (Belgium: Flemish title)
  45. Spring and Port Wine (1970) .... Rafe Crompton
  46. The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970) .... Y. Y. Go
    ... aka The Third Eye

  47. Age of Consent (1969) .... Bradley Morahan
  48. A Tall, Stalwart Lancer (1969) (TV) .... Torquil Callander
  49. The Legend of Silent Night (1968) (TV) .... Franz Gruber
  50. The Sea Gull (1968) .... Trigorin, a writer
    ... aka Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title)
  51. Mayerling (1968) .... Emperor Franz-Josef
    ... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title)
  52. Duffy (1968) .... Charles Calvert
  53. Stranger in the House (1967) .... John Sawyer
    ... aka Cop-Out (USA)
  54. "ABC Stage 67" .... Otto Hoffmann (1 episode, 1967)
        - Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? (1967) TV episode .... Otto Hoffmann
  55. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Bernard Sholto (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Tormentors (1966) TV episode .... Bernard Sholto
  56. The Deadly Affair (1966) .... Charles Dobbs
  57. Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn (1966) (TV)
  58. Georgy Girl (1966) .... James Leamington
  59. The Blue Max (1966) .... General Count von Klugermann
  60. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Maxwell Becker (4 episodes, 1965)
        - The Horizontal Hero (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
        - Web of Hate (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
        - A Life for a Life (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
        - Behold the Great Man (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
  61. Pianos mecánicos, Los (1965) .... Pascal Regnier
    ... aka Amori di una calda estate (Italy)
    ... aka Pianos mécaniques, Les (France)
    ... aka The Player Pianos
    ... aka The Uninhibited (USA)
    ... aka Versuchung heißt Jenny, Die (West Germany)
  62. Genghis Khan (1965) .... Kam Ling
    ... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
    ... aka Dzingis-Kan
  63. Lord Jim (1965) .... Gentleman Brown
  64. The Pumpkin Eater (1964) .... Bob Conway
  65. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Timonides
  66. Beta Som (1963) .... Captain Blayne
    ... aka Défi à Gibraltar (France)
    ... aka Finché dura la tempesta (Italy)
    ... aka Torpedo Bay (USA)
  67. "Stoney Burke" .... Enoch Gates, the 'Derelict' (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Scavenger (1962) TV episode .... Enoch Gates, the 'Derelict'
  68. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Warren Barrow (1 episode, 1962)
        - Captive Audience (1962) TV episode .... Warren Barrow
  69. Hero's Island (1962) .... Jacob Weber/Major Bonnet, Pirate
    ... aka The Land We Love
  70. Tiara Tahiti (1962) .... Capt. Brett Aimsley
  71. Lolita (1962) .... Prof. Humbert Humbert
  72. Escape from Zahrain (1962) (uncredited) .... Johnson
  73. Rebecca (1962) (TV) .... Maxim de Winter
  74. The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) .... Paul Delville
  75. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Sir Edward Carson
    ... aka The Green Carnation
    ... aka The Man with the Green Carnation
    ... aka The Trial of Oscar Wilde
  76. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Henry Chambers (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - Once Upon a Knight (1960) TV episode .... Henry Chambers
  77. "Playhouse 90" .... Hans Frick / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode .... Hans Frick
        - John Brown's Raid (1960) TV episode .... John Brown
        - The Second Man (1959) TV episode .... Hesketh
        - Not the Glory (1958) TV episode .... Wilhelm Konreid
        - The Thundering Wave (1957) TV episode .... Sidney Lowe

  78. A Touch of Larceny (1959) .... Cmdr. Max Easton
  79. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) .... Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
    ... aka Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
    ... aka Trip to the Center of the Earth
  80. North by Northwest (1959) .... Phillip Vandamm
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
  81. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Marius (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - A Sword for Marius (1959) TV episode .... Marius
  82. The Decks Ran Red (1958) .... Capt. Edwin Rummill
  83. Cry Terror! (1958) .... Jim Molner
  84. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Captain Valdez (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - No Boat for Four Months (1958) TV episode .... Captain Valdez
  85. "General Electric Theater" .... Wayne Sebastian (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Questioning Note (1957) TV episode .... Wayne Sebastian
  86. Island in the Sun (1957) .... Maxwell Fleury
  87. "Panic!" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka No Warning (USA: second season title)
        - Marooned (1957) TV episode
  88. Bigger Than Life (1956) .... Ed Avery
  89. "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Duel at Dawn (1956) TV episode
  90. Forever, Darling (1956) .... The Guardian Angel
  91. "The James Mason Show" (1956) TV series .... Host/Performer
  92. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Host (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - A Bell for Adano (1955) TV episode .... Host
  93. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) .... Captain Nemo
    ... aka Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: poster title)
  94. A Star Is Born (1954) .... Norman Maine
  95. Prince Valiant (1954) .... Sir Brack
  96. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953/I) (voice) .... Narrator
  97. The Man Between (1953) .... Ivo Kern
  98. Julius Caesar (1953) .... Brutus
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
  99. The Desert Rats (1953) .... Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
  100. Botany Bay (1953) .... Capt. Paul Gilbert
  101. The Story of Three Loves (1953) .... Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
    ... aka Equilibrium
    ... aka Three Stories of Love
  102. "Omnibus" .... Napoleon (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Love Story of Napoleon (1953) TV episode .... Napoleon
  103. Charade (1953) .... The Murderer/Maj. Linden/Jonah Watson
  104. Face to Face (1952) .... The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')
  105. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) .... Rupert of Hentzau
  106. 5 Fingers (1952) .... Ulysses Diello (Code Name: Cicero)
    ... aka Five Fingers
  107. Lady Possessed (1952) .... Jimmy Del Palma
  108. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) .... Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
    ... aka Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
    ... aka The Desert Fox (USA: short title)
  109. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Hendrik van der Zee
  110. One Way Street (1950) .... Dr. Frank Matson

  111. East Side, West Side (1949) .... Brandon Bourne
  112. The Reckless Moment (1949) .... Martin Donnelly
  113. Madame Bovary (1949) .... Gustave Flaubert
  114. Caught (1949) .... Larry Quinada
  115. The Upturned Glass (1947) .... Michael Joyce
  116. Odd Man Out (1947) .... Johnny McQueen
    ... aka Gang War
  117. The Wicked Lady (1945) .... Capt. Jerry Jackson
  118. The Seventh Veil (1945) .... Nicholas
  119. They Were Sisters (1945) .... Geoffrey Lee
  120. A Place of One's Own (1945) .... Mr. Henry Smedhurst
  121. Hotel Reserve (1944) .... Peter Vadassy
    ... aka Epitaph for a Spy
  122. Candlelight in Algeria (1944) .... Alan Thurston
  123. Fanny by Gaslight (1944) .... Lord Manderstoke
    ... aka Man of Evil (USA)
  124. They Met in the Dark (1943) .... Richard Francis Heritage
  125. The Man in Grey (1943) .... Lord Rohan
  126. The Bells Go Down (1943) .... Ted Robbins
  127. Thunder Rock (1942) .... Streeter
  128. Secret Mission (1942) .... Raoul de Carnot
  129. Alibi (1942) .... Andre Laurent
  130. The Night Has Eyes (1942) .... Stephen Deremid
    ... aka Terror House (USA)
  131. Hatter's Castle (1942) .... Dr. Renwick
  132. The Patient Vanishes (1941) .... Mick Cardby
    ... aka This Man Is Dangerous

  133. The Circle (1939) (TV) .... Edward Luton
  134. Avare, L' (1939) (TV) .... Valere - in love with Elise
  135. I Met a Murderer (1939) .... Mark Warrow
  136. Square Pegs (1939) (TV) .... Lead role (27th February 1939 version)
  137. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Robert Patch
  138. The Moon in the Yellow River (1938) (TV) .... Darrell Blake
  139. Cyrano de Bergerac (1938) (TV) .... Christian de Neuvillette
  140. Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) .... Jean Tallien
  141. Catch As Catch Can (1937) .... Robert Leyland
    ... aka Atlantic Episode
  142. Fire Over England (1937) (uncredited) .... Hillary Vane
  143. The Mill on the Floss (1937) .... Tom Tulliver
  144. Troubled Waters (1936) .... John Merriman
  145. Blind Man's Bluff (1936) .... Stephen Neville
  146. Prison Breaker (1936) .... 'Bunny' Barnes
  147. Twice Branded (1936) .... Henry Hamilton
  148. The High Command (1936) .... Capt. Heverell
  149. Secret of Stamboul (1936) .... Larry
    ... aka The Spy in White
  150. Late Extra (1935) .... Jim Martin
Producer:
  1. Age of Consent (1969) (producer)
  2. Hero's Island (1962) (producer)
    ... aka The Land We Love

  3. Bigger Than Life (1956) (producer)
  4. Charade (1953) (producer)
  5. Lady Possessed (1952) (producer)

  6. The Upturned Glass (1947) (producer)
Writer:
  1. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA)
        - The Elevator (1958) TV episode (story)
  2. Bigger Than Life (1956) (uncredited)
  3. Charade (1953) (writer)
  4. Lady Possessed (1952) (screenplay)

  5. I Met a Murderer (1939) (writer)
Self:
  1. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Prof. Humbert Humbert (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Prof. Humbert Humbert

  2. The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  3. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Unknown Chaplin (1983) (TV) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
  5. Group Madness (1983) .... Himself
  6. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  7. The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982) (TV) .... Himself/Odell Gardener
  8. The Making of 'The Verdict' (1982) (V) .... Himself
  9. "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
    ... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
  10. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Making 'The Shining' (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  12. The Royal Variety Performance 1979 (1979) (TV)
  13. Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977) (voice) .... English Narrator
  14. People of the Wind (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
  15. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode #5.2 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The Year of the Wildebeest (1975) .... Narrator
  17. "Appointment with Destiny" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Plot to Murder Hitler (1971) TV episode .... Narrator
  18. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1971)
        - James Mason and Spike Milligan (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 29 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Gala 70 (1970) (TV) .... Himself

  21. Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself
  22. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #2.10 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  24. The London Nobody Knows (1967) .... Himself - Guide/Narrator
  25. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1966)
        - Episode dated 10 July 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 21 February 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 17 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 30 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 29 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
          (1 more)

  26. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode #7.2 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Playhouse 90" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Around the World in 90 Minutes (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.5 (1956) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  29. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode dated 27 December 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1951-1955)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.13 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.11 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950) TV series .... Himself (host, 1954-1955) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Corazón de..."
        - Episode dated 16 January 2006 (2006) TV episode
  2. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Norman Maine
  3. The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  4. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Ed Concannon
  5. Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
  7. The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)
  8. "Cinéma cinémas"
        - Un bel été (1984) TV episode .... Himself
  9. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Clapper Board"
        - Lionel Jeffries: Part 1 (1979) TV episode
  11. "Disneyland"
        - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1976) TV episode .... Captain Nemo
  12. Verifica incerta, La (1965)
  13. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #8.15 (1954) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Book "Before I Forget" (1981) more
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