Filmography
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Known For
Lolita Prof. Humbert Humbert (1962) -
A Star Is Born Norman Maine (1954) -
North by Northwest Phillip Vandamm (1959) -
Known For
The Verdict Ed Concannon (1982) -
Actor
The Assisi Underground Bishop Nicolini (1985) -
A.D. Tiberius (1985) -
The Shooting Party Sir Randolph Nettleby (1984) -
Dr. Fischer of Geneva Dr. Fischer (1984) -
George Washington General Braddock (1984) -
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Alexandre The Father (1983) -
Yellowbeard Captain Hughes (1983) -
Socrates Socrates (1982) -
The Verdict Ed Concannon (1982)
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![A Dangerous Summer]( "A Dangerous Summer")
A Dangerous Summer George Engels (1982) -
![Ivanhoe]( "Ivanhoe")
Ivanhoe Isaac of York (1982) -
![Evil Under the Sun]( "Evil Under the Sun")
Evil Under the Sun Odell Gardener (1982) -
![The Search for Alexander the Great]( "The Search for Alexander the Great")
The Search for Alexander the Great Narrator (1981) -
![North Sea Hijack]( "North Sea Hijack")
North Sea Hijack Admiral Brinsden (1980) -
![Salem's Lot]( "Salem's Lot")
Salem's Lot Richard K. Straker (1979) -
![Bloodline]( "Bloodline")
Bloodline Sir Alec Nichols (1979) -
![The Passage]( "The Passage")
The Passage Prof. John Bergson (1979) -
![Murder by Decree]( "Murder by Decree")
Murder by Decree Dr. John H. Watson (1979) -
![The Boys from Brazil]( "The Boys from Brazil")
The Boys from Brazil Eduard Seibert (1978) -
![Heaven Can Wait]( "Heaven Can Wait")
Heaven Can Wait Mr. Jordan (1978) -
![The Water Babies]( "The Water Babies")
The Water Babies Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark (1978) -
![Jesus of Nazareth]( "Jesus of Nazareth")
Jesus of Nazareth Joseph of Arimathea (1977) -
![Cross of Iron]( "Cross of Iron")
Cross of Iron Oberst (Col.) Brandt (1977) -
![Voyage of the Damned]( "Voyage of the Damned")
Voyage of the Damned Dr. Juan Remos (1976) -
![Hot Stuff]( "Hot Stuff")
Hot Stuff Prosecutor (1976) -
![Origins of the Mafia]( "Origins of the Mafia")
Origins of the Mafia Vianisi (1976) -
![The Flower in His Mouth]( "The Flower in His Mouth")
The Flower in His Mouth Avv. Antonio Bellocampo (1975) -
![Inside Out]( "Inside Out")
Inside Out Ernst Furben (1975) -
![Autobiography of a Princess]( "Autobiography of a Princess")
Autobiography of a Princess Cyril Sahib (1975) -
![The Left Hand of the Law]( "The Left Hand of the Law")
The Left Hand of the Law Senator Leandri (1975) -
![Kidnap Syndicate]( "Kidnap Syndicate")
Kidnap Syndicate Filippini (1975) -
![Mandingo]( "Mandingo")
Mandingo Warren Maxwell (1975) -
![Great Expectations]( "Great Expectations")
Great Expectations Magwitch (1974) -
![The Destructors]( "The Destructors")
The Destructors Jacques Brizard (1974) -
![11 Harrowhouse]( "11 Harrowhouse")
11 Harrowhouse Charles D. Watts (1974) -
John Keats: His Life and Death Narrator (1973)
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![Frankenstein: The True Story]( "Frankenstein: The True Story")
Frankenstein: The True Story Dr. John Polidori (1973) -
![The MacKintosh Man]( "The MacKintosh Man")
The MacKintosh Man Sir George Wheeler (1973) -
![The Last of Sheila]( "The Last of Sheila")
The Last of Sheila Philip (1973) -
![Child's Play]( "Child's Play")
Child's Play Jerome Malley (1972) -
![Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!]( "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!")
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Alan Hamilton (1971) -
![Appointment with Destiny]( "Appointment with Destiny")
Appointment with Destiny Narrator (1971) -
![Bad Man's River]( "Bad Man's River")
Bad Man's River Francisco Paco Montero (1971) -
![The Search for the Nile]( "The Search for the Nile")
The Search for the Nile Narrator (1971) -
![Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo]( "Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo")
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![Cold Sweat]( "Cold Sweat")
Cold Sweat Capt. Ross (1970) -
![Spring and Port Wine]( "Spring and Port Wine")
Spring and Port Wine Rafe Crompton (1970) -
![The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go]( "The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go")
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go Y.Y. Go (1970) -
![Age of Consent]( "Age of Consent")
Age of Consent Bradley Morahan (1969) -
The Legend of Silent Night Franz Gruber (1968)
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![The Sea Gull]( "The Sea Gull")
The Sea Gull Trigorin (1968) -
![Mayerling]( "Mayerling")
Mayerling Emperor Franz-Josef (1968) -
![Duffy]( "Duffy")
Duffy J C Calvert (1968) -
![Cop-Out]( "Cop-Out")
Cop-Out John Sawyer (1967) -
![The Deadly Affair]( "The Deadly Affair")
The Deadly Affair Charles Dobbs (1967) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Bernard Sholto (1966) -
![ABC Stage 67]( "ABC Stage 67")
ABC Stage 67 Otto Hoffman (1966) -
![Georgy Girl]( "Georgy Girl")
Georgy Girl James Leamington (1966) -
![The Blue Max]( "The Blue Max")
The Blue Max General Count von Klugermann (1966) -
![Dr. Kildare]( "Dr. Kildare")
Dr. Kildare Dr. Maxwell Becker (1965) -
![The Uninhibited]( "The Uninhibited")
The Uninhibited Pascal Regnier (1965) -
![Genghis Khan]( "Genghis Khan")
Genghis Khan Kam Ling (1965) -
![Lord Jim]( "Lord Jim")
Lord Jim Gentleman Brown (1965) -
![ITV Sunday Night Drama]( "ITV Sunday Night Drama")
ITV Sunday Night Drama Torquil Callander (1965) -
![The Pumpkin Eater]( "The Pumpkin Eater")
The Pumpkin Eater Conway (1964) -
![The Fall of the Roman Empire]( "The Fall of the Roman Empire")
The Fall of the Roman Empire Timonides (1964) -
![Torpedo Bay]( "Torpedo Bay")
Torpedo Bay Captain Blayne (1963) -
![Stoney Burke]( "Stoney Burke")
Stoney Burke The Derelict (1962) -
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]( "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour")
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Warren Barrow (1962) -
![Hero's Island]( "Hero's Island")
Hero's Island Jacob Weber (1962) -
![Tiara Tahiti]( "Tiara Tahiti")
Tiara Tahiti Capt. Brett Aimsley (1962) -
![Lolita]( "Lolita")
Lolita Prof. Humbert Humbert (1962) -
![Escape from Zahrain]( "Escape from Zahrain")
Escape from Zahrain Johnson (1962) -
![Theatre '62]( "Theatre '62")
Theatre '62 Maxim de Winter (1962) -
![Golden Showcase]( "Golden Showcase")
Golden Showcase Sourab (1962) -
![The Marriage-Go-Round]( "The Marriage-Go-Round")
The Marriage-Go-Round Paul Delville (1961) -
John Brown's Raid John Brown (1960)
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![The Trials of Oscar Wilde]( "The Trials of Oscar Wilde")
The Trials of Oscar Wilde Sir Edward Carson (1960) -
![The DuPont Show with June Allyson]( "The DuPont Show with June Allyson")
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Henry Chambers (1960) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Hans Frick (1957-1960) -
![A Touch of Larceny]( "A Touch of Larceny")
A Touch of Larceny Cmdr. Max Easton (1960) -
![Journey to the Center of the Earth]( "Journey to the Center of the Earth")
Journey to the Center of the Earth Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook (1959) -
![North by Northwest]( "North by Northwest")
North by Northwest Phillip Vandamm (1959) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Marius (1959) -
![The Decks Ran Red]( "The Decks Ran Red")
The Decks Ran Red Capt. Edwin Rummill (1958) -
![Cry Terror!]( "Cry Terror!")
Cry Terror! Jim Molner (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Captain Vialez (1958) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Wayne Sebastian (1957) -
![Island in the Sun]( "Island in the Sun")
Island in the Sun Maxwell Fleury (1957) -
![Panic!]( "Panic!")
Panic! Father (1957) -
The James Mason Show Host / Performer (1956)
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![Bigger Than Life]( "Bigger Than Life")
Bigger Than Life Ed Avery (1956) -
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![Forever, Darling]( "Forever, Darling")
Forever, Darling The Guardian Angel / James Mason (1956) -
![A Star Is Born]( "A Star Is Born")
A Star Is Born Norman Maine (1954) -
![20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]( "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea")
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Captain Nemo (1954) -
![Prince Valiant]( "Prince Valiant")
Prince Valiant Sir Brack (1954) -
![Charade]( "Charade")
Charade The Murderer / Maj. Linden (1954) -
![The Tell-Tale Heart]( "The Tell-Tale Heart")
The Tell-Tale Heart Narrator (1953) -
![The Man Between]( "The Man Between")
The Man Between Ivo (1953) -
![Julius Caesar]( "Julius Caesar")
Julius Caesar Brutus (1953) -
![The Desert Rats]( "The Desert Rats")
The Desert Rats Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1953) -
![The Story of Three Loves]( "The Story of Three Loves")
The Story of Three Loves Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover") (1953) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters") (1953) -
![Ellis in Freedomland]( "Ellis in Freedomland")
Ellis in Freedomland The Refrigerator (1952) -
![Botany Bay]( "Botany Bay")
Botany Bay Capt. Paul Gilbert (1952) -
![Face to Face]( "Face to Face")
Face to Face The Captain ('The Secret Sharer') (1952) -
![The Prisoner of Zenda]( "The Prisoner of Zenda")
The Prisoner of Zenda Rupert of Hentzau (1952) -
![5 Fingers]( "5 Fingers")
5 Fingers Ulysses Diello (1952) -
![Lady Possessed]( "Lady Possessed")
Lady Possessed Jimmy Del Palma (1952) -
![The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel]( "The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel")
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel (1951) -
![Pandora and the Flying Dutchman]( "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman")
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Hendrik van der Zee (1951) -
![One Way Street]( "One Way Street")
One Way Street Dr. Frank Matson (1950) -
![East Side, West Side]( "East Side, West Side")
East Side, West Side Brandon Bourne (1949) -
![The Reckless Moment]( "The Reckless Moment")
The Reckless Moment Martin Donnelly (1949) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert (1949) -
![Caught]( "Caught")
Caught Larry Quinada (1949) -
![The Upturned Glass]( "The Upturned Glass")
The Upturned Glass Michael Joyce (1947) -
![Odd Man Out]( "Odd Man Out")
Odd Man Out Johnny McQueen (1947) -
![The Wicked Lady]( "The Wicked Lady")
The Wicked Lady Captain Jerry Jackson (1945) -
![The Seventh Veil]( "The Seventh Veil")
The Seventh Veil Nicholas (1945) -
![They Were Sisters]( "They Were Sisters")
They Were Sisters Geoffrey (1945) -
![A Place of One's Own]( "A Place of One's Own")
A Place of One's Own Smedhurst (1945) -
![Hotel Reserve]( "Hotel Reserve")
Hotel Reserve Peter Vadassy (1944) -
![Man of Evil]( "Man of Evil")
Man of Evil Lord Manderstoke (1944) -
![Candlelight in Algeria]( "Candlelight in Algeria")
Candlelight in Algeria Alan Thurston (1944) -
![They Met in the Dark]( "They Met in the Dark")
They Met in the Dark Richard Francis Heritage (1943) -
![The Man in Grey]( "The Man in Grey")
The Man in Grey Lord Rohan (1943) -
![The Bells Go Down]( "The Bells Go Down")
The Bells Go Down Ted Robbins (1943) -
![Thunder Rock]( "Thunder Rock")
Thunder Rock Streeter (1942) -
![Secret Mission]( "Secret Mission")
Secret Mission Raoul de Carnot (1942) -
![Alibi]( "Alibi")
Alibi Andre Laurent (1942) -
![The Night Has Eyes]( "The Night Has Eyes")
The Night Has Eyes Stephen Deremid (1942) -
![A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle]( "A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle")
A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle Dr. Renwick (1942) -
![Death Cell]( "Death Cell")
Death Cell Mick Cardby (1941) -
The Circle Edward Luton (1939)
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L'avare Valere - In love with Elise (1939)
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![I Met a Murderer]( "I Met a Murderer")
I Met a Murderer Mark Warrow (1939) -
Square Pegs Lead role (27th February 1939 version) (1939)
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Bees on the Boat-Deck Robert Patch (1939)
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The Moon in the Yellow River Darrell Blake (1938)
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Cyrano de Bergerac Christian de Neuvillette (1938)
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![The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel]( "The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel")
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Jean Tallien (1937) -
Catch As Catch Can Robert Leyland (1937)
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![The High Command]( "The High Command")
The High Command Capt. Heverell (1937) -
![Fire Over England]( "Fire Over England")
Fire Over England Vane (1937) -
![The Mill on the Floss]( "The Mill on the Floss")
The Mill on the Floss Tom Tulliver (1936) -
![The Secret of Stamboul]( "The Secret of Stamboul")
The Secret of Stamboul Larry (1936) -
Blind Man's Bluff Stephen Neville (1936)
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![Prison Breaker]( "Prison Breaker")
Prison Breaker 'Bunny' Barnes (1936) -
![Troubled Waters]( "Troubled Waters")
Troubled Waters John Merriman (1936) -
![Father and Son]( "Father and Son")
Father and Son Henry Hamilton (1936) -
Actor
![Late Extra]( "Late Extra")
Late Extra Jim Martin (1935) -
Producer
![Age of Consent]( "Age of Consent")
Age of Consent (1969) -
![Hero's Island]( "Hero's Island")
Hero's Island (1962) -
![Bigger Than Life]( "Bigger Than Life")
Bigger Than Life (1956) -
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![Charade]( "Charade")
Charade (1954) -
![Lady Possessed]( "Lady Possessed")
Lady Possessed (1952) -
Producer
![The Upturned Glass]( "The Upturned Glass")
The Upturned Glass (1947) -
Writer
![Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre]( "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre")
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![Bigger Than Life]( "Bigger Than Life")
Bigger Than Life (1956) -
![Charade]( "Charade")
Charade (1954) -
![Lady Possessed]( "Lady Possessed")
Lady Possessed (1952) -
Writer
![I Met a Murderer]( "I Met a Murderer")
I Met a Murderer (1939) -
DirectorRome in Madrid (1964)
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![Telephone Time]( "Telephone Time")
Telephone Time (1957) -
DirectorThe Child (1954)
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Soundtrack
![The Night Has Eyes]( "The Night Has Eyes")
The Night Has Eyes (1942) -
Archive footage
![Lolita, méprise sur un fantasme]( "Lolita, méprise sur un fantasme")
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![Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life]( "Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life")
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![Kubrick by Kubrick]( "Kubrick by Kubrick")
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020) -
![Sid & Judy]( "Sid & Judy")
Sid & Judy (2019) -
![Churchill and the Movie Mogul]( "Churchill and the Movie Mogul")
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![The Directors]( "The Directors")
The Directors (2018) -
![The Best of Hollywood]( "The Best of Hollywood")
The Best of Hollywood (2017) -
![Filmworker]( "Filmworker")
Filmworker (2017) -
![Max & James & Danielle]( "Max & James & Danielle")
Max & James & Danielle (2015) -
![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2015) -
![Kubrick Remembered]( "Kubrick Remembered")
Kubrick Remembered (2014) -
![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (2013) -
![The Many Faces of...]( "The Many Faces of...")
The Many Faces of... (2013) -
![Room 237]( "Room 237")
Room 237 (2012) -
Passion & Poetry: Sam's War (2011)
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![A Star Is Born: Special Features]( "A Star Is Born: Special Features")
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![A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers]( "A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers")
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![Martin Scorsese on 'Age of Consent']( "Martin Scorsese on 'Age of Consent'")
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![The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics]( "The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics")
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![George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ]( "George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ")
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![Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!]( "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!")
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![Spisok korabley]( "Spisok korabley")
Spisok korabley (2008) -
![A Dangerous Summer: Rekindled]( "A Dangerous Summer: Rekindled")
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![Corazón de...]( "Corazón de...")
Corazón de... (2006) -
![The Agatha Christie Code]( "The Agatha Christie Code")
The Agatha Christie Code (2005) -
The Fabulous Fox (2004)
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![The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea']( "The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea'")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1]( "Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1")
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![Charlie Rose]( "Charlie Rose")
Charlie Rose (1999) -
![Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory]( "Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![The Celluloid Heroes]( "The Celluloid Heroes")
The Celluloid Heroes (1995) -
![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (1995) -
![The Late Show]( "The Late Show")
The Late Show (1992) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1988) -
![The Golden Gong]( "The Golden Gong")
The Golden Gong (1985) -
![La nuit des Césars]( "La nuit des Césars")
La nuit des Césars (1985) -
![Cinéma cinémas]( "Cinéma cinémas")
Cinéma cinémas (1984) -
![TV's Funniest Game Show Moments]( "TV's Funniest Game Show Moments")
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![Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972]( "Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972")
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![Clapper Board]( "Clapper Board")
Clapper Board (1979) -
![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1976) -
Film Preview (1966)
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Archive footage
![Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase]( "Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase")
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![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954)
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Did You Know
Trivia
James and Pamela Mason arrived in the U.S. in November, 1946, but he became embroiled in a legal battle with David E, Rose, who claimed the actor had agreed to form a production company with him. After eighteen months Mason eventually won the case.
Quotes
Walter Wanger was a man who always wanted to be European. He didn't know how to be European but he wanted to be European, so The Reckless Moment (1949) was rather the kind of film - I suppose, like Brief Encounter (1945) - that he was trying to make...
Trademark
Sophisticated upper-class demeanor
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
James Neville Mason
Huddersfield, Yorkshire [now in Kirklees, West Yorkshire], England, UK
Died
(age 75)
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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