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James Mason

James Mason

Acting May 15, 1909 (75 years old) July 27, 1984 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

James Neville Mason (known as James Mason; May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was an English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. His acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1935 with the British film "Late Extra," marking the start of his illustrious on-screen journey. Throughout his career, Mason showcased his exceptional acting abilities, often portraying complex and morally ambiguous characters. His commanding presence, distinctive voice, and versatile range allowed him to effortlessly transition between genres, from dramas to thrillers and even period pieces. One of Mason's most acclaimed performances came in 1945 when he starred as the troubled and enigmatic Johnny McQueen in the film "Odd Man Out." His portrayal of the wounded Irish nationalist earned him widespread praise and established him as a respected leading man. Mason's notable filmography includes memorable roles in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945), "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (1951), "A Star Is Born" (1954), "North by Northwest" (1959), and "Lolita" (1962). His ability to bring depth, sophistication, and complexity to his characters captivated audiences and garnered critical acclaim. Beyond his film career, Mason also dabbled in producing and directing. He co-produced and starred in the acclaimed film "A Star Is Born," showcasing his multifaceted talent and creative vision. Throughout his life, Mason was recognized with numerous awards and nominations, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. He was highly regarded by his peers and critics alike for his impeccable craft and his ability to elevate any production he was a part of.

Movies 152

North by Northwest 8.0

North by Northwest

as Phillip Vandamm

1959
Lolita 7.3

Lolita

as Prof. Humbert Humbert

1962
Journey to the Center of the Earth 6.9

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Oliver Lindenbrook

1959
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Captain Nemo

1954
The Fall of the Roman Empire 6.4

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Timonides

1964
Evil Under the Sun 6.9

Evil Under the Sun

as Odell Gardener

1982
The Verdict 7.5

The Verdict

as Ed Concannon

1982
The Boys from Brazil 6.7

The Boys from Brazil

as Eduard Seibert

1978
Mandingo 6.6

Mandingo

as Warren Maxwell

1975
Cross of Iron 7.2

Cross of Iron

as Oberst Brandt

1977
Kubrick by Kubrick 7.3

Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Murder by Decree 6.4

Murder by Decree

as Dr. Watson

1979
A Star Is Born 7.1

A Star Is Born

as Norman Maine

1954
Heaven Can Wait 6.7

Heaven Can Wait

as Mr. Jordan

1978
Julius Caesar 7.0

Julius Caesar

as Brutus

1953
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel 6.7

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

1951
Ivanhoe 6.4

Ivanhoe

as Isaac of York

1982
Voyage of the Damned 6.0

Voyage of the Damned

as Dr. Juan Remos

1976
The Blue Max 6.8

The Blue Max

as General Count von Klugermann

1966
Cold Sweat 5.7

Cold Sweat

as Captain Ross

1970
North Sea Hijack 6.3

North Sea Hijack

as Admiral Brindsen

1980
The Last of Sheila 7.0

The Last of Sheila

as Philip Dexter

1973
Bigger Than Life 7.2

Bigger Than Life

as Ed Avery

1956
The Prisoner of Zenda 6.9

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Rupert of Hentzau

1952
Mayerling 6.2

Mayerling

as Franz Joseph I of Austria

1968
The Passage 6.0

The Passage

as Professor Bergson

1979
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 6.8

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

as Hendrick van der Zee

1951
Bad Man's River 4.8

Bad Man's River

as Francisco Paco Montero

1971
Lord Jim 6.8

Lord Jim

as Gentleman Brown

1965
Madame Bovary 6.7

Madame Bovary

as Gustave Flaubert

1949
The Deadly Affair 6.3

The Deadly Affair

as Charles Dobbs

1967
Odd Man Out 7.3

Odd Man Out

as Johnny McQueen

1947
Genghis Khan 5.7

Genghis Khan

as Kam Ling

1965
The MacKintosh Man 6.1

The MacKintosh Man

as Sir George Wheeler

1973
The Trials of Oscar Wilde 6.4

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Edward Carson

1960
Bloodline 4.8

Bloodline

as Sir Alec Nichols

1979
The Story of Three Loves 6.0

The Story of Three Loves

as Charles Coutray

1953
Caught 6.6

Caught

as Larry Quinada

1949
Yellowbeard 5.6

Yellowbeard

as Captain Hughes

1983
The Desert Rats 6.3

The Desert Rats

as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

1953
Kidnap Syndicate 6.8

Kidnap Syndicate

as Filippini

1975
Age of Consent 6.0

Age of Consent

as Bradley Morahan

1969
The Man in Grey 6.1

The Man in Grey

as Lord Rohan

1943
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
The Pumpkin Eater 6.6

The Pumpkin Eater

as Bob Conway

1964
Prince Valiant 6.1

Prince Valiant

as Sir Brack

1954
The Reckless Moment 6.8

The Reckless Moment

as Martin Donnelly

1949
Great Expectations 6.4

Great Expectations

as Magwitch

1974
The Shooting Party 6.6

The Shooting Party

as Sir Randolph Nettleby

1985
Island in the Sun 6.5

Island in the Sun

as Maxwell Fleury

1957
East Side, West Side 7.1

East Side, West Side

as Brandon Bourne

1949
5 Fingers 7.5

5 Fingers

as Ulysses Diello

1952
Child's Play 6.1

Child's Play

as Jerome Malley

1972
Autobiography of a Princess 5.5

Autobiography of a Princess

as Cyril Sahib

1975
Frankenstein: The True Story 7.5

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Dr. John Polidori

1974
Spring and Port Wine 5.8

Spring and Port Wine

as Rafe Crompton

1970
Fire Over England 6.2

Fire Over England

as Hillary Vane

1937
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1976
Georgy Girl 6.2

Georgy Girl

as James Leamington

1966
The Night Has Eyes 6.6

The Night Has Eyes

as Stephen Deremid

1942
The Marseille Contract 6.0

The Marseille Contract

as Jacques Brizard

1974
The Sea Gull 6.3

The Sea Gull

as Trigorin

1968
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' 8.3

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

as Self / Odell Gardener

1982
John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

as John Brown

1960
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 6.6

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

as Demon

1983
They Met in the Dark 6.3

They Met in the Dark

as Richard Francis Heritage

1943
The Marriage-Go-Round 4.4

The Marriage-Go-Round

as Paul Delville

1961
Dr. Fischer of Geneva 6.1

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Dr. Fischer

1984
Duffy 6.2

Duffy

as Charles Calvert

1968
Churchill and the Movie Mogul 7.3

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Kill! 6.0

Kill!

as Alan Hamilton

1971
Stranger in the House 5.4

Stranger in the House

as John Sawyer

1967
The Water Babies 6.2

The Water Babies

as Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark

1978
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel 4.4

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Jean Tallien

1937
The Tell-Tale Heart 7.2

The Tell-Tale Heart

as Narrator

1953
Inside Out 6.7

Inside Out

as Ernst Furben

1975
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go 4.9

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as Y.Y. Go

1974
Sid & Judy 7.4

Sid & Judy

as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Decks Ran Red 6.4

The Decks Ran Red

as Capt. Edwin Rummill

1958
The Mill on the Floss 5.7

The Mill on the Floss

as Tom Tulliver

1937
A Place of One's Own 5.8

A Place of One's Own

as Henry Smedhurst

1945
Escape from Zahrain 6.1

Escape from Zahrain

as Johnson

1962
One Way Street 5.3

One Way Street

as Dr. Frank Matson

1950
Fanny by Gaslight 5.5

Fanny by Gaslight

as Lord Manderstoke

1944
The Bells Go Down 7.2

The Bells Go Down

as Ted Robbins

1943
The Wicked Lady 6.3

The Wicked Lady

as Captain Jerry Jackson

1945
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

as Self (archive)

2009
Hotel Reserve 6.8

Hotel Reserve

as Peter Vadassy

1944
Fear in the City 5.2

Fear in the City

as Chief of Police

1976
Prison Breaker 8.0

Prison Breaker

as 'Bunny' Barnes

1936
Cry Terror! 6.5

Cry Terror!

as Jim Molner

1958
Forever, Darling 6.9

Forever, Darling

as Guardian Angel

1956
Uncertain Verification 6.6

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

1965
The Secret of Stamboul 7.5

The Secret of Stamboul

as Larry

1936
Lady Possessed 5.5

Lady Possessed

as Jimmy Del Palma

1952
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 7.7

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Alexandre 8.0

Alexandre

as The Father

1983
The Assisi Underground 4.8

The Assisi Underground

as Bishop Nicolini

1985
A Dangerous Summer 4.1

A Dangerous Summer

as George Engels

1982
11 Harrowhouse 5.8

11 Harrowhouse

as Charles D. Watts

1974
Candlelight in Algeria 5.9

Candlelight in Algeria

as Alan Thurston

1944
The Seventh Veil 6.6

The Seventh Veil

as Nicholas Cunningham

1945
Secret Mission 4.5

Secret Mission

as Raoul de Carnot

1942
Group Madness 9.0

Group Madness

as Self

1983
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 7.0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Man Between 7.2

The Man Between

as Ivo Kern

1953
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Self

1984
The Flower in His Mouth 6.3

The Flower in His Mouth

as Avv. Antonio Bellocampo

1975
The Uninhibited 6.2

The Uninhibited

as Pascal Regnier

1965
The London Nobody Knows 6.4

The London Nobody Knows

as Himself - Narrator

1968
A Touch of Larceny 6.0

A Touch of Larceny

as Cmdr. Max Easton

1960
The Left Hand of the Law 6.8

The Left Hand of the Law

as Senatore Leandri

1975
Botany Bay 6.6

Botany Bay

as Capt. Paul Gilbert

1952
Tiara Tahiti 6.2

Tiara Tahiti

as Captain Brett Aimsley

1962
Hero's Island 5.6

Hero's Island

as Jacob Weber

1962
I Met a Murderer 5.5

I Met a Murderer

as Mark Warrow

1939
Charade 5.8

Charade

as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson

1953
The Reformation: Age of Revolt

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

as Narrator

1973
The Miser 10.0

The Miser

as Valere - In love with Elise

1939
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

as Hans Frick

1960
Halloween Monster Bash 3.0

Halloween Monster Bash

as Stephen Deremid (archive footage)

1991
Hatter's Castle 5.8

Hatter's Castle

as Dr. Renwick

1942
The Upturned Glass 6.8

The Upturned Glass

as Michael Joyce

1947
The Moon in the Yellow River 7.0

The Moon in the Yellow River

as Darrell Blake

1938
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love 6.2

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

as Narrator - English version

1977
John Keats: His Life and Death

John Keats: His Life and Death

as Narrator

1973
The Wind in the Wires

The Wind in the Wires

as Narrator

1972
Catch as Catch Can 9.0

Catch as Catch Can

as Robert Leyland

1937
Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland

as The Refrigerator (voice)

1952
Face to Face 6.0

Face to Face

as The Captain

1952
The Circle 10.0

The Circle

as Edward Luton

1939
Thunder Rock 6.2

Thunder Rock

as Streeter

1942
Theatre 62: Rebecca 8.0

Theatre 62: Rebecca

as Maxim de Winter

1962
Lasseter's Bones 6.4

Lasseter's Bones

as Archival Footage

2012
The Glory of the Garden

The Glory of the Garden

as Narrator

1982
Alibi 6.0

Alibi

as Andre Laurent

1942
Late Extra 6.3

Late Extra

as Jim Martin

1935
The Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem

as Himself

1954
They Were Sisters 5.5

They Were Sisters

as Geoffrey Lee

1945
Bees on the Boat-Deck 10.0

Bees on the Boat-Deck

as Robert Patch

1939
Torpedo Bay 7.0

Torpedo Bay

as Captain Blayne

1963
The High Command 6.0

The High Command

as Capt. Heverell

1937
People of the Wind 6.2

People of the Wind

as Jafar Qoli (voice)

1976
The Patient Vanishes 10.0

The Patient Vanishes

as Mick Cardby

1941
Cyrano de Bergerac 8.0

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Christian de Neuvillette

1938
The Popes and Their Art

The Popes and Their Art

as Presentor

1983
House Without Foundation

House Without Foundation

as Self - Narrator

1984
Twice Branded 7.0

Twice Branded

as Henry Hamilton

1936
The Thundering Wave

The Thundering Wave

as Sidney Lowe

1957
Troubled Waters 10.0

Troubled Waters

as John Merriman

1936
Blind Man's Bluff 9.0

Blind Man's Bluff

as Stephen Neville

1936
Home, James 6.5

Home, James

as Self

1972

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