James Fox

Gender: Male
Born: 19th May 1939 (currently 73 years old)
Nationality: England
TV programs: Gulliver's Travels, The Falklands Play, Margaret, The Old Curiosity Shop (US), Cambridge Spies
Movies: A Passage to India, Jinnah, Patriot Games, Performance, The Remains of the Day, The Servant, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Isadora, The Lost World, Shadow Run, Absolute Beginners, The Prince and Me, Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, King Rat, Anna Karenina, The Golden Bowl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arabella, The Whistle Blower, Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale, The Mystic Masseur, The Mighty Quinn, Elgar's Tenth Muse: The Life of an English Composer, Afraid of the Dark, Runners, Never Ever, Death on the Nile, Doomsday Gun, High Season, The Magnet, Sherlock Holmes, The Russia House, Red Riding: 1980, Up at the Villa, Sexy Beast, A Question of Attribution, Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior, The Chase, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Mickey Blue Eyes, Mister Lonely, The Catherine Cookson Collection: The Dwelling Place, Farewell to the King, The Kid, Lover's Prayer, The Freediver, Cleanskin, Circle of Passion, As You Like It, W.E, The Old Curiosity Shop, Colditz, Afraid of the Dark, Effie, Wide Blue Yonder, The Knife of the Party

James Fox, OBE (born William Fox; 19 May 1939) is an English actor.

James Fox was born in London, England to theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is the brother of actor Edward Fox and film producer Robert Fox. The actress Emilia Fox is his niece and the actor Laurence Fox is his son. His grandfather was playwright Frederick Lonsdale. Like his brother, Fox served with the Coldstream Guards. Like several members of the Fox family, including his brothers and his son, James was educated at Harrow.

James Fox first appeared on film in The Miniver Story in 1950. His other early film appearances were made under the name William Fox.

During the 1960s he gained popularity and appeared to be heading for stardom. In 1964, he won a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer in The Servant (1963). His roles in films such as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), King Rat (1965), The Chase (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Isadora (1968) and Performance (1970) (alongside Mick Jagger), as well as his relationship with actress Sarah Miles, had made him a media personality.

After finishing work on Performance, and following his father's death, Fox suspended

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