James Mason
Gender: Male
Born: 15th May 1909
Died: 27th July 1984
Nationality: United Kingdom
TV programs: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Lux Video Theatre, Jesus of Nazareth, Salem's Lot
Movies: Age of Consent, Autobiography of a Princess, Cold Sweat, Cross of Iron, Heaven Can Wait, Lolita, North by Northwest, North Sea Hijack, Odd Man Out, One Way Street, Salem's Lot, The Boys from Brazil, The Decks Ran Red, The Reckless Moment, The Verdict, The Wicked Lady, Julius Caesar, A Star Is Born, The Water Babies, Tiara Tahiti, Mayerling, Voyage of the Damned, The Marriage-Go-Round, Face to Face, Evil Under the Sun, Great Expectations, Madame Bovary, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, The Man in Grey, The Last of Sheila, The Mackintosh Man, Frankenstein: The True Story, The Blue Max, The Deadly Affair, Lord Jim, Spring and Port Wine, Hatter's Castle, Bloodline, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Caught, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, Murder by Decree, Mandingo, Yellowbeard, The Shooting Party, The Pumpkin Eater, Georgy Girl, Island in the Sun, 5 Fingers, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Fall of the Roman Empire, The Bells Go Down, Genghis Khan, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Seventh Veil, 11 Harrowhouse, Child's Play, Fanny by Gaslight, Bad Man's River, Street War, Prince Valiant, Ivanhoe, The Passage, The Tell-Tale Heart, Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Desert Rats, A Touch of Larceny, Torpedo Bay, Hotel Reserve, East Side, West Side, The Man Between, Inside Out, The Story of Three Loves, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, Bigger Than Life, Escape from Zahrain, Forever, Darling, Cry Terror!, They Were Sisters, Charles Bronson: Vital Hits, The Sea Gull, Botany Bay, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Patient Vanishes, Prison Breaker, Charade, The Marseille Contract, Alibi, A Place of One's Own, Thunder Rock, Stranger in the House, Candlelight in Algeria
James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 - 27 July 1984) was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes (winning once).
Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to John and Mabel Mason; his father was a wealthy merchant. He was educated at Marlborough College, and earned a first in architecture at Peterhouse, Cambridge where he became involved in stock theatre companies in his spare time. Mason had no formal training as an actor and initially embarked upon it for fun. After Cambridge he joined the Old Vic theatre in London under the guidance of Tyrone Guthrie and Alexander Korda. In 1933 Korda gave Mason a small role in The Private Life of Don Juan but fired him three days into shooting.
From 1935 to 1948 he starred in many British quota quickies. A conscientious objector during World War II (causing his family to break with him for many years), he became immensely popular for his brooding anti-heroes in the Gainsborough series of melodramas of the 1940s, including The Man in Grey (1943) and
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