Acting
James Saxon
Born 6 April 1954 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · Died 2 July 2003
35 credits
William James Smyth, better known by his stage name James Saxon, was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade progressed he became an in-demand charismatic support actor. He died aged 49 on 2nd July 2003.
Known for
Acting 35
- 2003Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmDr. Johnson
- 2000The Prince and the PauperFilmFather Abbot
- 1998Les MisérablesFilmChabouillet
- 1998In the RedSeriesOswald Twist
- 1997McCallumSeries
- 1996PoldarkFilmPrince Regent
- 1995England, My EnglandFilmVyner
- 1994Sharpe's HonourFilmMajor Vaughan
- 1993SharpeSeriesVaughan
- 1993If You See God, Tell HimSeriesBarrister
- 1992A Touch of FrostSeriesMortuary Attendant
- 1992Between the LinesSeries
- 1992MaigretSeries
- 1991Soldier SoldierSeriesWO George Simms
- 1991Murder Most HorridSeriesYoung Adams
- 1991Time RidersSeriesLord Chalmerston
- 1991Smack and ThistleFilmWilks
- 1990TroublemakersSeriesBoss
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesReggie Dyer
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesEvelyn Amberson
- 1989The Paradise ClubSeriesDI Fairweather
- 1988Twelfth Night, or What You WillFilmSir Toby Belch
- 1987The New StatesmanSeriesVictor Crosby
- 1987A Prayer for the DyingFilmEllerman
- 1987Vanity FairSeriesJoseph 'Jos' Sedley
- 1986LovejoySeriesDr. Julian Sadler
- 1986BigglesFilmBertie
- 1986Brush StrokesSeriesPhillip Crane
- 1985Family Ties VacationFilmLuther Broder
- 1985Doctor Who: The Two DoctorsFilmOscar
- 1983BrassSeriesMorris Hardacre
- 1982We'll Meet AgainSeriesSgt Elmer Jones
- 1981The NestingFilmEarl
- 1979MinderSeriesHarry
- 1963Doctor WhoSeriesOscar Botcherby
Filmography from TMDB.