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James Saxon

Acting · Born April 6, 1954 · Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK

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.

James Saxon movies and shows

  • Doctor Who1963
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot1989
  • Minder1979
  • A Touch of Frost1992
  • Tales from the Crypt1989
  • Sharpe1993
  • Soldier Soldier1991
  • Lovejoy1986
  • Between the Lines1992
  • Murder Most Horrid1991
  • The New Statesman1987
  • Maigret1992
  • Brush Strokes1986
  • We'll Meet Again1982
  • Brass1983
  • The Paradise Club1989
  • McCallum1997
  • Les Misérables1998
  • Vanity Fair1987
  • In the Red1998
  • A Prayer for the Dying1987
  • If You See God, Tell Him1993
  • Biggles1986
  • The Prince and the Pauper2000