Known for movies
Short Info
Date Of Birth | May 15, 1909 |
Died | July 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Spouse | Clarissa Kaye, Pamela Mason |
Mark | Deep mellifluous voice |
Fact | Told Playboy magazine in the late 1970s that he hated rock 'n' roll but loved country music. |
James Mason was born in Yorkshire, England, on May 15, 1909. His father, John Mason, was a land agent for the Duke of Devonshire, and his mother, Mabel Hattersley, was a housewife. Mason had two brothers, Richard and Frank, and a sister, Dorothy. He was educated at Rugby School and at the University of Cambridge, where he studied architecture.
Mason began his acting career in the theater, appearing in such plays as “The Rascal” (1931), “The Wind and the Rain” (1932), and “The Green Bay Tree” (1933). He made his film debut in “The Private Life of Don Juan” (1934), and went on to appear in such films as “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (1935), “The 39 Steps” (1935), “The Prisoner of Zenda” (1937), “Journey’s End” (1930), “Of Human Bondage” (1934), “The Citadel” (1938), “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (1939), “Rebecca” (1940), “How Green Was My Valley” (1941), “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” (1947), “A Star Is Born” (1954), “North by Northwest” (1959), “Lolita” (1962), “Valley of the Dolls” (1967), and “Funny Girl” (1968).
Mason married actress Pamela Kellino in 1933, and the couple had two sons, Morgan and David. They divorced in 1964. Mason married actress Clarissa Kaye in 1967, and the couple had one son, Simon. They divorced in 1971.
Mason died of a heart attack on July 27, 1984, at his home in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was survived by his three sons.
General Info
Full Name | James Mason |
Date Of Birth | May 15, 1909 |
Died | July 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Place Of Birth | Huddersfield, United Kingdom |
Height | 1.81 m |
Profession | Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter |
Education | Marlborough College, Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Nationality | British |
Family
Spouse | Clarissa Kaye, Pamela Mason |
Children | Morgan Mason, Portland Mason |
Parents | John Mason, Mabel Mason |
Accomplishments
Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best British Actor |
Movies | North by Northwest, Odd Man Out, A Star Is Born, Lolita, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The Seventh Veil, The Verdict, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Man in Grey, The Boys from Brazil, 5 Fingers, Bigger Than Life, The Man Between, Cross of Iron, The Deadly Affair, Murder by Decree, The Reck... |
TV Shows | George Washington, Unknown Chaplin, Salem's Lot, Jesus of Nazareth, Lux Video Theatre, The Search for the Nile |
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Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Deep mellifluous voice |
2 | Sophisticated upper-class demeanor |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | [on The Man Between (1953)] This film became very big on television in the U.S. In the cinema one demands of a thriller that the narrative thread be ever taut. The American televiewer makes no such demands since continuity is destined to be shattered by commercial interruption. Thus it often happens that what has been hitherto regarded as a failure in the cinemas will be a hit on the Late Late Show and vice versa. |
2 | [on The Man in Grey (1943) in 1974] The great theatre critic James Agate, who was then writing in films, sensibly headed his review "Bosh and Tosh." |
3 | [on The Seventh Veil (1945) in 1974] This was Sydney Box's and Ann Todd's film. But director Compton Bennett and I also profited from its success. 'Welcome' mats were spread out for us in Hollywood. |
4 | [on Candlelight in Algeria (1944) in 1974] This film topped the popularity polls in Bulgaria one or more of the immediately post-war years. I, who saw the film, find this interesting. |
5 | [on his independent production of "Charade"] I had hoped that this curiosity would be lost without trace. |
6 | It has always seemed to me the height of audacity to write an autobiography unless, of course the author has made a contribution to history. |
7 | [on his only meeting with Ronald Reagan] I only met Reagan once, at a time when I was just fading from Hollywood. I bumped into him at a jewelry store and took the liberty of introducing myself - under the guise of congratulating him on becoming Governor of California. He was very charming. |
8 | Though it is hard for anyone familiar with the current television scene to imagine, the early days of television in the United States were really exciting. |
9 | To be a successful film star, as opposed to a successful film actor, you should settle for an image and polish it forever. I somehow could never quite bring myself to do that. |
10 | [from his eulogy for Judy Garland] I traveled in her orbit only for a little while but it was an exciting while, and one during which it seemed that the joys in her life outbalanced the miseries. The little girl whom I knew, who had a little curl in the middle of her forehead, when she was good she was not only very, very good, she was the most sympathetic, the funniest, the sharpest and the most stimulating woman I ever knew. She was a lady who gave so much and richly, both to her vast audience who she entertained and to the friends around her whom she loved, that there was no currency in which to repay her. And she needed to be repaid, she needed devotion and love beyond the resources of any of us. |
11 | The trouble with Hollywood is that the producers and agents are the aristocrats... which made actors who make their living in Hollywood usually feel they are some sort of scum. They looked for other means of showing off and were great on rallies for political candidates. |
12 | [on Louella Parsons] Not a bad old slob. |
13 | [on Rudolph Valentino] That Valentino was certainly a very splendid fellow. And his unique glamor was not entirely due to the fact that he was unhampered by banal dialogue. Modern dialogue is not always banal, and the screen hero who could match Valentino's posturing technique with an equally polished vocal technique has a perfectly fair chance of becoming his romantic peer. It was his magnetism and dignity that assured him a peak of magnificent isolation. |
14 | Walter Wanger was a man who always wanted to be European. He didn't know how to be European but he wanted to be European, so The Reckless Moment (1949) was rather the kind of film - I suppose, like Brief Encounter (1945) - that he was trying to make, but it wasn't very good. |
15 | [on Raquel Welch] I have never met someone so badly behaved. |
16 | I loved Max Ophüls because he had a very unsuccessful career as far as America was concerned, but he had an irrepressible spirit. He was a brave, resilient man and a great man of theatre and he loved his work, he had an undying enthusiasm. He was a lovely man. |
17 | [on Max Ophüls] I think I know the reason why producers tend to make him cry. Inevitably, they demand some stationary set-ups, and a shot that does not call for tracks is agony for dear poor Max, who, separated from his dolly, is wrapped in deepest melancholy. Once, when they took away his crane, I thought he'd never smile again... |
18 | [on Bette Davis] The greatest actress of all time. |
19 | [on Judy Garland] In some of her films she showed talent which was very comic and touching. Touching because she played with a bright smile and a great spirit, while the situation was rather dramatic, even tragic perhaps. She had in fact a quality which can only be compared to Charles Chaplin's heartbreaking quality: always optimistic, always gay, always inventive, against poverty, against desperate situations - and that's when Judy is at her best. |
20 | [on Alfred Hitchcock] You can see from the way he uses actors that he sees them as animated props. He casts his films very, very carefully and he knows perfectly well in advance that all the actors that he chooses are perfectly capable of playing the parts he gives them, without any special directorial effort on his part. He gets some sort of a charge out of directing the leading ladies, I think, but that's something else. |
21 | Having been fascinated by the Alan Ladd phenomenon, I now had the opportunity to study it at close quarters. It turned out that he had the exquisite coordination and rhythm of an athlete, which made it a pleasure to watch him when he was being at all physical. |
22 | [on Joseph L. Mankiewicz] A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950) were marvelous films. I thought that the last good film he made was 5 Fingers (1952), because personally I have not seen a Mankiewicz film that appeared to be well-directed since then. For instance, Cleopatra (1963) was a hideous film but nevertheless you could see that it had some good, well-written scenes and the director had not served the writer well. |
23 | I purposely would not go and see the old version of Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). They told me my part was played by Claude Rains, for whom I have an infinite admiration, and I knew I would never be as good as him. |
24 | [on Sir Carol Reed] He was always a director who got as much out of actors as could possibly be gotten. And he could stage individual scenes as well as they could possibly be staged. If he had a weakness, which I admit he has, it was that he didn't have a sufficiently keen story sense. |
25 | [1970 comment on Jean Renoir] He's my style. Renoir's good for actors. Renoir obviously loves actors and understands actors, and La Grande Illusion (1937), which I saw recently, is so modern that it could have been made this year - the acting and the staging of it are absolutely modern and true. |
26 | [on not showing up at the 27th Academy Awards, even though he had been nominated as Best Actor for A Star Is Born (1954) and had agreed to go] The Oscar show is always a little better when things go wrong, so I had no need to feel guilty about letting them down. |
27 | I'm a character actor: the public never knows what it's getting by way of a Mason performance from one film to the next. I therefore represent a thoroughly insecure investment. |
28 | How do I wish to be remembered, if at all? I think perhaps just as a fairly desirable sort of character actor. |
29 | [From Bill Fairchild] In a noisy world, he spoke quietly and, yet, his voice will be remembered by millions who never knew him. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Performed the role of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in two films. First in 1951 with "The Desert Fox" and followed in 1953 with "The Desert Rats". |
2 | Reportedly, he once saved the life of Max Bygraves' son Patrick. Max Bygraves and his son were at a party at Judy Garland's house. Patrick fell into the pool and Max didn't notice. James Mason did and, fully clothed, he jumped into the water and pulled Patrick out. |
3 | Mason admitted to journalists that he had only taken a part in Mandingo (1975) because he was behind with alimony payments, leading critic Roger Ebert to reply, 'surely jail would have been better'. |
4 | Critic Vincent Canby said about Mason: "He is, in fact, one of the very few film actors worth taking the trouble to see even when the film that encase him is so much cement". |
5 | Mason's daughter Portland was named for comedian Fred Allen's wife. |
6 | Although somehow he was never given a much-deserved knighthood, he was awarded the Golden Seal, England's most prestigious film honor. |
7 | Was able to do uncanny impressions of John Gielgud and Gabriel Pascal. |
8 | Mason and wife Pamela were cat lovers and collaborated on a book on their cats. |
9 | Stated that the reason he could not find a publisher for his autobiography, "Before I Forget" was because his memoir was "... too polite.". |
10 | Although Mason's son Morgan is a film producer, he did work in the Reagan White House. |
11 | The actor thought the 1937 Janet Gaynor/Fredric March version of "A Star Is Born" was superior to his and Garland's because the musical numbers detracted from the story. |
12 | In a January 6, 1947 "Life" magazine article Mason claimed he preferred jazz and Duke Ellington to classical music and his favorite stars were Spencer Tracy, Jean Gabin, Lena Horne, Carmen Miranda, and Veronica Lake. |
13 | Mason had committed to recreating his role for the TV pilot of "The Verdict," but his death caused the project to be abandoned. |
14 | James and Pamela Mason arrived in the U.S. in November, 1946, but he became embroiled in a legal battle with David E, Rose, who claimed the actor had agreed to form a production company with him. After eighteen months Mason eventually won the case. |
15 | Mason's first screen appearance in "The Private Life of Don Juan," was the last for its star, Douglas Fairbanks although the fledgling actor was replaced after several days work because he was unsuitably cast. |
16 | Mason insisted that all biographical information in Clive Hirschhorn's book, "The Films of James Mason," even the introductory notes. He wouldn't even allow his birth date to be used. |
17 | Following his death, he was interred at Corvey-Sur-Vevey Cemetery in Corvey-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland. |
18 | Was among the various actors in the running for the role of Hans Fallanda in the science fiction horror film Lifeforce (1985); Frank Finlay won the role. |
19 | Mason was set to make his screen debut in The Private Life of Don Juan (1934), Douglas Fairbanks' final film, but was replaced after four days supposedly because of unsuitable casting. |
20 | At Liza Minnelli's request, Mason read the eulogy at Judy Garland's funeral. |
21 | Mason lived with future wife Pamela Kellino and husband Roy, and even after Mason married her, Kellino continued to live with them. |
22 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. |
23 | Reportedly, he once saved the life of Max Bygraves' son Anthony. Max Bygraves and his son Anthony were at a party at Judy Garland's house. Anthony fell into the pool and Max did not notice. James Mason did notice and, fully clothed, he jumped into the water and pulled Anthony out. |
24 | Grandfather of actor James Duke Mason. |
25 | He suffered a severe heart attack in 1959. |
26 | He refused to wear make-up. |
27 | 11 years after being mentioned in Rope (1948) as making an excellent villain, he was finally cast by Alfred Hitchcock as such in North by Northwest (1959). |
28 | Was offered the role of Viktor Komarovsky in Doctor Zhivago (1965) by double-Oscar winning director David Lean after Marlon Brando failed to respond to director Lean's written inquiry into whether he wanted to play the role. Mason initially accepted the role. Lean decided on Mason, who was a generation older than Brando, as he did not want an actor who would overpower the character of Yuri Zhivago (specifically, to show Zhivago up as a lover of Lara, who would be played by the young Julie Christie, which the charismatic Brando might have done, shifting the sympathy of the audience). Mason eventually dropped out and Rod Steiger, who had just won the Silver Bear as Best Actor for his role as the eponymous The Pawnbroker (1964), accepted the role. |
29 | Eddie Izzard often uses an impression of James Mason in his stand-up comedy routines as the voice of a confused, dithering God. |
30 | Was rejected by fellow student Alistair Cooke for an acting role whilst at Cambridge. Cooke asked Mason what course he was studying. "Architecture", replied Mason. "Then I think you should finish your degree and forget about acting." advised Cooke, in one of his rare lapses of judgment. |
31 | Was the original choice to play Professor Kingsfield in The Paper Chase (1973), but had to turn down the role due to poor health. John Houseman, who had acted in only one other movie in a small role, was cast and won an Oscar. |
32 | Can be seen visiting the set of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) in Vivian Kubrick's TV documentary Making 'The Shining' (1980). Stanley Kubrick did not usually allow visitors to his set, but made an exception for Mason, who had memorably played Humbert Humbert for him in Lolita (1962). |
33 | Told Playboy magazine in the late 1970s that he hated rock 'n' roll but loved country music. |
34 | He was offered the role of Lawyer Crosby in the horror film The Cat and the Canary (1978). However, the gender of the role was changed to female and was played by Wendy Hiller. |
35 | Has starred with his wife Clarissa Kaye-Mason in the original Salem's Lot (1979). They appeared together in the film Age of Consent (1969). |
36 | In 1952 while remodeling his home, he discovered several reels of Buster Keaton's "lost" films (Mason had purchased Keaton's Hollywood mansion) and immediately recognized their historical significance and was responsible for their preservation. |
37 | Turned down the role of Hugo Drax in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979), which went to Michael Lonsdale. |
38 | Was scheduled to play James Bond 007 in a 1958 television adaptation of "From Russia with Love", which was ultimately never produced. Later, despite being in his 50s, Mason was a contender to play Bond in Dr. No (1962) before Sean Connery was cast. |
39 | Was responsible for getting an unknown actor from New Zealand his first major film role. That actor was Sam Neill. |
40 | Father of Morgan Mason and actress/scriptwriter Portland Mason. |
41 | An avowed pacifist, he refused to perform military service during World War II, a stance that caused his family to break with him for many years. |
42 | Had been considered for the role of Harry Lime on the television series The Third Man (1959), but Michael Rennie ended up in the role. |
43 | He should not be confused with the American actor Jim Mason (1889-1959), aka James Mason, who appeared in silent films, particularly Westerns in the 1920s and 1930s. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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East Side, West Side | 1949 | Brandon Bourne | |
The Reckless Moment | 1949 | Martin Donnelly | |
Madame Bovary | 1949 | Gustave Flaubert | |
Caught | 1949 | Larry Quinada | |
The Upturned Glass | 1947 | Michael Joyce | |
Odd Man Out | 1947 | Johnny McQueen | |
The Wicked Lady | 1945 | Capt. Jerry Jackson | |
The Seventh Veil | 1945 | Nicholas | |
They Were Sisters | 1945 | Geoffrey Lee | |
A Place of One's Own | 1945 | Smedhurst | |
Hotel Reserve | 1944 | Peter Vadassy | |
Man of Evil | 1944 | Lord Manderstoke | |
Candlelight in Algeria | 1944 | Alan Thurston | |
They Met in the Dark | 1943 | Richard Francis Heritage | |
The Man in Grey | 1943 | Lord Rohan | |
The Bells Go Down | 1943 | Ted Robbins | |
Thunder Rock | 1942 | Streeter | |
Secret Mission | 1942 | Raoul de Carnot | |
Alibi | 1942 | Andre Laurent | |
The Night Has Eyes | 1942 | Stephen Deremid | |
A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle | 1942 | Dr. Renwick | |
The Patient Vanishes | 1941 | Mick Cardby | |
The Circle | 1939 | TV Movie | Edward Luton |
L'avare | 1939 | TV Movie | Valere - in love with Elise |
I Met a Murderer | 1939 | Mark Warrow | |
Square Pegs | 1939 | TV Movie | Lead role (27th February 1939 version) |
Bees on the Boat-Deck | 1939 | TV Movie | Robert Patch |
The Moon in the Yellow River | 1938 | TV Movie | Darrell Blake |
Cyrano de Bergerac | 1938 | TV Movie | Christian de Neuvillette |
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | 1937 | Jean Tallien | |
Catch As Catch Can | 1937 | Robert Leyland | |
The High Command | 1937 | Capt. Heverell | |
Fire Over England | 1937 | Hillary Vane | |
The Mill on the Floss | 1936 | Tom Tulliver | |
The Secret of Stamboul | 1936 | Larry | |
Blind Man's Bluff | 1936 | Stephen Neville | |
Troubled Waters | 1936 | John Merriman | |
Prison Breaker | 1936 | 'Bunny' Barnes | |
Twice Branded | 1936 | Henry Hamilton | |
Late Extra | 1935 | Jim Martin | |
The Assisi Underground | 1985 | Bishop Nicolini | |
A.D. | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Tiberius |
The Shooting Party | 1985 | Sir Randolph Nettleby | |
Dr. Fischer of Geneva | 1984 | TV Movie | Dr. Fischer |
George Washington | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | General Braddock |
Alexandre | 1983 | The Father | |
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1983 | TV Movie | Demon |
Yellowbeard | 1983 | Captain Hughes | |
Socrates | 1982 | Socrates | |
The Verdict | 1982 | Ed Concannon | |
A Dangerous Summer | 1982 | George Engels | |
Ivanhoe | 1982 | TV Movie | Isaac of York |
Evil Under the Sun | 1982 | Odell Gardener | |
The Search for Alexander the Great | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Narrator |
ffolkes | 1980 | Admiral Brinsden | |
Salem's Lot | 1979 | TV Movie | Richard K. Straker |
Bloodline | 1979 | Sir Alec Nichols | |
The Passage | 1979 | Prof. John Bergson | |
Murder by Decree | 1979 | Dr. John H. Watson | |
The Boys from Brazil | 1978 | Eduard Seibert | |
Hot Stuff | 1978 | Prosecutor | |
Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Mr. Jordan | |
The Water Babies | 1978 | Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark | |
Jesus of Nazareth | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Joseph of Arimathea |
Cross of Iron | 1977 | Oberst (Col.) Brandt | |
Voyage of the Damned | 1976 | Dr. Juan Remos | |
Alle origini della mafia | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Vianisi |
The Flower in His Mouth | 1975 | Avv. Antonio Bellocampo | |
Inside Out | 1975 | Ernst Furben | |
Autobiography of a Princess | 1975 | Cyril Sahib | |
La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! | 1975 | Senator Leandri | |
Kidnap Syndicate | 1975 | Filippini | |
Mandingo | 1975 | Warren Maxwell | |
Great Expectations | 1974 | TV Movie | Magwitch |
The Destructors | 1974 | Jacques Brizard | |
11 Harrowhouse | 1974 | Charles D. Watts | |
Frankenstein: The True Story | 1973 | TV Movie | Dr. John Polidori |
The MacKintosh Man | 1973 | Sir George Wheeler | |
The Last of Sheila | 1973 | Philip | |
John Keats: His Life and Death | 1973 | Narrator (voice) | |
Child's Play | 1972 | Jerome Malley | |
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! | 1971 | Alan Hamilton | |
Bad Man's River | 1971 | Francisco Paco Montero | |
The Search for the Nile | 1971 | TV Mini-Series | Narrator |
Appointment with Destiny | 1971 | TV Series | Narrator |
Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo | 1970 | ||
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | 1970 | Y.Y. Go | |
Cold Sweat | 1970 | Captain Ross | |
Spring and Port Wine | 1970 | Rafe Crompton | |
Age of Consent | 1969 | Bradley Morahan | |
The Sea Gull | 1968 | Trigorin | |
Mayerling | 1968 | Emperor Franz-Josef | |
Duffy | 1968 | Charles Calvert | |
Cop-Out | 1967 | John Sawyer | |
ITV Play of the Week | 1966 | TV Series | Bernard Sholto |
The Deadly Affair | 1966 | Charles Dobbs | |
ABC Stage 67 | 1966 | TV Series | Otto Hoffman |
The Blue Max | 1966 | General Count von Klugermann | |
Georgy Girl | 1966 | James Leamington | |
The Doctor and the Devil | 1965 | ||
Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Dr. Maxwell Becker |
The Uninhibited | 1965 | Pascal Regnier | |
Genghis Khan | 1965 | Kam Ling | |
Lord Jim | 1965 | Gentleman Brown | |
ITV Sunday Night Drama | 1965 | TV Series | Torquil Callander |
The Pumpkin Eater | 1964 | Bob Conway | |
The Fall of the Roman Empire | 1964 | Timonides | |
Torpedo Bay | 1963 | Captain Blayne | |
Stoney Burke | 1962 | TV Series | The Derelict |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Warren Barrow |
Hero's Island | 1962 | Jacob Weber | |
Tiara Tahiti | 1962 | Capt. Brett Aimsley | |
Lolita | 1962 | Prof. Humbert Humbert | |
Escape from Zahrain | 1962 | Johnson (uncredited) | |
Theatre '62 | 1962 | TV Series | Maxim de Winter |
Golden Showcase | 1962 | TV Series | Sourab |
The Marriage-Go-Round | 1961 | Paul Delville | |
John Brown's Raid | 1960 | TV Movie | John Brown |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde | 1960 | Sir Edward Carson | |
The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1960 | TV Series | Henry Chambers |
Playhouse 90 | 1957-1960 | TV Series | Hans Frick / John Brown / Hesketh / ... |
A Touch of Larceny | 1960 | Cmdr. Max Easton | |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1959 | Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook | |
North by Northwest | 1959 | Phillip Vandamm | |
Goodyear Theatre | 1959 | TV Series | Marius |
The Decks Ran Red | 1958 | Capt. Edwin Rummill | |
Cry Terror! | 1958 | Jim Molner | |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1958 | TV Series | Captain Vialez |
General Electric Theater | 1957 | TV Series | Wayne Sebastian |
Island in the Sun | 1957 | Maxwell Fleury | |
Panic! | 1957 | TV Series | Father |
The James Mason Show | 1956 | TV Series | Host / Performer |
Bigger Than Life | 1956 | Ed Avery | |
General Electric Summer Originals | 1956 | TV Series | |
Forever, Darling | 1956 | The Guardian Angel | |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 1954 | Captain Nemo | |
A Star Is Born | 1954 | Norman Maine | |
Charade | 1954 | The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson | |
Prince Valiant | 1954 | Sir Brack | |
The Tell-Tale Heart | 1953/I | Short | Narrator (voice) |
The Man Between | 1953 | Ivo Kern | |
Julius Caesar | 1953 | Brutus | |
The Desert Rats | 1953 | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | |
The Story of Three Loves | 1953 | Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover") | |
Omnibus | 1953 | TV Series | Napoleon |
Botany Bay | 1952 | Capt. Paul Gilbert | |
The Prisoner of Zenda | 1952 | Rupert of Hentzau | |
Face to Face | 1952 | The Captain ('The Secret Sharer') | |
5 Fingers | 1952 | Ulysses Diello | |
Lady Possessed | 1952 | Jimmy Del Palma | |
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | 1951 | Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel | |
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | 1951 | Hendrik van der Zee | |
One Way Street | 1950 | Dr. Frank Matson |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Age of Consent | 1969 | producer | |
Hero's Island | 1962 | producer | |
Bigger Than Life | 1956 | producer | |
General Electric Summer Originals | 1956 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
Charade | 1954 | producer | |
Lady Possessed | 1952 | producer | |
The Upturned Glass | 1947 | producer |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1958 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
Bigger Than Life | 1956 | uncredited | |
Charade | 1954 | writer | |
Lady Possessed | 1952 | screenplay | |
I Met a Murderer | 1939 | scenario / story |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Rome in Madrid | 1964 | Documentary short | |
Telephone Time | 1957 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Child | 1954 | Short |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Passion & Poetry: Sam's War | 2011 | Video documentary in memory of |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Group Madness | 1983 | Documentary | Himself |
Cadence 3 | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
Unknown Chaplin | 1983 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator / Himself - Narrator |
Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
The Making of 'The Verdict' | 1982 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | 1982 | TV Short documentary | Himself / Odell Gardener |
Les nouveaux rendez-vous | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
Hollywood | 1980 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
Making 'The Shining' | 1980 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
The Royal Variety Performance 1979 | 1979 | TV Special | |
Stars on Sunday | 1970-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love | 1977 | Documentary | Narrator (English version, voice) |
Arena | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
People of the Wind | 1976 | Documentary | Jafar Qoli (voice) |
The Year of the Wildebeest | 1975 | Documentary | Narrator |
V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest |
Collector's World | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
Parkinson | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Home James | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Sea in Your Future | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Dick Cavett Show | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Virginia Graham Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Blood, Sweat and Tears | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
NET Festival | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
Gala de l'union | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself |
The David Frost Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The London Nobody Knows | 1969 | Documentary | Himself - Guide / Narrator |
In Search of Rembrandt | 1969 | TV Movie documentary | |
Vienna: The Years Remembered | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
The Legend of Silent Night | 1968 | TV Movie documentary | Franz Gruber |
The World About Us | 1968 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Studio of the Stars: The Elstree Story | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
Apropos Film | 1967 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
A Bob Hope Comedy Special | 1966 | TV Special | Himself |
Gala de l'Unicef | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
The Look of the Week | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
What's My Line? | 1951-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist |
Password All-Stars | 1962-1965 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
Lena | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself |
This Is Your Life | 1963 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The River Nile | 1962 | TV Movie | Himself - Narrator |
Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
About Faces | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
The Linkletter Show | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
Person to Person | 1959 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
Today | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Bob Hope Show | 1955 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1951-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Lux Video Theatre | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
All Star Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Himself |
The Frank Sinatra Show | 1952 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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4th Indie Fest of YouTube Videos 2016 | 2016 | TV Movie | Prof. Humbert Humbert |
Inside Edition | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Prof. Humbert Humbert |
Max & James & Danielle | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
The Many Faces of... | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Bradley Morahan |
Room 237 | 2012/I | Documentary | Prof. Humbert Humbert (uncredited) |
Passion & Poetry: Sam's War | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself |
A Star Is Born: Special Features | 2010 | Video | |
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | |
Down-Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor | 2009 | Video documentary short | Bradley Morahan |
Helen Mirren a Conversation with Cora | 2009 | Video documentary short | Bradley Morahan |
Martin Scorsese on Age of Consent | 2009 | Video documentary short | Bradley Morahan |
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Captain Nemo |
George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ | 2008 | Short | Joseph of Arimathea |
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
Spisok korabley | 2008 | Documentary | |
Corazón de... | 2006 | TV Series | |
A Dangerous Summer Rekindled | 2006 | Video | |
The Agatha Christie Code | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Odell Gardener |
The Fabulous Fox | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook |
The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Ed Concannon |
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Charlie Rose | 1999 | TV Series | Prof. Humbert Humbert |
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory | 1998 | TV Movie documentary uncredited | |
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook (uncredited) |
The Celluloid Heroes | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Prof. Humbert Humbert, 'Lolita' (uncredited) |
Arena | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Great Performances | 1988 | TV Series | Brutus |
La nuit des Césars | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself - In Memoriam |
The Golden Gong | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | |
Cinéma cinémas | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
TV's Funniest Game Show Moments | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Clapper Board | 1979 | TV Series | Mr. Grimes |
Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1976 | TV Series | Captain Nemo |
Film Preview | 1966 | TV Series | Dr. Renwick |
Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase | 1965 | Documentary short | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1986 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The Shooting Party (1985) |
1978 | Special Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | ||
1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6821 Hollywood Blvd. |
1955 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy | A Star Is Born (1954) |
1953 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Actor | Face to Face (1952) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1983 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Verdict (1982) |
1983 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | The Verdict (1982) |
1980 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Murder by Decree (1979) |
1979 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
1968 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actor | The Deadly Affair (1966) |
1967 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Georgy Girl (1966) |
1963 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama | Lolita (1962) |
1963 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actor | Lolita (1962) |
1955 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Star Is Born (1954) |
2nd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1982 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Verdict (1982) |
1954 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | A Star Is Born (1954) |
3rd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1986 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actor | The Shooting Party (1985) |