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Short Info

Date Of BirthMay 15, 1909
DiedJuly 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland
SpouseClarissa Kaye, Pamela Mason
MarkDeep mellifluous voice
FactTold 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 NameJames Mason
Date Of BirthMay 15, 1909
DiedJuly 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland
Place Of BirthHuddersfield, United Kingdom
Height1.81 m
ProfessionActor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
EducationMarlborough College, Peterhouse, Cambridge
NationalityBritish

Family

SpouseClarissa Kaye, Pamela Mason
ChildrenMorgan Mason, Portland Mason
ParentsJohn Mason, Mabel Mason

Accomplishments

AwardsGolden 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
NominationsAcademy 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
MoviesNorth 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 ShowsGeorge Washington, Unknown Chaplin, Salem's Lot, Jesus of Nazareth, Lux Video Theatre, The Search for the Nile

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Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Deep mellifluous voice
2Sophisticated upper-class demeanor

Quotes

#Quote
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.
6It 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.
8Though 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.
9To 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.
11The 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.
14Walter 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.
16I 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.
21Having 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.
23I 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.
27I'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.
28How 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
1Performed 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".
2Reportedly, 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.
3Mason 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'.
4Critic 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".
5Mason's daughter Portland was named for comedian Fred Allen's wife.
6Although somehow he was never given a much-deserved knighthood, he was awarded the Golden Seal, England's most prestigious film honor.
7Was able to do uncanny impressions of John Gielgud and Gabriel Pascal.
8Mason and wife Pamela were cat lovers and collaborated on a book on their cats.
9Stated that the reason he could not find a publisher for his autobiography, "Before I Forget" was because his memoir was "... too polite.".
10Although Mason's son Morgan is a film producer, he did work in the Reagan White House.
11The 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.
12In 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.
13Mason had committed to recreating his role for the TV pilot of "The Verdict," but his death caused the project to be abandoned.
14James 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.
15Mason'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.
16Mason 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.
17Following his death, he was interred at Corvey-Sur-Vevey Cemetery in Corvey-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
18Was 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.
19Mason 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.
20At Liza Minnelli's request, Mason read the eulogy at Judy Garland's funeral.
21Mason lived with future wife Pamela Kellino and husband Roy, and even after Mason married her, Kellino continued to live with them.
22He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
23Reportedly, 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.
24Grandfather of actor James Duke Mason.
25He suffered a severe heart attack in 1959.
26He refused to wear make-up.
2711 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).
28Was 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.
29Eddie Izzard often uses an impression of James Mason in his stand-up comedy routines as the voice of a confused, dithering God.
30Was 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.
31Was 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.
32Can 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).
33Told Playboy magazine in the late 1970s that he hated rock 'n' roll but loved country music.
34He 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.
35Has starred with his wife Clarissa Kaye-Mason in the original Salem's Lot (1979). They appeared together in the film Age of Consent (1969).
36In 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.
37Turned down the role of Hugo Drax in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979), which went to Michael Lonsdale.
38Was 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.
39Was responsible for getting an unknown actor from New Zealand his first major film role. That actor was Sam Neill.
40Father of Morgan Mason and actress/scriptwriter Portland Mason.
41An 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.
42Had been considered for the role of Harry Lime on the television series The Third Man (1959), but Michael Rennie ended up in the role.
43He 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

TitleYearStatusCharacter
East Side, West Side1949Brandon Bourne
The Reckless Moment1949Martin Donnelly
Madame Bovary1949Gustave Flaubert
Caught1949Larry Quinada
The Upturned Glass1947Michael Joyce
Odd Man Out1947Johnny McQueen
The Wicked Lady1945Capt. Jerry Jackson
The Seventh Veil1945Nicholas
They Were Sisters1945Geoffrey Lee
A Place of One's Own1945Smedhurst
Hotel Reserve1944Peter Vadassy
Man of Evil1944Lord Manderstoke
Candlelight in Algeria1944Alan Thurston
They Met in the Dark1943Richard Francis Heritage
The Man in Grey1943Lord Rohan
The Bells Go Down1943Ted Robbins
Thunder Rock1942Streeter
Secret Mission1942Raoul de Carnot
Alibi1942Andre Laurent
The Night Has Eyes1942Stephen Deremid
A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle1942Dr. Renwick
The Patient Vanishes1941Mick Cardby
The Circle1939TV MovieEdward Luton
L'avare1939TV MovieValere - in love with Elise
I Met a Murderer1939Mark Warrow
Square Pegs1939TV MovieLead role (27th February 1939 version)
Bees on the Boat-Deck1939TV MovieRobert Patch
The Moon in the Yellow River1938TV MovieDarrell Blake
Cyrano de Bergerac1938TV MovieChristian de Neuvillette
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel1937Jean Tallien
Catch As Catch Can1937Robert Leyland
The High Command1937Capt. Heverell
Fire Over England1937Hillary Vane
The Mill on the Floss1936Tom Tulliver
The Secret of Stamboul1936Larry
Blind Man's Bluff1936Stephen Neville
Troubled Waters1936John Merriman
Prison Breaker1936'Bunny' Barnes
Twice Branded1936Henry Hamilton
Late Extra1935Jim Martin
The Assisi Underground1985Bishop Nicolini
A.D.1985TV Mini-SeriesTiberius
The Shooting Party1985Sir Randolph Nettleby
Dr. Fischer of Geneva1984TV MovieDr. Fischer
George Washington1984TV Mini-SeriesGeneral Braddock
Alexandre1983The Father
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art1983TV MovieDemon
Yellowbeard1983Captain Hughes
Socrates1982Socrates
The Verdict1982Ed Concannon
A Dangerous Summer1982George Engels
Ivanhoe1982TV MovieIsaac of York
Evil Under the Sun1982Odell Gardener
The Search for Alexander the Great1981TV Mini-SeriesNarrator
ffolkes1980Admiral Brinsden
Salem's Lot1979TV MovieRichard K. Straker
Bloodline1979Sir Alec Nichols
The Passage1979Prof. John Bergson
Murder by Decree1979Dr. John H. Watson
The Boys from Brazil1978Eduard Seibert
Hot Stuff1978Prosecutor
Heaven Can Wait1978Mr. Jordan
The Water Babies1978Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
Jesus of Nazareth1977TV Mini-SeriesJoseph of Arimathea
Cross of Iron1977Oberst (Col.) Brandt
Voyage of the Damned1976Dr. Juan Remos
Alle origini della mafia1976TV Mini-SeriesVianisi
The Flower in His Mouth1975Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
Inside Out1975Ernst Furben
Autobiography of a Princess1975Cyril Sahib
La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere!1975Senator Leandri
Kidnap Syndicate1975Filippini
Mandingo1975Warren Maxwell
Great Expectations1974TV MovieMagwitch
The Destructors1974Jacques Brizard
11 Harrowhouse1974Charles D. Watts
Frankenstein: The True Story1973TV MovieDr. John Polidori
The MacKintosh Man1973Sir George Wheeler
The Last of Sheila1973Philip
John Keats: His Life and Death1973Narrator (voice)
Child's Play1972Jerome Malley
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!1971Alan Hamilton
Bad Man's River1971Francisco Paco Montero
The Search for the Nile1971TV Mini-SeriesNarrator
Appointment with Destiny1971TV SeriesNarrator
Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1970Y.Y. Go
Cold Sweat1970Captain Ross
Spring and Port Wine1970Rafe Crompton
Age of Consent1969Bradley Morahan
The Sea Gull1968Trigorin
Mayerling1968Emperor Franz-Josef
Duffy1968Charles Calvert
Cop-Out1967John Sawyer
ITV Play of the Week1966TV SeriesBernard Sholto
The Deadly Affair1966Charles Dobbs
ABC Stage 671966TV SeriesOtto Hoffman
The Blue Max1966General Count von Klugermann
Georgy Girl1966James Leamington
The Doctor and the Devil1965
Dr. Kildare1965TV SeriesDr. Maxwell Becker
The Uninhibited1965Pascal Regnier
Genghis Khan1965Kam Ling
Lord Jim1965Gentleman Brown
ITV Sunday Night Drama1965TV SeriesTorquil Callander
The Pumpkin Eater1964Bob Conway
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964Timonides
Torpedo Bay1963Captain Blayne
Stoney Burke1962TV SeriesThe Derelict
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962TV SeriesWarren Barrow
Hero's Island1962Jacob Weber
Tiara Tahiti1962Capt. Brett Aimsley
Lolita1962Prof. Humbert Humbert
Escape from Zahrain1962Johnson (uncredited)
Theatre '621962TV SeriesMaxim de Winter
Golden Showcase1962TV SeriesSourab
The Marriage-Go-Round1961Paul Delville
John Brown's Raid1960TV MovieJohn Brown
The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960Sir Edward Carson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1960TV SeriesHenry Chambers
Playhouse 901957-1960TV SeriesHans Frick / John Brown / Hesketh / ...
A Touch of Larceny1960Cmdr. Max Easton
Journey to the Center of the Earth1959Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
North by Northwest1959Phillip Vandamm
Goodyear Theatre1959TV SeriesMarius
The Decks Ran Red1958Capt. Edwin Rummill
Cry Terror!1958Jim Molner
Schlitz Playhouse1958TV SeriesCaptain Vialez
General Electric Theater1957TV SeriesWayne Sebastian
Island in the Sun1957Maxwell Fleury
Panic!1957TV SeriesFather
The James Mason Show1956TV SeriesHost / Performer
Bigger Than Life1956Ed Avery
General Electric Summer Originals1956TV Series
Forever, Darling1956The Guardian Angel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954Captain Nemo
A Star Is Born1954Norman Maine
Charade1954The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
Prince Valiant1954Sir Brack
The Tell-Tale Heart1953/IShortNarrator (voice)
The Man Between1953Ivo Kern
Julius Caesar1953Brutus
The Desert Rats1953Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
The Story of Three Loves1953Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
Omnibus1953TV SeriesNapoleon
Botany Bay1952Capt. Paul Gilbert
The Prisoner of Zenda1952Rupert of Hentzau
Face to Face1952The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')
5 Fingers1952Ulysses Diello
Lady Possessed1952Jimmy Del Palma
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel1951Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman1951Hendrik van der Zee
One Way Street1950Dr. Frank Matson

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Age of Consent1969producer
Hero's Island1962producer
Bigger Than Life1956producer
General Electric Summer Originals1956TV Series producer - 1 episode
Charade1954producer
Lady Possessed1952producer
The Upturned Glass1947producer

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1958TV Series story - 1 episode
Bigger Than Life1956uncredited
Charade1954writer
Lady Possessed1952screenplay
I Met a Murderer1939scenario / story

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Rome in Madrid1964Documentary short
Telephone Time1957TV Series 1 episode
The Child1954Short

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Passion & Poetry: Sam's War2011Video documentary in memory of

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Group Madness1983DocumentaryHimself
Cadence 31983TV SeriesHimself
The 55th Annual Academy Awards1983TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston1983TV SpecialHimself
Unknown Chaplin1983TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator / Himself - Narrator
Night of 100 Stars1982TV SpecialHimself
The Making of 'The Verdict'1982Video documentary shortHimself
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'1982TV Short documentaryHimself / Odell Gardener
Les nouveaux rendez-vous1980TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood1980TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
Making 'The Shining'1980TV Short documentaryHimself
The Royal Variety Performance 19791979TV Special
Stars on Sunday1970-1979TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Good Morning America1979TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1965-1977TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love1977DocumentaryNarrator (English version, voice)
Arena1977TV Series documentaryHimself
People of the Wind1976DocumentaryJafar Qoli (voice)
The Year of the Wildebeest1975DocumentaryNarrator
V.I.P.-Schaukel1975TV Series documentaryHimself - Guest
Collector's World1972TV SeriesHimself
Parkinson1972TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Home James1972TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Sea in Your Future1971TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Dick Cavett Show1968-1971TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Virginia Graham Show1971TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Blood, Sweat and Tears1971TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
NET Festival1970TV Series documentaryNarrator
Gala de l'union1970TV SeriesHimself
Della1969TV SeriesHimself
The Joey Bishop Show1967-1969TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show1967-1969TV SeriesHimself - Actor / Himself
The David Frost Show1969TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The London Nobody Knows1969DocumentaryHimself - Guide / Narrator
In Search of Rembrandt1969TV Movie documentary
Vienna: The Years Remembered1968Documentary shortHimself (uncredited)
The Legend of Silent Night1968TV Movie documentaryFranz Gruber
The World About Us1968TV Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1967TV SeriesHimself
The Eamonn Andrews Show1967TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Studio of the Stars: The Elstree Story1967TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
Apropos Film1967TV Series documentaryHimself
A Bob Hope Comedy Special1966TV SpecialHimself
Gala de l'Unicef1966TV SeriesHimself
The Look of the Week1966TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
What's My Line?1951-1966TV SeriesHimself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
Password All-Stars1962-1965TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Lena1964TV MovieHimself
This Is Your Life1963TV Series documentaryHimself
The River Nile1962TV MovieHimself - Narrator
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHimself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHimself
The Linkletter Show1960TV SeriesHimself
Person to Person1959TV Series documentaryHimself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1958TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Playhouse 901957TV SeriesHimself
Today1956TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1956TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Bob Hope Show1955TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show1951-1955TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Schlitz Playhouse1954-1955TV SeriesHimself - Host
Lux Video Theatre1954-1955TV SeriesHimself - Host
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1954TV SeriesHimself
All Star Revue1952TV SeriesHimself
The Frank Sinatra Show1952TV SeriesHimself - Guest

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
4th Indie Fest of YouTube Videos 20162016TV MovieProf. Humbert Humbert
Inside Edition2015TV Series documentaryProf. Humbert Humbert
Max & James & Danielle2015Documentary shortHimself
The Many Faces of...2013TV Series documentaryBradley Morahan
Room 2372012/IDocumentaryProf. Humbert Humbert (uncredited)
Passion & Poetry: Sam's War2011Video documentaryHimself
A Star Is Born: Special Features2010Video
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers2009TV Movie documentary
Down-Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor2009Video documentary shortBradley Morahan
Helen Mirren a Conversation with Cora2009Video documentary shortBradley Morahan
Martin Scorsese on Age of Consent2009Video documentary shortBradley Morahan
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics2008TV Movie documentaryCaptain Nemo
George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ2008ShortJoseph of Arimathea
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!2008DocumentaryHimself
Spisok korabley2008Documentary
Corazón de...2006TV Series
A Dangerous Summer Rekindled2006Video
The Agatha Christie Code2005TV Movie documentaryOdell Gardener
The Fabulous Fox2004TV Movie documentarySir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea'2003Video documentaryHimself
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond2000TV Short documentaryHimself
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years2000TV Movie documentaryEd Concannon
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 11999TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)
Charlie Rose1999TV SeriesProf. Humbert Humbert
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory1998TV Movie documentary uncredited
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years1997TV Movie documentarySir Oliver S. Lindenbrook (uncredited)
The Celluloid Heroes1995TV MovieHimself
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies1995TV Movie documentaryProf. Humbert Humbert, 'Lolita' (uncredited)
Arena1995TV Series documentaryHimself
Great Performances1988TV SeriesBrutus
La nuit des Césars1985TV Series documentaryHimself - In Memoriam
The Golden Gong1985TV Movie documentary
Cinéma cinémas1984TV Series documentaryHimself
TV's Funniest Game Show Moments1984TV SpecialHimself
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-19721980TV Movie documentaryHimself
Clapper Board1979TV SeriesMr. Grimes
Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976TV MovieHimself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1976TV SeriesCaptain Nemo
Film Preview1966TV SeriesDr. Renwick
Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase1965Documentary short
The Ed Sullivan Show1954TV SeriesHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1986ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsActor of the YearThe Shooting Party (1985)
1978Special AwardEvening Standard British Film Awards
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 8 February 1960. At 6821 Hollywood Blvd.
1955Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Motion Picture Actor - Musical/ComedyA Star Is Born (1954)
1953NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest ActorFace to Face (1952)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1983OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Verdict (1982)
1983Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion PictureThe Verdict (1982)
1980NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest Supporting ActorMurder by Decree (1979)
1979Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Supporting ActorHeaven Can Wait (1978)
1968BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest British ActorThe Deadly Affair (1966)
1967OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleGeorgy Girl (1966)
1963Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Motion Picture Actor - DramaLolita (1962)
1963BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest British ActorLolita (1962)
1955OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleA Star Is Born (1954)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1982LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorThe Verdict (1982)
1954NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorA Star Is Born (1954)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1986NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActorThe Shooting Party (1985)
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