James Saxon

Biography

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

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Doctor Who

Minder

A Touch of Frost

Tales from the Crypt

Soldier Soldier

Lovejoy

Sharpe

All Movies (13)

• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2003 · as Dr. Johnson
• The Prince and the Pauper2000 · as Father Abbot
• Les Misérables1998 · as Chabouillet
• Poldark1996 · as Prince Regent
• England, My England1995 · as Vyner
• Sharpe's Honour1994 · as Major Vaughan
• Smack and Thistle1991 · as Wilks
• Twelfth Night, or What You Will1988 · as Sir Toby Belch
• A Prayer for the Dying1987 · as Ellerman
• Biggles1986 · as Bertie
• Family Ties Vacation1985 · as Luther Broder
• Doctor Who: The Two Doctors1985 · as Oscar
• The Nesting1981 · as Earl

All TV Shows (22)

• In the Red1998 · as Oswald Twist
• McCallum1997
• If You See God, Tell Him1993 · as Barrister
• Sharpe1993 · as Vaughan
• A Touch of Frost1992 · as Mortuary Attendant
• Between the Lines1992
• Maigret1992
• Murder Most Horrid1991 · as Young Adams
• Time Riders1991 · as Lord Chalmerston
• Soldier Soldier1991 · as WO George Simms
• Troublemakers1990 · as Boss
• The Paradise Club1989 · as DI Fairweather
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Evelyn Amberson
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Reggie Dyer
• The New Statesman1987 · as Victor Crosby
• Vanity Fair1987 · as Joseph 'Jos' Sedley
• Brush Strokes1986 · as Phillip Crane
• Lovejoy1986 · as Dr. Julian Sadler
• Brass1983 · as Morris Hardacre
• We'll Meet Again1982 · as Sgt Elmer Jones
• Minder1979 · as Harry
• Doctor Who1963 · as Oscar Botcherby