Acting · Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · Born April 6, 1954
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.
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2003
as Dr. Johnson
MovieThe Prince and the Pauper
2000
as Father Abbot
TVIn the Red
1998
as Oswald Twist
MovieLes Misérables
1998
as Chabouillet
TVMcCallum
1997
MoviePoldark
1996
as Prince Regent
MovieEngland, My England
1995
as Vyner
MovieSharpe's Honour
1994
as Major Vaughan
TVIf You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Barrister
TVSharpe
1993
as Vaughan
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Mortuary Attendant
TVBetween the Lines
1992
TVMaigret
1992
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as Young Adams
TVTime Riders
1991
as Lord Chalmerston
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as WO George Simms
MovieSmack and Thistle
1991
as Wilks
Troublemakers
1990
as Boss
TVThe Paradise Club
1989
as DI Fairweather
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Evelyn Amberson
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Reggie Dyer
MovieTwelfth Night, or What You Will
1988
as Sir Toby Belch
TVThe New Statesman
1987
as Victor Crosby
MovieA Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Ellerman
TVVanity Fair
1987
as Joseph 'Jos' Sedley
TVBrush Strokes
1986
as Phillip Crane
MovieBiggles
1986
as Bertie
TVLovejoy
1986
as Dr. Julian Sadler
MovieFamily Ties Vacation
1985
as Luther Broder
MovieDoctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985
as Oscar
TVBrass
1983
as Morris Hardacre
TVWe'll Meet Again
1982
as Sgt Elmer Jones
MovieThe Nesting
1981
as Earl
TVMinder
1979
as Harry
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Oscar Botcherby
