Actor
James Marcus
June 23, 1942 · Romford, Essex, England, UK
James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.
Notable work
Often works with
Tom Baker
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Underworld
Jon Pertwee
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Nicholas Courtney
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Elisabeth Sladen
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
John Leeson
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Underworld
John Levene
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Full filmography · 36
Heartbeat
as Clive Loxton
19927.2Dodgem
as Tucker
1991
The Chief
as DS Primm
1990
King of the Ghetto
as Arthur
1986
Lovejoy
as Tommy
19867.4
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
as Police Mechanic
1984
Jane Eyre
as John
19837.1
The Old Curiosity Shop
as George
1979
Minder
as Bertie and as Phil and as Morrie
19797.1
Terry and June
as Bleeker
1979
Shoestring
as PO Peachey
1979
Mind Your Language
as Commissionaire
19778.2