Actor
James Saxon
April 6, 1954 · Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Hugh Fraser
3 titles together
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Sharpe, Sharpe's Honour
Michael Byrne
3 titles together
Sharpe, Sharpe's Honour, Between the Lines
Liam Neeson
2 titles together
Les Misérables, A Prayer for the Dying
Edward Tudor-Pole
2 titles together
Les Misérables, Maigret
Philip Jackson
2 titles together
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder Most Horrid
Alan Bates
2 titles together
A Prayer for the Dying, The Prince and the Pauper
Full filmography · 33
In the Red
as Oswald Twist
1998
McCallum
cast
1997
If You See God, Tell Him
as Barrister
1993
Sharpe
as Vaughan
19938
A Touch of Frost
as Mortuary Attendant
19927.5
Between the Lines
cast
1992
Maigret
cast
1992
Murder Most Horrid
as Young Adams
1991
Time Riders
as Lord Chalmerston
1991
Soldier Soldier
as WO George Simms
1991
The Paradise Club
as DI Fairweather
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Evelyn Amberson
19898