Robert James (actor)

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Born
Robert James McAllister

(1924-03-28)28 March 1924
Died31 July 2004(2004-07-31) (aged 80)
Middlesex, England, UK
OccupationActor
Spouse Mona Bruce

Robert James (28 March 1924 – 31 July 2004) was a British actor, who was best known for his television work. [1] [2] [3]

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Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while performing in amateur dramatics. [4]

Although a handful have survived, many of James' television performances were amongst those discarded by UK broadcasters throughout the 1960s and 70s, including his iconic role as Lesterson in The Power of the Daleks , which now only exists as still photographs and audio recordings.

Marriage

He was married to actress Mona Bruce (1924-2008) until his death; they had one child. Clair Mcallister [ citation needed ] [5]

Death

Robert James died in 2004, aged 80, from Alzheimer's disease in Middlesex, England.

Credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956 Around the World in 80 Days ExtraUncredited
1958 A Night to Remember EngineerUncredited
1959 The Bridal Path Inspector
1960 Two-Way Stretch Police Superintendent
1961 A Chance of Thunder Hilton3 episodes
1961Pathfinders to VenusColonel KorolyovSerial, third sequel to Target Luna
1961 Triton Lord Nelson2 episodes
1961-1968 The Avengers Merlin / Jenkins / Mellor / Ronnie Vance / Ronnie Vance5 episodes
1962 Masters of Venus Stewart
1962-1969 Dr. Finlay's Casebook James Gibson11 episodes
1963 Z-Cars MaisonEpisode: "Enquiry"
1963 Bitter Harvest Police SergeantUncredited
1964 Smuggler's Bay Mr. Glennie5 episodes
1965-1969 Out of the Unknown Kelvin Brooke / Dr. Kersh2 episodes
1965-1971 The Troubleshooters Alastair McFee / Barry / Eldridge3 episodes
1966, 1976 Doctor Who Lesterson / High Priest / Man2 serials: The Power of the Daleks ; The Masque of Mandragora
1968 The Love Bug Driver #31
1969 Counterstrike PythianEpisode: "The Lemming Syndrome"
1970 The Six Wives of Henry VIII Robert Barnes Episode: "Anne of Cleves"
1970-1972 Doomwatch Halliday (GLC Man) / Barker2 episodes
1970 The Borderers Maitland of Lethington2 episodes
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots John Knox
1972 The Shadow of the Tower Earl of Derby / Lord Stanley 5 episodes
1972 The Befrienders Shaky ManEpisode: "Nobody Understands Miranda"
1973 Orson Welles Great Mysteries Mr. GrangerEpisode: "The Monkey's Paw"
1973-1974 Sutherland's Law Hamish McNab2 episodes
1973-1979 The Onedin Line Rowland Biddulph / Major Nesbitt6 episodes
1974 Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter Pointer
1974 Steptoe and Son DoctorEpisode: "Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs"
1975 The Five Red Herrings Sir Maxwell Jamieson3 episodes, (the 1975 BBC adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey story)
1977 Nicholas Nickleby Newman Noggs6 episodes
1978 The Four Feathers John (the butler)TV movie
1978 Blake's 7 Ven GlyndEpisode: "The Way Back "
1978 The Professionals David Merlin / Cusak2 episodes
1978 Robin's Nest DoctorEpisode: “As long as he needs me”
1983 Shackleton Sir John Scott-Keltie3 episodes
1984 The Jewel in the Crown Col. BeamesEpisode: "Daughters of the Regiment"
1984 John Wycliffe: The Morning Star Bishop Courtenay
1988 Rumpole of the Bailey Dr. McAndrewEpisode: "Rumpole and the Quality of Life"
1992 Casualty Gerry MitchellEpisode: "Cascade"
1992 Soft Top Hard Shoulder Campbell
1993 Century Falls Dr. Josiah Naismith4 episodes
1993 The Satan Killer Radio DJVoice
1995 Taggart Robert MenziesEpisode: "Black Orchid"
1996 The Innocent Sleep Hopkin
1998 Looking After Jo Jo High Court judgeTV series
1999ExistoBar Tender

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References

  1. "Robert James". BFI.
  2. "Robert James". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Power of the Daleks - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Cano, Marina (22 January 2017). Jane Austen and Performance. Springer. ISBN   9783319439884 via Google Books.
  5. Hogg, James (27 September 2018). More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography of Richard Briers. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN   9781472129215 via Google Books.