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James Fox

Actor · Born May 19, 1939 (87) · London, England, UK

William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including King Rat, The Servant, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Performance, before quitting the screen for several years to be an evangelical Christian. He has since appeared in a wide range of film and television productions.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 19, 1939 (87)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are James Fox's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
18%
Self
16%
Power
16%
Society
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 12 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 23 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 27 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 10 of 28 analyzed roles.

Shadow
10 of 28
Mentor
7 of 28
Ally
5 of 28
Threshold guardian
2 of 28
Hero
1 of 28
Trickster
1 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
26
Contemplative
18
Dread
9
Romantic
8
Other
47

How their films linger

Bittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Fox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Fox's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Souvenir: Part II(2021)

    as Narrator Patrick's Musical

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas Survival(2018)

    as Uncle John

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • London Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as James

  • 1864 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lord Palmerton

  • Unknown Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ludlow

  • The Double(2013)

    as The Colonel

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Effie Gray(2014)

    as Sir Charles Eastlake

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

  • A Long Way From Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Joseph

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Assistant

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • All at Sea(2010)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cleanskin(2012)

    as Scott Catesby

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Goodman QC · as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • W.E.(2011)

    as King George V

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Kid(2010)

    as Alan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    as Sir Thomas Rotheram

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bunny and the Bull(2009)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980(2009)

    as Philip Evans

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Charles Powell

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as King Rodor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mister Lonely(2007)

    as The Pope

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Richard

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Norman Deering

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Goodbye Mr Snuggles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mr. Tomly

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)

    as Mr. Salt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Colditz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lt. Colonel Fordham

  • Colditz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lt. Colonel Fordham

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Arthur Bantry

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince and Me(2004)

    as King Haraald

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Freediver(2004)

    as Sebastian Nagel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Cambridge Spies(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Halifax

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: Shada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Professor Chronotis (voice)

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jonas Collin

  • Hideous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Falklands Play(2002)

    as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Prof. Summerlee

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Summerlee

  • The Mystic Masseur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mr. Stewart

  • Lover's Prayer(2001)

    as Old Vladimir (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr Bruno Rivelli

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Sexy Beast(2000)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Golden Bowl(2000)

    as Colonel Bob Assingham

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Metropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Milton Friedkin

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    as Sir Edgar Swift

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mickey Blue Eyes(1999)

    as Philip Cromwell

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Jinnah(1998)

    as Mountbatten

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kings in Grass Castles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Longman

  • Shadow Run(1998)

    as Landon-Higgins

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Never Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Arthur Trevane

  • Anna Karenina(1997)

    as Karenin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Michael Fielding

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Bates

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hugh Cavendish

  • The Old Curiosity Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Single Gentleman

  • Doomsday Gun(1994)

    as Sir James Whittington

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Dwelling Place(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lord Fischel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Heart of Darkness(1994)

    as Gosse

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Headhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Simon Hall

  • The Remains of the Day(1993)

    as Lord Darlington

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(1992)

    as Jaques

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Patriot Games(1992)

    as Lord William Holmes

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Hugo Paynter

  • A Question of Attribution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sir Anthony Blunt

  • Afraid of the Dark(1991)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Angus Meikle

  • The Russia House(1990)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Never Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Foster

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Skipperton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Anthony Blunt

  • She's Been Away(1989)

    as Hugh Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Farewell to the King(1989)

    as Col. Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • These Foolish Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Nick Verney

  • The Mighty Quinn(1989)

    as Thomas Elgin

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Race

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Boys in the Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as George Farrell

  • Sun Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun(1988)

    as Mansfield Markham

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Verney

  • High Season(1987)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Comrades(1986)

    as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Whistle Blower(1986)

    as Lord

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Absolute Beginners(1986)

    as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Passage to India(1984)

    as Richard Fielding

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Lord Charles Esker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Road to 1984 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

  • Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Tom Lindsay

  • Anna Pavlova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Victor d'André

  • Anna Pavlova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)

  • Love Is Old, Love Is New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Martyn

  • Nancy Astor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Waldorf Astor

  • Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Philip Carlion

  • No Longer Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Alan Richards

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Performance(1970)

    as Chas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Duffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Stefane Calvert

  • Isadora(1968)

    as Gordon Craig

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Arabella(1967)

    as Giorgio

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)

    as Jimmy Smith

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Chase(1966)

    as Jason 'Jake' Rogers

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • King Rat(1965)

    as Peter Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    as Richard Mays

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Servant(1963)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • Tamahine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Oliver

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner(1962)

    as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Verdict Is Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 29 episodes · as Council for the Prosecution

  • One Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Porter

  • The Miniver Story(1950)

    as Toby Miniver

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Magnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Johnny Brent

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1950 to 2021; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

$475M worldwide

Highest rated

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19502021

Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 39 roles
6267879202

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do James Fox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

As You Like It (1992)

88th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is James Fox's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles4–78 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles14–57 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles14–74 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles9–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles11–75 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does James Fox work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Fox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Bean shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles