Portrait of James Fox

Acting

James Fox

Titles
78movies34TV shows
Career

Active from 1950 to 2014, with a break from 1952 to 1962, busiest in 1989 and 2000 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Servant
The Servant
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Fox Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.2
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.6, average 2.2
  • Futuristic
    0.4, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Identity Crisis 3
  • Classic Adaptation 3
  • Political Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
TypeAllMovies72TV shows30
RoleAnyActing30Appearances4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s41990s92000s112010s5
GenreAnyDrama28Crime8Mystery8Sci-Fi & Fantasy5Action & Adventure4Comedy3War & Politics2Family1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

5 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch72
Poster for London Spy

TV show · as James

GoodWatch65
Poster for 1864

TV show · as Lord Palmerton

GoodWatch81
Poster for Utopia

TV show · as The Assistant

Poster for The Great Train Robbery

TV show · as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

GoodWatch76
Poster for Death in Paradise

TV show · as Martin Goodman QC / Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)

2000s

11 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch75
Poster for Merlin

TV show · as King Rodor

GoodWatch64
Poster for Colditz

TV show · as Lt. Colonel Fordham

GoodWatch78
Poster for Agatha Christie's Marple

TV show · as Colonel Arthur Bantry

GoodWatch68
Poster for Cambridge Spies

TV show · as Lord Halifax

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Lost World

TV show · as Professor Summerlee

GoodWatch75
Poster for Waking the Dead

TV show · as Dr Bruno Rivelli

Poster for Metropolis

TV show · as Milton Friedkin

1990s

9 titles · average score 71
Poster for Kings in Grass Castles

TV show · as Longman

GoodWatch77
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Sir Michael Fielding

Poster for Gulliver's Travels

TV show · as Dr. Bates

Poster for The Choir

TV show · as Hugh Cavendish

GoodWatch65
Poster for The Dwelling Place

TV show · as Lord Fischel

Poster for Headhunters

TV show · as Simon Hall

Poster for A Perfect Hero

TV show · as Angus Meikle

Poster for Chillers

TV show · as Skipperton

1980s

4 titles · average score 83
GoodWatch83
Poster for Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV show · as Colonel Race

Poster for The Play on One

TV show · as Nick Verney

Poster for Anna Pavlova

TV show · as Victor Dandré(as Dzheims Foks)

Poster for Nancy Astor

TV show · as Waldorf Astor

1970s

1 title · average score 70
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