Acting
James Mason
- Titles
- 158movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 2016, with a break from 1986 to 2011, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 120top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
North by Northwest91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Tension6.8average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
- Coming of Age2.1, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 14
- Historical Drama 12
- Character-Driven 9
- Historical Setting 9
- Character Study 7
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Mystery 7
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Intrigue 6
- Social Commentary 6
- Class Conflict 6
- Melancholy 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Pamela MasonActorLady Possessed, Charade, I Met a Murderer, They Were Sisters, The Upturned Glass, +2 more
Raymond LovellActorThe Man in Grey, Hotel Reserve, Candlelight in Algeria, Alibi, Troubled Waters
Enid Stamp-TaylorActorThe Wicked Lady, Candlelight in Algeria, Hatter's Castle, Blind Man's Bluff, Alibi
Stephen BoydActorThe Fall of the Roman Empire, Island in the Sun, Genghis Khan, Kill!, The Left Hand of the Law
Sidney LumetDirectorThe Verdict, The Deadly Affair, Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place, The Sea Gull, Child's Play
Freddie YoungCinematographerLord Jim, Island in the Sun, Bloodline, The Deadly Affair, Great Expectations
Harry AndrewsActorThe Deadly Affair, The MacKintosh Man, A Touch of Larceny, The Sea Gull
Clarissa Kaye-MasonActorFrankenstein: The True Story, Frankenstein: The True Story, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
John GielgudActorJulius Caesar, Murder by Decree, 11 Harrowhouse, The Shooting Party
Michael WildingActorFrankenstein: The True Story, Frankenstein: The True Story, Secret Mission, Late Extra
Margaret LockwoodActorThe Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, A Place of One's Own, Alibi
Omar SharifActorThe Fall of the Roman Empire, Mayerling, Genghis Khan, Bloodline
Movies and TV shows
163Excellent
Score 90 to 100
2 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
as Phillip Vandamm
90
as Joseph of Arimathea
Great
Score 80 to 89
7 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
as Brutus
84
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
83
as Ed Avery
83
as Norman Maine
82
as Philip Dexter
80
as Edward Carson
80
as Johnny McQueen
Good
Score 70 to 79
25 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
as Bradley Morahan
77
as Captain Nemo
77
as Richard K. Straker
77
TV show · as Dr. John Polidori
76
as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
74
as Mr. Jordan
74
TV show · as Richard K. Straker
73
as Prof. Humbert Humbert
72
as Odell Gardener
72
as Oberst Brandt
70
as Hendrick van der Zee
70
as Martin Donnelly
Decent
Score 60 to 69
40 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as General Count von Klugermann
69
as Gustave Flaubert
69
as Rupert of Hentzau
68
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
67
as Larry Quinada
67
as Isaac of York
64
as Charles Dobbs
63
as Admiral Brindsen
61
as Dr. Watson
61
as Franz Joseph I of Austria
61
as Sir Brack
60
as Gentleman Brown
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
43 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
as Jerome Malley
57
as Kam Ling
57
as Brandon Bourne
56
as Sir George Wheeler
55
as Capt. Edwin Rummill
54
as Eduard Seibert
54
as Alan Hamilton
53
as Peter Vadassy
51
as Sir Alec Nichols
47
as Warren Maxwell
42
as Professor Bergson
38
as Francisco Paco Montero
Not rated yet
46 titles
Not rated yet
as Tom Tulliver
as Senatore Leandri
as Larry
as Captain Blayne
as Jimmy Del Palma
as The Captain
as Jafar Qoli (voice)
as Jim Martin
as Henry Hamilton
Director
TV show · as Narrator
as Mick Cardby