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Portrait of James Maxwell

Acting

James Maxwell

Career

Active from 1959 to 1984, busiest in 1962 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shadow of the Tower
The Shadow of the Tower
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Maxwell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 72
Under the Hammer
Under the Hammer (1984)

as Geoffrey Anderson

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Lloyd Garrison

Four Friends
Four Friends (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hippie

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (1980)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Lloyd Garrison

1970s

23 titles · average score 66
The Racing Game
The Racing Game (1979)

TV show

Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door (1978)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as General-Major Von Wittke

Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin (1975)

as Carter

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Everard Wystan

Ransom
Ransom (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bernhard

The Prison
The Prison (1974)

as Roland Blanchet

Father Brown
Father Brown (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Professor Gerald Smaill

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Carter

The Shadow of the Tower
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as King Henry VII

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Major Alastair Fitton

The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Mitchell

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Dr. Whittaker

1960s

32 titles · average score 66
Tower of London: The Innocent
Tower of London: The Innocent (1969)

as King Henry VII

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Stanton

The Dead Past
The Dead Past (1965)

as Jonas Foster

The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

as Priester

The Hidden Truth
The Hidden Truth (1964)

TV show

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Capt. Miller / David Castle

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jackson

Private Potter
Private Potter (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lt. Col. Harry Gunyon

The Traitors
The Traitors (1962)

as Ray Ellis

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Joseph / Jock Ingram

Girl on Approval
Girl on Approval (1961)

as John Howland

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Jason Wade

1950s

5 titles · average score 59
Brand
Brand (1959)

as Ejnar

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Subway in the Sky
Subway in the Sky (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Officer

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Father Brady / Sebastian

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Feste