British actor James Mason wears a black dinner jacket and bow tie

James Mason

(1909–84)

British actor, producer, writer (d. 75) | North by Northwest (1959), Secret Mission (1942), The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

Leading British and international actor who became a star at home in saturnine roles during World War II

Mini Biography

James Mason later went to Hollywood and initially had a thin time, but during the 1950s became a respected interpreter of varied and interesting characters. Married Pamela Kellino.

Latest James Mason Pictures

Photograph from Bigger Than Life (1956) (1) featuring James Mason and Barbara Rush
  • 1st January, 2022
Barbara Rush, James Mason
Bigger Than Life (1956) photograph (1) | James Mason, Barbara Rush
Main title from The Water Babies (1978) (2). James Mason
  • 14th May, 2021
James Mason
The Water Babies (1978) opening credits (2)
Poster from I Met a Murderer (1939) (1). Not suitable for children
  • 28th February, 2021
James Mason
I Met a Murderer (1939) poster (1)
Main title from Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (14). James Mason as Joseph of Arimathea
  • 9th August, 2019
James Mason
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) opening credits (14)

Select James Mason Filmography

Father and Son (1936)
Henry Hamilton
Fire Over England (1937) opening credits (3)
Fire Over England (1937)
Vane
Fire Over England (1937) opening credits (3)
The Mill on the Floss (1937)
Tom Tulliver
Fire Over England (1937) opening credits (3)
The High Command (1937)
Capt Heverell
Fire Over England (1937) opening credits (3)
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
Jean Tallien
I Met a Murderer (1939) opening credits (6)
I Met a Murderer (1939)
Mark Warrow
Alibi (1942) opening credits
Alibi (1942)
Andre Laurent
Hatter’s Castle (1942) opening credits
Hatter’s Castle (1942)
Dr Renwick
Hatter’s Castle (1942) opening credits
The Night Has Eyes (1942)
Stephen Deremid
Secret Mission (1942) opening credits (4)
Secret Mission (1942)
Raoul de Carnot
Thunder Rock (1942) opening credits (2)
Thunder Rock (1942)
Streeter
The Bells Go Down (1943) opening credits
The Bells Go Down (1943)
Ted Robbins
The Man in Grey (1943) opening credits
The Man in Grey (1943)
Lord Rohan
They Met in the Dark (1943) opening credits (2)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
Richard Francis Heritage
Candlelight in Algeria (1944) opening credits (1)
Candlelight in Algeria (1944)
Alan Thurston
Fanny by Gaslight (1944) opening credits
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Lord Manderstoke
Hotel Reserve (1944) opening credits
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Peter Vadassy
A Place of One’s Own (1945) opening credits
A Place of One’s Own (1945)
Mr. Smedhurst
They Were Sisters (1945) opening credits (3)
They Were Sisters (1945)
Geoffrey Lee
The Seventh Veil (1945) opening credits (2)
The Seventh Veil (1945)
Nicholas
The Wicked Lady (1945) opening credits
The Wicked Lady (1945)
Capt Jerry Jackson
Odd Man Out (1947) opening credits (4)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Johnny McQueen
The Upturned Glass (1947) opening credits (3)
The Upturned Glass (1947)
Michael Joyce
Caught (1949) opening credits
Caught (1949)
Larry Quinada
The Reckless Moment (1949) opening credits
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Martin Donnelly
Rommel, Desert Fox (1951) opening credits
Rommel, Desert Fox (1951)
Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) opening credits (2)
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Hendrik van der Zee
Botany Bay (1952) opening credits (3)
Botany Bay (1952)
Capt Paul Gilbert
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) opening credits
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Rupert of Hentzau
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) opening credits
Five Fingers (1952)
Ulysses Diello
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
The Desert Rats (1953)
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
Julius Caesar (1953)
Brutus
The Man Between (1953) opening credits (3)
The Man Between (1953)
Ivo Kern
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) opening credits
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Captain Nemo
A Star Is Born (1954) opening credits (4)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Norman Maine
Prince Valiant (1954) opening credits
Prince Valiant (1954)
Sir Brack
Bigger Than Life (1956) opening credits
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Ed Avery
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959) opening credits (3)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
North by Northwest (1959) opening credits (7)
North by Northwest (1959)
Phillip Vandamm
North by Northwest (1959) opening credits (7)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Sir Edward Carson
A Touch of Larceny (1960) opening credits (4)
A Touch of Larceny (1960)
Cdr Max Easton
Escape from Zahrain (1962) opening credits
Escape from Zahrain (1962)
Johnson
Lolita (1962) opening credits
Lolita (1962)
Prof Humbert Humbert
Lolita (1962) opening credits
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Timonides
The Pumpkin Eater (1964) opening credits (3)
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Bob Conway
Lord Jim (1965) opening credits (2)
Lord Jim (1965)
Gentleman Brown
Genghis Khan (1965) opening credits (4)
Genghis Khan (1965)
Kam Ling
The Blue Max (1966) opening credits (8)
The Blue Max (1966)
General Count von Klugermann
Georgy Girl (1966) opening credits (3)
Georgy Girl (1966)
James Leamington
The Deadly Affair (1967) opening credits (7)
The Deadly Affair (1967)
Charles Dobbs
Duffy (1968) opening credits (5)
Duffy (1968)
J C Calvert
Age of Consent (1969) opening credits
Age of Consent (1969)
Bradley Morahan
Spring and Port Wine (1970) opening credits (3)
Spring and Port Wine (1970)
Rafe Crompton
Bad Man’s River (1971) opening credits
Bad Man’s River (1971)
Francisco Paco Montero
Child’s Play (1972) opening credits (6)
Child’s Play (1972)
Jerome Malley
The MacKintosh Man (1973) opening credits (5)
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
Sir George Wheeler
Great Expectations (1974) opening credits (6)
Great Expectations (1974)
Magwitch
Cross of Iron (1977) opening credits
Cross of Iron (1977)
Oberst
The Water Babies (1978) opening credits (7)
The Water Babies (1978)
Grimes
The Boys from Brazil (1978) opening credits (7)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Eduard Seibert
Bloodline (1979) opening credits (15)
Bloodline (1979)
Sir Alec Nichols
The Passage (1979) opening credits (7)
The Passage (1979)
Prof John Bergson
North Sea Hijack (1979) opening credits
North Sea Hijack (1980)
Admiral Brinsden
Evil Under the Sun (1982) opening credits (13)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Odell Gardener
Evil Under the Sun (1982) opening credits (13)
The Verdict (1982)
Ed Concannon
Ivanhoe (1982) opening credits (2)
Ivanhoe (1982)
Isaac of York
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Personal Details

Born
Died
Pamela Kellino
Wife  m. 1941–1964 (divorced)
Morgan Mason
Son

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