James Mason

Acteur, Producteur, Scénariste, Directeur

15 mai 1909 — 27 juillet 1984 (75 ans)
James Neville Mason (known as James Mason; May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was an English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. His acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1935 with the British film "Late Extra," marking the start of his illustrious on-screen journey.

Throughout his career, Mason showcased his exceptional acting abilities, often portraying complex and morally ambiguous characters. His commanding presence, distinctive voice, and versatile range allowed him to effortlessly transition between genres, from dramas to thrillers and even period pieces.

One of Mason's most acclaimed performances came in 1945 when he starred as the troubled and enigmatic Johnny McQueen in the film "Odd Man Out." His portrayal of the wounded Irish nationalist earned him widespread praise and established him as a respected leading man.

Mason's notable filmography includes memorable roles in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945), "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (1951), "A Star Is Born" (1954), "North by Northwest" (1959), and "Lolita" (1962). His ability to bring depth, sophistication, and complexity to his characters captivated audiences and garnered critical acclaim.

Beyond his film career, Mason also dabbled in producing and directing. He co-produced and starred in the acclaimed film "A Star Is Born," showcasing his multifaceted talent and creative vision.

Throughout his life, Mason was recognized with numerous awards and nominations, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. He was highly regarded by his peers and critics alike for his impeccable craft and his ability to elevate any production he was a part of.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • La Mort aux trousses
    La Mort aux trousses1959
  • Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil
    Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil1978
  • Jésus de Nazareth
    Jésus de Nazareth4 épisodes
  • Meurtre au soleil
    Meurtre au soleil1982
  • Room 237
    Room 2372012
  • Huit heures de sursis
    Huit heures de sursis1947
  • Meurtre par décret
    Meurtre par décret1979
  • Le Voyage des damnés
    Le Voyage des damnés1976
  • De la part des copains
    De la part des copains1970
  • Les 4 Mercenaires d'El Paso
    Les 4 Mercenaires d'El Paso1971
  • L'enlèvement
    L'enlèvement1975
  • Les Grandes Espérances
    Les Grandes Espérances1974
  • Service secret
    Service secret1942
  • L'été de tous les risques
    L'été de tous les risques1982
  • The Agatha Christie Code
    The Agatha Christie Code2005

Connue pour

  • Lolita
    Lolita1962
  • La Mort aux trousses
    La Mort aux trousses1959
  • Voyage au centre de la Terre
    Voyage au centre de la Terre1959
  • 20 000 Lieues sous les mers
    20 000 Lieues sous les mers1954
  • Le Verdict
    Le Verdict1982
  • Une étoile est née
    Une étoile est née1954
  • Les Vampires de Salem
    Les Vampires de Salem2 épisodes
  • Huit heures de sursis
    Huit heures de sursis1947
  • Meurtre au soleil
    Meurtre au soleil1982
  • Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil
    Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil1978
  • Croix de fer
    Croix de fer1977
  • Le ciel peut attendre
    Le ciel peut attendre1978
  • Derrière le miroir
    Derrière le miroir1956
  • Le Renard du désert
    Le Renard du désert1951
  • Jules César
    Jules César1953
  • Les Désemparés
    Les Désemparés1949
  • L'Affaire Cicéron
    L'Affaire Cicéron1952
  • M15 demande protection
    M15 demande protection1967
  • Pandora
    Pandora1951
  • Pris au piège
    Pris au piège1949

Filmographie

2018
Playing for Keeps · as Jack Davies
2014
2012
Room 237 · as Prof. Humbert HumbertSur Plex
2012
2009
2009
2009
2008
2005
The Agatha Christie Code · as Odell GardenerSur Plex
2000
1998
1997
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years · as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
1985
The Assisi Underground · as Bishop Nicolini
1985
A.D. - Anno Domini · as Tiberius
1985
The Shooting Party · as Sir Randolph Nettleby
1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva · as Dr. Fischer
1984
George Washington (1984) · as Gen. Edward Braddock
1983
1983
Yellowbeard · as Captain Hughes
1983
Unknown Chaplin · as Narrator (voice)
1983
Alexandre · as The Father
1982
The Verdict · as Ed Concannon
1982
A Dangerous Summer · as George EngelsSur Plex
1982
Evil Under the Sun · as Odell GardenerSur Plex
1982
Ivanhoe · as Isaac Of York
1981
1980
North Sea Hijack · as Admiral Brindsen
1979
Salem's Lot · as Richard K. Straker
1979
Bloodline · as Sir Alec Nichols
1979
The Passage · as Professor Bergson
1979
Murder by Decree · as Dr. WatsonSur Plex
1978
The Boys from Brazil · as Eduard SeibertSur Plex
1978
Heaven Can Wait · as Mr. Jordan
1978
The Water Babies · as Mr. Grimes / Voice Of Killer Shark
1977
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love · as Narrator - English Version
1977
Jesus of Nazareth · as Joseph Of ArimatheaSur Plex
1977
Cross of Iron · as Oberst Brandt
1976
Voyage of the Damned · as Dr. Juan RemosSur Plex
1976
People of the Wind · as Jafar Qoli (voice)
1976
Hot Stuff · as Chief Of Police
1976
Origins of the Mafia · as Vianisi
1975
The Flower in His Mouth · as Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
1975
Inside Out · as Ernst FurbenSur Plex
1975
Autobiography of a Princess · as Cyril Sahib
1975
The Left Hand of the Law · as Senatore Leandri
1975
Kidnap Syndicate · as Filippini
1975
Mandingo · as Warren Maxwell
1974
1974
Great Expectations · as MagwitchSur Plex
1974
11 Harrowhouse · as Charles D. Watts
1974
The Destructors · as Jacques Brizard
1973
Frankenstein: The True Story · as Dr. John Polidori
1973
The MacKintosh Man · as Sir George Wheeler
1973
The Last of Sheila · as Philip Dexter
1973
1972
Child's Play · as Jerome Malley
1972
The Wind in the Wires · as Narrator
1971
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! · as Alan Hamilton
1971
Bad Man's River · as Francisco Paco MonteroSur Plex
1971
1970
Cold Sweat · as Captain RossSur Plex
1970
Spring and Port Wine · as Rafe Crompton
1969
Age of Consent · as Bradley Morahan
1968
The Sea Gull · as Trigorin
1968
Mayerling · as Franz Joseph I Of Austria
1968
Duffy · as Charles Calvert
1967
Cop-Out · as John Sawyer
1967
The Deadly Affair · as Charles Dobbs
1966
ABC Stage 67 · as Otto Hoffman
1966
Georgy Girl · as James Leamington
1966
The Blue Max · as General Count Von Klugermann
1965
Genghis Khan · as Kam Ling
1965
The Uninhibited · as Pascal Regnier
1965
Lord Jim · as Gentleman Brown
1964
The Pumpkin Eater · as Bob Conway
1964
1963
Torpedo Bay · as Captain Blayne
1962
Stoney Burke · as The Derelict
1962
Lolita · as Prof. Humbert Humbert
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Warren Barrow
1962
Hero's Island · as Jacob Weber
1962
Tiara Tahiti · as Captain Brett Aimsley
1962
Escape from Zahrain · as Johnson
1962
Theatre 62: Rebecca · as Maxim De Winter
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Maxwell Becker
1961
The Marriage-Go-Round · as Paul Delville
1960
A Touch of Larceny · as Cmdr. Max Easton
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde · as Edward Carson
1959
Journey to the Center of the Earth · as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
1959
The June Allyson Show · as Henry Chambers
1959
North by Northwest · as Phillip VandammSur Plex
1958
The Decks Ran Red · as Capt. Edwin Rummill
1958
Cry Terror! · as Jim Molner
1957
Goodyear Theatre · as Marius
1957
Island in the Sun · as Maxwell Fleury
1957
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Hans Frick
1956
Bigger Than Life · as Ed Avery
1956
Forever, Darling · as The Guardian Angel
1955
ITV Play of the Week · as Bernard Sholto
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · as Captain Nemo
1954
A Star Is Born · as Norman Maine
1954
Charade · as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
1954
Prince Valiant · as Sir Brack
1953
The Tell-Tale Heart · as Narrator
1953
The Man Between · as Ivo Kern
1953
Julius Caesar · as Brutus
1953
The Desert Rats · as Field Marshal Erwin Von Rommel
1953
The Story of Three Loves · as Charles Coutray
1953
General Electric Theater · as Wayne Sebastian
1952
Botany Bay · as Capt. Paul Gilbert
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda · as Rupert Of Hentzau
1952
Omnibus · as Napoleon (segment "napoleon's Love Letters")
1952
Face to Face · as The Captain
1952
5 Fingers · as Ulysses Diello
1952
Lady Possessed · as Jimmy Del Palma
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel · as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman · as Hendrick Van Der Zee
1950
One Way Street · as Dr. Frank Matson
1949
East Side, West Side · as Brandon Bourne
1949
The Reckless Moment · as Martin Donnelly
1949
Madame Bovary · as Gustave Flaubert
1949
Caught · as Larry Quinada
1947
The Upturned Glass · as Michael Joyce
1947
Odd Man Out · as Johnny McqueenSur Plex
1945
The Wicked Lady · as Captain Jerry Jackson
1945
The Seventh Veil · as Nicholas Cunningham
1945
They Were Sisters · as Geoffrey Lee
1945
A Place of One's Own · as Henry Smedhurst
1944
Hotel Reserve · as Peter Vadassy
1944
Man of Evil · as Lord Manderstoke
1943
Candlelight in Algeria · as Alan Thurston
1943
They Met in the Dark · as Richard Francis Heritage
1943
The Man in Grey · as Lord Rohan
1943
Far into the Night · as Ted Robbins
1942
Thunder Rock · as Streeter
1942
Secret Mission · as Raoul De CarnotSur Plex
1942
Alibi · as Andre Laurent
1942
Terror House · as Stephen Deremid
1942
Hatter's Castle · as Dr. Renwick
1939
I Met a Murderer · as Mark Warrow
1937
1937
The High Command · as Capt. Heverell
1937
Fire Over England · as Hillary Vane
1936
The Mill on the Floss · as Tom Tulliver
1936
The Spy in White · as Larry
1936
Troubled Waters · as John Merriman
1936
Twice Branded · as Henry Hamilton
1935
Late Extra · as Jim Martin

2024
2023
Merchant Ivory · as Self
2022
2021
2020
Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life · as Self - Captain Nemo, 20000 Leagues Under The Sea 1954
2020
2020
Kubrick by Kubrick · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
Sid & Judy · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
2017
Filmworker · as Self
2015
2013
Talking Pictures (2013) · as Self (archive Footage)
2009
2008
2003
1995
1984
1984
1983
The 55th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1982
1982
Cinéma cinémas · as Self
1980
1980
Hollywood · as Self - Narrator
1975
Arena (1975) · as Self
1975
1973
1971
Film · as Self
1971
1971
Parkinson · as Self - Guest
1971
V.I.P.-Schaukel · as Self
1968
The London Nobody Knows · as Himself - Narrator
1968
The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestSur Plex
1967
The World About Us · as Self - Narrator
1967
Personality · as Self
1967
1962
1962
1961
1961
Password · as Self
1961
Survival · as Self - Narrator
1960
Here's Hollywood · as Self
1959
1957
1956
The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Guest
1955
1954
Disneyland · as Self
1954
Caesar's Hour · as Self - Commercial Spokesman For Puss 'n' Boots Cat Food
1953
Person to Person · as Self
1952
House Party · as Self
1952
I've Got a Secret · as Self - Guest Star
1952
Today · as Self - Guest
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Self - Host
1950
The Frank Sinatra Show · as Self - Guest
1950
Four Star Revue · as Self
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Self - Host
1950
1950
What's My Line? · as Self
1948

1956
1954
1952
Lady Possessed · as Screenplay

1955
1939
I Met a Murderer · as Story