James Mason

• Name: James Mason
• Date of Birth: May 15, 1909
• Place of Birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

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• Lord Jim (Unrated, 2001)
• Zigzag (R, 1997)
• Cold Sweat (De la part des copains) (PG, 1997)
• The Assisi Underground (PG, 1984)
• The Shooting Party (Unrated, 1984)
• George Washington (Unrated, 1984)
• Yellowbeard (PG, 1983)
• Unknown Chaplin (Unrated, 1983)
• The Verdict (R, 1982)
• Ivanhoe (Unrated, 1982)

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• In The Man in Grey (1943), Mason went from breakout sensation to British superstar. playing the sadistic lead character, he transfixed audience with his performance, managing to get them to love him despite his cruel behavior. He cemented that reputa... read moretion through films like Fanny By Gaslight (1944) and The Wicked Lady(1945), Playing similarly villainous, yet sympathetic characters.
• He quickly became a fixture in British film, thanks to the many "quota quickies" he made; films that were hastily put together in order to fulfill British guidelines requiring a certain percentage of films shown in England to be British-made, Thought... read more he was already a familliar face, his breakout role did not come until 1939, when he appeared in I Met a Murderer, Which he wrote, produced and starred in. It was also the film that introduced him to his first wife, Pamela Kellino. The Couple married in 1940.
• He made his theatre debut in London's West End in 1933 in Gallows Glorious and the following year. joined the famed Old Vic theatre. In 1935, audiences who were not able to take in live theatre finally got a glimpse of his talents on the silver scre... read moreen in the British film Late Extra.
• Born in Yorkshire, England on May 15, 1909, Mason studied architecture at Cambridge, thought by the time he earned his degree in the thick of the Great Depression in 1931, the economic climate was such that he felt he had a better shot of making a c... read moreareer out of acting than architecture.
• As the star of more than 100 films,Mason played evil with a touch of sympathy,making audiences root for him even when playing the most unlikable creatures.
• Not to be confused with the American silent film star of the same name,James Mason is the Brit with the honey-smooth voice who parlayed a series of villainous roles into a long and storied career as one of England and Hollywood's most respected chara... read morecter actors.

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• James Mason as Humbert Humbert, Shelley Winters as Mrs. Haze, Peter Sellers as Quilty & Sue Lyon as the daughter?  Answer »
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