ACTOR

James Villiers

1930–199894 credits since 1954

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In the pictureHouse of Cards

ABOUT JAMES

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Born29 September 1930

Died18 January 1998

Known forActing

On Cineora44 of 94 titles

Known for

The titles people know James from.

Series

House of Cards

1990IMDb8.5

Movie

The Nanny

1965IMDb7.1

Movie

Under the Volcano

1984IMDb6.8

Movie

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982IMDb7.6

Movie

Mountains of the Moon

1990IMDb7.1

Movie

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971IMDb5.6

Movie

The Damned

1962IMDb6.6

Movie

Saint Jack

1979IMDb7.0

Movie

King and Country

1964IMDb7.5

Movie

Eva

1962IMDb6.4

Movie

The Alphabet Murders

1965IMDb5.2

Movie

The Wind in the Willows

1995IMDb7.4

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 44
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: Sherlock HolmesIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1954

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

94 credits

The 1990s

12 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

The Tichborne Claimant

1999

as Uncle Henry

Not on Cineora

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997

as Buster Foxe · 4 episodes

Movie

The Willows in Winter

1996IMDb7.2

as Magistrate

Not on Cineora

E=MC²

1996

as Dr. James Mallinson

Movie

The Wind in the Willows

1995IMDb7.4

as Magistrate (voice)

Movie

Uncovered

1995IMDb5.7

as Montegrifo

Series

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

1994IMDb8.6

as Lord Cantlemere · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

as Penhurst · 4 episodes

The 1980s

18 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Chelworth

1989

as Ronnie Esholt · 1 episode

Movie

Scandal

1989IMDb6.5

as Conservative M.P.

A Gentleman's Club

Not on Cineora

A Gentleman's Club

1988

1 episode

Series

Fortunes of War

1987IMDb7.7

as Inchcape · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

Running Out of Luck

1987

Not on Cineora

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

as Sir Reginald Manningham-Butler

Not on Cineora

Call Me Mister

1986

1 episode

Series

Lovejoy

1986–1994IMDb7.8

as Lionel Beckwith · 1 episode

The 1970s

25 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Not on Cineora

Spooner's Patch

1979

as Film Producer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Music Machine

1979

as Hector Woodville

Movie

Saint Jack

1979IMDb7.0

as Frogget

Not on Cineora

Dick Turpin

1979

as Lord Fordingham · 1 episode

Series

The Famous Five

1978–1979IMDb7.4

as Johnson · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Wilde Alliance

1978

as Roper · 1 episode

Movie

Spectre

1977IMDb5.8

as Sir Geoffrey Cyon

Movie

Joseph Andrews

1977IMDb5.6

as Mr. Booby

The 1960s

34 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

Counterstrike

1969

as Wyatt · 1 episode

Movie

Otley

1969IMDb6.2

as Hendrickson

Movie

Some Girls Do

1969IMDb5.5

as Carl Petersen

Not on Cineora

The Touchables

1968

as Twyning

Movie

Half a Sixpence

1967IMDb6.4

as Hubert

Series

Man in a Suitcase

1967–1968IMDb7.6

as Peters · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

ITV Playhouse

1967

as Lord Darlington · 1 episode

Sword of Honour

Not on Cineora

Sword of Honour

1967

as Ian Kilbannock · 3 episodes

The 1950s

5 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Not on Cineora

Knight Errant Limited

1959

1 episode

Not on Cineora

No Hiding Place

1959

1 episode

Movie

Carry On Sergeant

1958IMDb6.3

as Seventh Recruit

Not on Cineora

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Blackie · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Late Night Final

1954

as Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.

Leslie PhillipsKing Ralph, Scandal and 2 more

John HurtKing Ralph, Scandal and 1 more

Denholm ElliottSaint Jack, Nothing But the Best and 1 more

Julian GloverFor Your Eyes Only, King Ralph and 1 more

Tom CourtenayLet Him Have It, King and Country and 1 more

Robert MorleyMurder at the Gallop, The Alphabet Murders and 1 more

Maurice DenhamThe Nanny, The Alphabet Murders and 1 more

Joseph Losey