James Harcourt

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James Harcourt was a British character actor. He was born on 20 April 1873 in Headingley, Yorkshire.

He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He appeared as a stage actor first in 1903 and worked with the Liverpool Repertory Company from 1919 to 1931.

He died in London on 18 February 1951.

[edit] Films include

  • Hobson's Choice - 1931 as Hobson
  • The Old Curiosity Shop - 1934 - as the Single Gentleman
  • Wings of Africa - 1937 - as Wilkins
  • Penny Paradise - 1938 - as Amis Cook
  • The Stars Look Down - 1940 - as Will
  • Night Train to Munich - 1940 - as Azel Bomasch
  • He Snoops to Conquer - 1944 - as Counciler Hopkins
  • Johnny Frenchman - 1945 - as Joe Pender
  • I See a Dark Stranger - 1946 - as Butler
  • Obsession - 1949 - as Aikins (butler)

[edit] References

"Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" - published by Harper-Collins 1981 - ISBN 0-06-093507-3

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