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