James Fox Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has James Fox been in? This complete James Fox filmography lists 58 credited roles (42 films, 16 TV series), in chronological order from 1950 to 2021, with links to our full guides where available.

James Fox movies in order

• The Magnet (1950) as Johnny Brent
• The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
• The Servant (1963) as Tony
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) as Richard Mays
• King Rat (1965) as Peter Marlowe
• The Chase (1966) as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
• Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) as Jimmy Smith
• Isadora (1968) as Gordon Craig
• Sympathy for the Devil (1968) as Self (uncredited)
• Performance. (1970) as Chas
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as Lord Charles Esker
• A Passage to India (1984) as Richard Fielding
• Absolute Beginners (1986) as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
• The Whistle Blower (1986) as Lord
• Comrades (1987) as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
• The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Thomas Elgin
• Farewell to the King (1989) as Col. Ferguson
• The Russia House (1990) as Ned
• Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Frank
• Patriot Games (1992) as Lord William Holmes
• The Remains of the Day (1993) as Lord Darlington
• Heart of Darkness (1994) as Gosse
• Anna Karenina (1997) as Karenin
• Jinnah (1998) as Mountbatten
• Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) as Philip Cromwell
• Up at the Villa (2000) as Sir Edgar Swift
• The Golden Bowl (2000) as Colonel Bob Assingham
• Sexy Beast (2001) as Harry
• The Lost World (2001) as Prof. Summerlee
• The Prince & Me (2004) as King Haraald
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as Mr. Salt
• Mister Lonely (2008) as The Pope
• Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) as Philip Evans
• Bunny and the Bull (2009) as Narrator
• Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Sir Thomas Rotheram
• The Kid (2010) as Alan
• W.E. (2011) as King George V
• Cleanskin (2012) as Scott Catesby
• Effie Gray (2014) as Sir Charles Eastlake
• The Double (2014) as The Colonel
• Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018) as Uncle John
• The Souvenir: Part II (2021) as Narrator Patrick's Musical

James Fox TV shows

• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Colonel Race
• Gulliver's Travels (1996) as Dr. Bates
• Midsomer Murders (1997) as Sir Michael Fielding
• Waking the Dead (2001) as Dr Bruno Rivelli
• Cambridge Spies (2003) as Lord Halifax
• New Tricks (2004)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Colonel Arthur Bantry
• Colditz (2005) as Lt. Colonel Fordham
• Lewis (2007) as Professor Norman Deering
• Merlin (2008) as King Rodor
• Death in Paradise (2011) as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
• Death in Paradise (2011) as Martin Goodman QC
• Utopia (2013) as The Assistant
• The Great Train Robbery (2013) as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
• 1864 (2014) as Lord Palmerton
• London Spy (2015) as James

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