Deceased

How Did James Ellis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn15/03/1931Born inBelfast, IrelandDied08/03/2014 (aged 82)Died inLincolnCausestrokeWikidataQ6133435 ↗TMDb#1226592 ↗

James Ellis was a Northern Irish actor and theatre director from Belfast who had a career stretching over sixty years. Originally a stage actor and director in his native city, he moved to London in the early 1960s. After gaining recognition in Great Britain through the Z-Cars (1962–78) police series on BBC1, he appeared in many other television and film roles. He was also a translator.

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Filmography35 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Conspiracy of SilenceMovie	—	72
1998	Resurrection ManMovie	Ivor Coppinger	67
1996	Crossing the FloorMovie	Andrew Carson	65
1995	PriestMovie	Father Ellerton	64
1995	Shadow of a GunmanMovie	The Landlord	64
1993	The DetectivesSeries	Customs Officer	62
1993	Magic GrandadSeries	Johnny	62
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Bagger / Winston Parker	61
1991	PerformanceSeries	The Landlord	60
1990	NightingalesSeries	Sarge	59
1989	Doctor Who: BattlefieldMovie	Peter Warmsley	58
1986	CasualtySeries	Reg	55
1986	LovejoySeries	Niall Sheehan	55
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Albert McVea	54
1985	No SurrenderMovie	Paddy Burke	54
1985	In Sickness and in HealthSeries	Michael	54
1984	The BillSeries	—	53
1984	Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries	Father Dowd	53
1984	Mark of the DevilMovie	Father Dowd	53
1984	A Coming to Terms for BillyMovie	Norman Martin	53
1984	One by OneSeries	—	53
1983	The Gathering SeedSeries	Jim Larkin	52
1983	A Matter of Choice for BillyMovie	Norman Martin	52
1982	WoganSeries	Self	51
1982	The Glory HoleMovie	Barney McArdle	51
1982	Too Late to Talk to BillyMovie	Norman Martin	51
1980	The Long MarchMovie	Joe Walsh	49
1980	High Rise DonkeyMovie	Policeman	49
1978	All Creatures Great and SmallSeries	Roddy Travers	47
1970	Play for TodaySeries	—	39
1966	Till Death Us Do PartSeries	Police Sergeant	35
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	Peter Warmsly	32
1962	Z-CarsSeries	Bert Lynch	31
1962	The Scales of JusticeSeries	Bill Kenton	31
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Thin Man	24