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James Saxon
Deceased

How Did James Saxon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 49
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn06/04/1954Born inSwindon, Wiltshire, England, UKDied02/07/2003 (aged 49)Died inChichesterCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ6142804 ↗TMDb#89667 ↗

William James Smyth, better known by his stage name James Saxon, was an English character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s.

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2000The Prince and the PauperMovieFather Abbot46
1998In the RedSeriesOswald Twist44
1998Les MisérablesMovieChabouillet44
1997McCallumSeries—43
1996PoldarkMoviePrince Regent42
1995England, My EnglandMovieVyner41
1994Sharpe's HonourMovieMajor Vaughan40
1993SharpeSeriesVaughan39
1992Between the LinesSeries—38
1992MaigretSeries—38
1992A Touch of FrostSeriesMortuary Attendant38
1991Murder Most HorridSeriesYoung Adams37
1991Soldier SoldierSeriesWO George Simms37
1991Smack and ThistleMovieWilks37
1991Time RidersSeriesLord Chalmerston37
1990TroublemakersSeriesBoss36
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesReggie Dyer35
1989Tales from the CryptSeriesEvelyn Amberson35
1989The Paradise ClubSeriesDI Fairweather35
1987A Prayer for the DyingMovieEllerman33
1987The New StatesmanSeriesVictor Crosby33
1987Vanity FairSeriesJoseph 'Jos' Sedley33
1986LovejoySeriesDr. Julian Sadler32
1986BigglesMovieBertie32
1982We'll Meet AgainSeriesSgt Elmer Jones28
1979MinderSeriesHarry25
1963Doctor WhoSeriesOscar Botcherby9