James Fox is a talented actor who often gets the roles of respectable aristocrats. This man first appeared on the set as a child, by the age of 77 he played more than 120 roles in films and TV shows. “Servant”, “Anna Pavlova”, “The Lost World”, “Gulliver's Travels”, “At the End of the Day” - famous paintings with his participation can be listed for a long time. What else can you tell about James?
James Fox: The Beginning of the Way
The future actor was born in London, there was a joyful event in May 1939. James Fox was born into a creative family, his mother was an actress, and his father was a theater agent. His grandfather, the famous playwright Frederick Lonsdale, had a direct relationship to the world of cinema. It is not surprising that at the age of 11, the boy first appeared on the set.
James made his debut in the comedy "Magnet" by Charles Friend, played one of the key roles. His hero was an ordinary schoolboy Johnny, whose life changes dramatically after an amazing incident. After the comedy was released, the child began to be offered other roles, but he refused offers, as this interfered with school activities.
First successes
James Fox graduated from high school, served in the army and again appeared on the set. At first, he played small roles in the TV series Espionage and the comedy Tamahin. Then he embodied the image of one of the key characters in the drama "Servant", which saw the light in 1963.
The drama “Servant” tells the story of an unlucky aristocrat who gradually falls under the influence of his own butler, whom he cannot resist. The servant has impeccable recommendations, but he is playing a dishonest game and plotting a crime. James Fox brilliantly coped with the role of a pampered, weak-willed and spoiled young man named Tony, who is run by an insidious butler.
After the release of the drama “Servant”, the actor got a peculiar role. His heroes often became aristocratic natures who do not know how to adapt to the rapidly changing world. For example, it was precisely such a character that Fox played in the film Chase, which saw the light in 1966. He played the role of the husband of the main character - the rich and spineless henpecked Jason Rogers. The actor depicted a similar hero in the film “The King of Rats”.
Different roles
Gradually, actor James Fox became tired of the roles of aristocrats who are poorly adapted to life. He made an attempt to get rid of his bored role by agreeing to shoot in the films Isadora and Very Modern Milli. In Isadore, he embodied the image of one of the lovers of the famous dancer.
The British actor performed one of his best roles in the film "Performance". He reincarnated as a killer who successfully escapes from prison, and then gets into serious trouble. The hero becomes a hostage on the estate of a rich and scandalous rock star, he is forced to take part in crazy orgies.
This was followed by a long break in the film career, which the actor explains with depression. She played out on the background of her father's death and excessive passion for psychotropic drugs. Fox hasn’t starred for almost ten years. James made an exception only for the picture No Longer Alone, which was released in 1978. In this drama, he embodied the image of a suicide, whom faith in God saves.
What else to see
In the first half of the 80s, James returned to the set again, films and series with his participation began to appear one after another. He again undertook to play the role of arrogant aristocrats, who brilliantly succeeded him. His first success after a long break was the painting "A Trip to India", viewers and critics warmly received a fascinating colonial drama.
In the political thriller Games of the Patriots, the actor reincarnated as Holmes, the Lord with a contemptuous look. In the psychological drama "At the End of the Day," he played the role of the proud aristocrat Darlington, the owner of impeccable manners and a cold heart. Then Fox starred in the film adaptation of the famous work of Leo Tolstoy "Anna Karenina", in which he embodied the image of the unfortunate husband of the main character. He brilliantly succeeded in playing the role of Sir Edgar Swift in the piercing melodrama In the Villa.
James Fox, whose photo can be seen in the article, has never refused roles in rating TV shows. For example, the star can be seen in the television projects Downton Abbey, Miss Marple Agatha Christie, Utopia, Espionage, New Tricks, Poirot, Merlin, Purely English Killings. Relatively recently, he starred in The London Spy and 1864.
Life behind the scenes
Unfortunately, there is little information about the personal life of a talented actor, since he does not like to discuss this topic with reporters. It is known that in the past he had a stormy romance with actress Sarah Miles, which ended in a break. James married a woman named Mary Elizabeth, who bore him five children.
Lawrence Fox - one of the sons of the actor, followed in the footsteps of the famous father. The young man can be seen in the paintings "Jane Austen", "Pit", "Golden Age".