James Mason Filmography

Born:: May 15, 1909 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Lending his mellifluous voice and regal mien to more than 100 films, British actor James Mason built a long career playing assorted villains, military men, and rather dubious romantic leads. Though the quality of his films ranged from the superb A Star Is Born (1954) and The Reckless Moment (1949)...Read More

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Hollywood

Synopsis: Produced for Britain's Thames television in 1979, Hollywood is a 13-part overview of the silent film era, lovingly assembled by historian Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. Each episode runs one hour, and each concentrates on a separate aspect of the art of the silent cinema. Chapter titles include Read More

1988
A.D.

Actors: Anthony Andrews, Colleen Dewhurst, Ava Gardner, David Hedison, John Houseman

Synopsis: Filmed in Tunisia on a budget of 30 million dollars, the five-part, 12-hour miniseries A.D. was the final installment in a historical trilogy which included Moses the Lawgiver and Jesus of Nazareth. Covering the years 30 to 69 A.D., the teleplay, co-written by Anthony Burgess, chronicled the Read More

1985
The Shooting Party

Actors: Edward Fox, Cheryl Campbell, James Mason, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud

Synopsis: This British Merchant-Ivory look-alike was adapted from a novel by Isabel Colgate. In the summer before World War I, British nobleman James Mason invites an assorted group of acquaintances for a weekend shooting party on his huge estate. Among the participants are longtime rivals Edward Fox and Rupert Frazer Read More

1984
George Washington

Synopsis: Barry Bostwick plays the Father of Our Country in this 3-part, eight-hour TV miniseries. The Richard Fielder/Jon Boothe teleplay, based on a book by James Thomas Flexner, covers the years 1743 through 1783, tracing Washington from age 11 to his farewell to the troops at Valley Forge. A great deal Read More

1984
The Assisi Underground

Actors: Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell, Karlheinz Hackl

Synopsis: Set during World War II, The Assisi Underground deals with the efforts made by a handful of hardy European souls to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. Ben Cross plays a dynamic young Catholic priest who puts his own life on the line to save thousands of refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. While the Read More

1984
Yellowbeard

Actors: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Tommy Chong, Eric Idle, Peter Cook

Synopsis: This colorful spoof of pirate movies had all the makings of a classic farce and yet sank straight to Davy Jones' locker at the box-office, for despite it's all-star international cast of famous comedians, and despite the fact that it was largely co-written by "Monty Python"-veteran Graham Chapman Read More

1983
Doctor Fischer of Geneva

Actors: Alan Bates, James Mason, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Burden, Cyril Cusack

Synopsis: Dr. Fischer (James Mason) is a cynical tycoon whose favorite past time is exposing human greed. Determined to prove that even the most righteous person can be bought, Fischer (Bates) plans a party with a strange and diabolical twist. The party favors contain one of two things--one million dollars Read More

1983
Alexandre

Actors: Michel Voita, James Mason

Synopsis: In a bland and puzzling portrayal of emotional gridlock, two men meet while looking for a woman they had both loved a few years earlier and cannot forget (she dumped each of them). Their relationship starts to build after their first contact but is not able to stand the stress when they do Read More

1983
Don't Eat the Pictures - Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Synopsis: In this children's feature, Big Bird, Grover, and the rest of the Sesame Street residents travel to the big city on a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

1983
Flash Fire

Actors: Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett

Synopsis: Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ignores certain obvious signals that his business partner is not entirely on the up-and-up. After a brush fire destroys the resort, an insurance investigator Read More

1982
The Verdict

Actors: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea

Synopsis: In Sidney Lumet's powerful courtroom drama The Verdict, Paul Newman stars as Frank Galvin, an alcoholic Boston lawyer who tries to redeem his personal and professional reputation by winning a difficult medical malpractice case. Frank, down on his luck, is presented with the case of his life when Read More

1982
Evil Under the Sun

Actors: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, James Mason

Synopsis: Peter Ustinov makes his second appearance as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this adaptation of the popular Agatha Christie mystery. When noted stage star Arlena Marshall (Diana Rigg) is found murdered while visiting a posh island resort, Poirot is called upon to find the culprit, but given Read More

1982
Ivanhoe

Actors: James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Olivia Hussey, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern

Synopsis: The classic adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, which covers the same ground as the various Robin Hood legends, becomes this impressive television production, boasting a well-heeled British cast, a robust pace, and solid production values. Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) is a young Saxon Read More

1982
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 5 - Hazard of the Game

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 5 discloses the stuntmen's secrets of the trade. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Ffolkes

Actors: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, Jack Watson, David Hedison

Synopsis: Roger Moore took a brief vacation from playing James Bond in this witty adventure drama. Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Moore), who for some reason prefers not to capitalize his last name, is a scuba-diving adventurer for hire with a sharp mind, a quick wit, a fondness for cats, and a certain distrust Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 4 - Hollywood Goes to War

Synopsis: This nostalgic video uses five short films to look back at Hollywood's efforts to bolster both overseas G.I.s and the folks back home during WW II. Each of the five shorts features an all-star cast doing things to cheer people up during a difficult time. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 13 - End of an Era

Synopsis: Silent films were once thought of as a technological wonder, but advances in film science soon followed with "talkies." Movies began being filmed with sound starting with The Jazz Singer in 1927. Many actors and actresses of the time feared that their speaking voices might cause them to lose favor Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 2 - In the Beginning

Synopsis: This documentary is part of a 13 video series collection that looks at the history of Hollywood. It is a step back in time to see how it all began from its silent screen beginnings and a celebration of how Hollywood grew into an industry. See the people who shaped Hollywoods fasinating and Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 3 - Single Beds and Double Standards

Synopsis: This documentary is part of a 13 video series collection that looks at the history of Hollywood. Hollywood 3 is a celebration of how Hollywood grew into an industry and the people who shaped its personality. Hear about the memorable performers who made Hollywood famous. Some of the talented Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 6 - Swanson & Valentino

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 6 profiles Swanson and Valentino, 2 silent film greats. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 12 - Star Treatment

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 12 plays tribute to the era's greats, Clara Bow, Lillian Gish and John Gilbert. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 10 - The Man with the Megaphone

Synopsis: Brought to video by broadcast giant HBO, this tenth entry from the Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film series, Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 10 - The Man with the Megaphone is a close-up of silent-film directors and the art they created. A celebration Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 11 - Trick of the Light

Synopsis: In this episode of Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, viewers are introduced to the critical role played by cameramen in the early days of American cinema. In a time when technology was still primitive, motion picture photography was as much art as science, and this documentary Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 7 - The Autocrats

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 7 compares and contrasts directors De Mille and Von Stroheim. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 8 - Comedy - A Serious Business

Synopsis: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 8 -- Comedy, A Serious Business is this eighth installment in the documentary miniseries directed by Kevin Brownlow. Produced by Thames Television in the U.K., the 13-part series was broadcast on HBO in 1980. This volume focuses on Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 9 - Out West

Synopsis: This series segment looks at how William Cody was portrayed in The Life of Buffalo Bill, in 1913 and at the enduring popularity of Tom Mix. In addition to footage from various films, the show also includes interviews with such individuals as John Wayne Colonel Tim McCoy and Yakima Canutt. Others Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 1 - The Pioneers

Synopsis: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 1 -- The Pioneers is this first installment in the documentary miniseries directed by Kevin Brownlow. Produced by Thames Television in the U.K., the 13-part series was broadcast on HBO in 1980. This volume focuses on the penny arcades and Read More

1980
Murder by Decree

Actors: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland, Geneviève Bujold, David Hemmings

Synopsis: The murders by the infamous British criminal, Jack the Ripper, catch the attention of Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer), but he does not receive the expected call from Scotland Yard because he is being purposefully excluded from the investigation. Instead, Robert Lees (Donald Sutherland), a Read More

1979
The Passage

Actors: Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Kay Lenz

Synopsis: Director J. Lee Thompson directed this World War II adventure drama from a script by author Bruce Nicolaysen who adapted the screenplay from his novel The Perilous Passage. Anthony Quinn stars as a brave Basque mountaineer who is hired by the American military to guide Professor Bergsson (James Read More

1979
Salem's Lot

Actors: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Reggie Nalder

Synopsis: Novelist David Soul returns to his hometown of Salem, finding that things have changed a bit. More than a bit, in fact: the previously warm and friendly community is downright sinister. Soul suspects that the bizarre behavior of his onetime friends and neighbors is the handiwork of oddball antique Read More

1979
Bloodline

Actors: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Claudia Mori, Irene Papas, Michelle Phillips, Romy Schneider

Synopsis: Bloodline, a thriller based on a mystery novel by Sidney Sheldon and directed by Terence Young, is the story of Elizabeth Roffe (Audrey Hepburn), who inherits a huge pharmaceutical company and then discovers that some of her family members may be plotting her death in order to gain control of the Read More

1979
The Water Babies

Actors: James Mason, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: Lionel Jeffries directed Water Babies, a children's fantasy based on the story by Charles Kingsley that incorporates live-action and animation in the tradition of The Incredible Mr. Limpet. In Dickensian London, a 12-year-old chimney sweep's apprentice named Tom (Tommy Pender) has to put up with Read More

1979
Heaven Can Wait

Actors: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin

Synopsis: Opting for light entertainment after the critical satire of Shampoo (1975), producer-director-writer-star Warren Beatty remade the 1941 comic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Dimly amiable L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is prematurely called to Heaven by an over-eager escort (Buck Henry Read More

1978
The Boys From Brazil

Actors: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen

Synopsis: This film of Ira Levin's novel The Boys from Brazil wastes no time in establishing the fact that several seemingly unrelated men have been mysteriously murdered. Elderly Jewish Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), brought into the case when the clues seem to point to a neo-fascist plot Read More

1978
Jesus of Nazareth

Actors: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Peter Ustinov, Christopher Plummer, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier, Rod Steiger

Synopsis: Because director Franco Zeffirelli noted publicly that he intended to depict Jesus Christ as a human being rather than a religious icon, his expensive made-for-TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth fell victim to protestors long before its April 3, 1977, debut. Despite the pullout of several sponsors Read More

1977
Homage to Chagall

Synopsis: This documentary is narrated by James Mason and Joseph Wiseman, and explores the life of the famous Russian ex-patriate artist, Marc Chagall (1889-1985). The film includes lively interviews with him and his wife, as well as photographs of the majority of his works. At the time of this film Read More

1977
Cross of Iron

Actors: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch

Synopsis: A quote from Bertolt Brecht ends this bitter and angry war film by Sam Peckinpah: "Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again." Peckinpah's intense and belligerently non-commercial work, (based on the Read More

1976
Voyage of the Damned

Actors: Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles

Synopsis: Often described as "Ship of Fools with a conscience," Voyage of the Damned is based on a true story. In 1939, the Nazis ostentatiously loaded a luxury liner with hundred of Jewish refugees from all walks of life. The ship then tried to drop anchor in Havana, Cuba-only to have its passengers Read More

1976
People of the Wind

Synopsis: Rare indeed is the feature-length documentary that captures the migratory lifestyle of nomadic peoples and remains gripping throughout, as in the 1925 film Grass. Rarer still is such a feat duplicated 50 years later, with closely related subjects. Here the Babadi clan of the same Bakhtiari Read More

1976
Gente di Rispetto

Synopsis: The Italian Man with a Flower in His Mouth bears no relation to the Luigi Pirandello one-act play of the same title. Also known as Flower in His Mouth, and The Masters this thriller stars Jennifer O'Neill as an American schoolteacher, newly arrived in Sicily. No sooner has she assumed her duties Read More

10/30/75
La Polizia Interviene: Ordine Di Uccidere

9/4/75
La Città Sconvolata

Synopsis: After his son is kidnapped, a millionaire industrialist (James Mason) seeks revenge, in spite of the potential danger that his rash actions will bring about for his child and another kidnapped boy, the son of a poor mechanic (Luc Merenda). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

8/27/75
Inside Out

Actors: Telly Savalas, Robert Culp, James Mason, Aldo Ray, Günter Meisner

Synopsis: Telly Savalas, James Mason and Robert Culp join together to discover a hidden cache of $6 million in Nazi gold in this action caper retitled both Hitler's Gold and The Golden Heist. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
Mandingo

Actors: James Mason, Susan George, Brenda Sykes

Synopsis: Richard Fleischer directed this lurid historical drama based on the novel by Kyle Onstott. The story begins on a run-down plantation lorded over by Warren Maxwell (James Mason) and his son Hammond (Perry King). Hammond travels to New Orleans where he buys a top-of-the-line slave, Mede (Ken Read More

1975
Autobiography of a Princess

Actors: James Mason, Madhur Jaffrey, Keith Varnier, Diane Fletcher, Timothy Bateson

Synopsis: Autobiography of a Princess represents the return to East Indian themes by the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory after the unsuccessful Hollywood-based The Wild Party (1973). The basic Merchant/Ivory "props", including landed gentry, old folks taking unnatural interest in the goings-on of Read More

1975
11 Harrowhouse

Actors: Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, James Mason

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Gerald A. Browne, 11 Harrowhouse is a 1974 heist spoof with an all-star cast. The story concerns millionaire Clyde Massey (Trevor Howard) pressuring diamond merchant Howard R. Chesser (Charles Grodin) into robbing a London diamond exchange owned by Meecham (John Gielgud. Read More

1974
The Destructors

Actors: Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine

Synopsis: Set in the City of Light, this crime melodrama chronicles the attempts of a US drug agent to stop a major drug-lord. Though the agent realizes his three predecessors have been assassinated, and that the French government doesn't necessarily approve of the Yank's harassment of a French citizen, he Read More

1974
Great Expectations

Actors: Joss Ackland, Margaret Leighton, James Mason, Michael York, Sarah Miles

Synopsis: This third talking-picture version of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations stars Michael York as Pip, the humble British lad whose aspirations to become a gentleman are financed by a mysterious benefactor. We first see young Pip (played by Simon Gipps-Kent) coming to the aid of escaped Read More

1974
The Mackintosh Man

Actors: Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen

Synopsis: John Huston directed this cold war spy thriller (from a script by Walter Hill) concerning a British agent trying infiltrate the organization of a nefarious communist spy. Paul Newman is Joseph Reardon, a British secret agent commissioned by Mackintosh (Harry Andrews) to impersonate a jewel thief. Read More

1973
Frankenstein: The True Story

Actors: Michael Sarrazin, Leonard Whiting, James Mason

Synopsis: Per its title, Jack Smight's Frankenstein: The True Story, strives for greater faithfulness to Mary Shelley's novel than prior versions. Thus, as in the book, Dr. Frankenstein's (Leonard Whiting) creation is no monster, but a handsome young man of high intelligence (Michael Sarrazin). In fact, the Read More

1973
The Last of Sheila

Actors: Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason

Synopsis: This suspense drama features an all-star cast, including Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, James Mason, Ian McShane, and Raquel Welch. An interesting production fact about the film: its screenplay was written by actor Anthony Perkins and lyricist/songwriter Stephen Sondheim. Their Read More

1973
Bad Man's River

Actors: Lee Van Cleef, Gina Lollobrigida, James Mason

Synopsis: A Mexican revolutionary offers four marauding outlaws a million bucks to destroy an arsenal owned by the Mexican army. The arsenal gets blasted, but the million bucks doesn't get delivered in this "outsmart the outsmarters" and "double-cross the double-crossers" western saga. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1972
Child's Play

Actors: Paul Alessi, Anthony Barletta, Kevin Coupe, Christopher Hoag, Stephen McLaughlin, Robert D. Randall, Robbie Reed, James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Ron Weyand, Charles White

Synopsis: Leon Prochnik adapted the evocative Robert Moresco play Child's Play for the screen, with Sidney Lumet assuming directorial duties. Beau Bridges stars as a young teacher at an exclusive Catholic boy's boarding school named Paul Reis. An outbreak of violence and brutality among the students has Read More

1972
Kill

Actors: Stephen Boyd, Jean Seberg, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Daniel Emilfork

Synopsis: Kill is an English-language, French-made crime thriller/melodrama with elements of satire. In this film, Alan (James Mason) is an Interpol agent "on the take" from international drug rings he is supposed to investigate. Before he can get to Asia on his next assignment, his beloved wife Emily (Jean Seberg Read More

1971
The Yin and Yang of Dr. Go

Synopsis: In this Hong Kong-set spoof of Asian spy movies, a CIA agent is assigned to return a purloined set of plans for a devastating new weapon. Unfortunately, in order to succeed, the operative must work in conjunction with a Russian spy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1971
Cold Sweat

Actors: Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin

Synopsis: From Dr. No director Terence Young comes this action thriller starring Charles Bronson as Joe Moran, an ex-con whose old gang of drug dealers has just been released from prison. When it turns out the thugs have been holding a grudge against him, they kidnap Moran's wife, played by Liv Ullmann. In Read More

12/18/70
Spring and Port Wine

Actors: James Mason, Susan George, Diana Coupland, Rodney Bewes, Hannah Gordon

Synopsis: A Lancashire lass refuses to eat the meal her mother has prepared for her. Her thick-eared father (James Mason) insists that she ingest every bite. This seemingly minor incident snowballs into big trouble for everyone concerned. Hard to believe, but this was based on a very popular stage play by Bill Naughton Read More

1970
Age of Consent

Crew: Producer

Actors: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr-Glyn, Antonia Katsaros

Synopsis: James Mason is Bradley Morahan, an Australian artist far away from home and trying to prod his muse in the bowels of New York City. Disgusted with life in the big city, Bradley decides to return to his roots and heads back home to Australia. Once there, he decides to become a Gauguin primitive and Read More

1969
Duffy

Actors: James Coburn, James Mason, James Fox, John Alderton, Susannah York

Synopsis: In this caper comedy, Duffy (James Coburn) is a shaggy bohemian living in Tangiers who is approached for a less-than-legal business proposition by two half-brothers, carefree Stephane Calvert (James Fox) and stuffy businessman Antony Calvert (John Alderton). Though Stephane and Antony had Read More

1968
The Sea Gull

Actors: James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner, Harry Andrews

Synopsis: This is one of several film versions of the classic play by Anton Chekhov. The depressing tale of unrequited love begins when an aging actress Arkadina (Simone Signoret) and her arrogant writer companion Trigorin (James Mason) travel to a small Russian town to visit her brother, an ailing public Read More

1968
Mayerling

Actors: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner,