Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/15/1909
Place of Birth
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Джеймс МейсонJames Neville MasonДжеймс Невилл Мэйсон
James Mason
Biography
James Neville Mason, known as James Mason, was an accomplished English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. He was born on May 15, 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and passed away on July 27, 1984, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mason's acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1935 with the British film "Late Extra," marking the start of his illustrious on-screen journey.
Throughout his career, Mason showcased his exceptional acting abilities, oft...
Known For
Madame Bovary
as Gustave Flaubert
Mayerling
as Franz Joseph I of Austria
Great Expectations
as Magwitch
The Passage
as Professor Bergson
Evil Under the Sun
as Odell Gardener
Bloodline
as Sir Alec Nichols
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Hendrik van der Zee
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
A Star Is Born
as Norman Maine
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Captain Nemo
Island in the Sun
as Maxwell Fleury
Lolita
as Prof. Humbert Humbert
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Jean Tallien
Julius Caesar
as Brutus
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Timonides
The Story of Three Loves
as Charles Coutray
Ivanhoe
as Isaac of York
Cross of Iron
as Oberst Brandt
Lord Jim
as Gentleman Brown
The Blue Max
as General Count von Klugermann
Career Timeline
1985
1984
1983
1982
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1971
1970
1968
1967
1966
1965
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Stoney Burke
as The Derelict
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Warren Barrow
Hero's Island
as Jacob Weber
Tiara Tahiti
as Captain Brett Aimsley
Lolita
as Prof. Humbert Humbert
Escape from Zahrain
as Johnson
Theatre 62: Rebecca
as Maxim de Winter