Oscar James

Acting

Oscar James

Born July 25, 1942 · Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago] (age 84)

Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspi…

Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory · 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
★ 7.02005
MovieAdventureComedy
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
If OnlyIf Only · 2004
If Only
★ 7.02004
MovieDramaRomance
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
HardwareHardware · 1990
Hardware
★ 6.01990
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.
DarlingDarling · 1965
Darling
★ 6.71965
MovieDramaRomance
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.
Jaguar Lives!Jaguar Lives! · 1979
Jaguar Lives!
★ 4.21979
MovieActionComedy
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
WaterWater · 1985
Water
★ 6.11985
MovieAdventureComedy
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
Three Kinds of HeatThree Kinds of Heat · 1987
Three Kinds of Heat
★ 5.41987
MovieAction
Three friends persecute a gang of criminals from Harlem to the parties of the High Society of London.
All the Right NoisesAll the Right Noises · 1970
All the Right Noises
★ 5.81970
MovieComedyDrama
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly blossoms into a full blown romance, until she tells him that she is only 15 years old…

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Oh Happy DayOh Happy Day · 2007
Oh Happy Day
★ 4.62007
MovieComedyRomance
Jonathan and David meet at a black tie dinner and end up spending the night together at Jonathan's London flat. The challenges begin when Jonathan's nine–year–old daughter bounds into the bedroom very early the next morning. However, the stakes heighten when Jonathan discovers that David is his "new client" at the marketing firm where he is employed. Fraternizing with clients on the opposite side of the conference table is strictly prohibited by the firm, and Jonathan quickly nips things in the bud. As time progresses, love conquers all obstacles. Working against them are their different races, different countries of origin and homophobia. Oh Happy Day is that special film that brings out the true romantic hiding inside us all.

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The ExpertThe Expert · 1968
The Expert
★ 9.01968
SeriesDrama
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

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