Emrys James

Emrys James

Emrys James (1 September 1930 -
5 February 1989), was a Welsh Shakespearean actor. He also performed in many theatre and TV parts between 1960 and 1989, and was an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was born in Machynlleth, the son of a railwayman, and attended the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. In 1958, he married the novelist Sian James. [ [http://www.parthianbooks.co.uk/4217.htm Parthian Books] ]

elected theatre work

Notable roles at the RSC included Sir Hugh Evans in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", 1968; Gower in "Pericles", 1969; Feste in "Twelfth Night", 1969; The Boss in Gunter Grass' "The Plebians Rehearse the Uprising", 1970; The Cardinal in John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi", 1971; Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice", 1971; Iago in "Othello", 1971; the title role in "King John", 1974; Mephistopheles in Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", 1974; Chorus in "Henry V", 1975; the title role in "Henry IV", parts I and II, 1975-76; York in "Henry VI", parts I, I and III, 1977-78; Jaques in "As You Like It", 1977; Edgar in Strindberg's "The Dance of Death", 1978; Cassius in "Julius Caesar", 1983; Malvolio in "Twelfth Night", 1984; and Sir Giles Overreach in Philip Massinger's "A New Way to Pay Old Debts", 1984.

elected TV and films

*"Out of Love" (TV film, 1988)
*"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (Series, 1987)
*"The Diary of Anne Frank" (BBC, 1987) as Otto Frank
*"God's Chosen Carpark" (TV, 1986)
*"Anna of the Five Towns" (TV, 1985) as Ephraim Tellwright
*"Eureka" (film, dir. Nicolas Roeg, 1984) as Judge
*"Dombey & Son" (TV, 1983) as Captain Cuttle
*"Giro City" (film, dir. Karl Francis, 1982) as Tommy Williams
*"Dragonslayer" (film, 1981) as Valerian's Father
*"Antony and Cleopatra" (BBC, 1981) as Enobarbus
*"Doctor Who" "State of Decay" (1981) as Aukon
*"Open All Hours" (TV, 1981) as Eli Bickerdyke
*"Hammer House of Horror" (1980)
*"Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" (TV, 1980) as Player King
*"Testament of Youth" (TV, 1979) as Brittain
*"The Man in The Iron Mask" (1977) as Percerin
*"Wessex Tales" (TV, 1973) as Dr. Grove
*"Softly Softly" (TV, 1973) as Jack Hodder
*"Seven of One" (TV, 1973) as Reverend Simmonds
*"Talking to a Stranger" (TV, 1966) as Gordon Lester
*"Z Cars" (1963)

References

External links

*imdb name|0416476
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/halloffame/arts/emrys_james.shtml Profile] from BBC Wales


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