Godfrey James (16 April 1931 – 29 October 2019) was an English actor. He was known for playing Harry Mowlem in long-running British soap Emmerdale Farm, and had roles in many other television series, including Doctor Who and The Avengers. He also had roles in films, including Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964); Witchfinder General (1968); The Oblong Box (1969), and The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).
Early life and education Godfrey James was born on 16 April 1931 in London, England.
Career Film James's film appearances include: Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), Witchfinder General (1968), The Oblong Box (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Villain (1971), Hide and Seek (1972), The Land That Time Forgot (1974), At the Earth's Core (1976), Camille (1984), Out of Order (1987) and Piccolo Grande Amore (1993).
Television In the 1970s British police drama series The Sweeney, episode Big Spender, James appeared as hard man Charley Smith, part of an organised crime family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud.
He played Tarn in the Doctor Who serial Underworld (1978) and Harry Mowlem in Emmerdale Farm.
His other television credits include: The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, Department S, Z-Cars, UFO (the 1970 episode "The Square Triangle"), The Onedin Line, Space: 1999, The Lotus Eaters, The Carnforth Practice, Special Branch, The Sweeney, Return of the Saint, The Aphrodite Inheritance, The Standard, Minder, The Professionals, Bergerac, The Dark Side of the Sun, The Bill, Dempsey and Makepeace, Coronation Street, A Very Peculiar Practice, and Crime Traveller.
Personal life and death
James married Vivienne around 1953. He had at least one child, a daughter.
He diedEquity Magazine, Issue Spring/Summer 2021, In Memoriam Part 1 on 29 October 2019 in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Partial filmography The Amorous Prawn (1962) - Sergeant at Exchange Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur Witchfinder General (1968) - Webb The Oblong Box (1969) - Weller Cry of the Banshee (1970) - Head Villager Vertige pour un tueur (1970) - (uncredited) The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Second Carter The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) - Mr. Blake - Angel's Father (uncredited) Villain (1971) - Car Lot Manager Trial (1971) - Harry Crawford Hide and Seek (1972) - Police Constable Dickie The Land That Time Forgot (1974) - Borg The Hostages (1975) At the Earth's Core (1976) - Ghak Arabian Adventure (1979) - Jailer (voice) Camille (1984, TV movie) - Gautier Out of Order (1987) - Desk Sergeant Piccolo grande amore (1993) - Franz Leapin' Leprechauns! (1995) - King Kevin Magic in the Mirror (1996) - Melilot Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996) - King Kevin In the Shadow of the Sandcastle (1996) - Robin Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1996) - Meliloto
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