Oscar James
Birthday
1942/07/25 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Also know as
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Biography
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 aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acting
(2005) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Shopkeeper
(1981) Student Bodies
as Football Coach
(1990) Hardware
as Chief
(1971) Gumshoe
as Danny Azinge
(1966) Naked Evil
as Dupree
(2004) If Only
as Superintendent
(1970) All the Right Noises
as Guard
(2001) My Kingdom
as Desmond
(1985) Water
as Miguel
(2000) U.S. Seals
as Wilkins
(2007) Deadmeat
as Detective Peters
(2007) Oh Happy Day
as Storekeeper
(1976) Pressure
as Colin
(1977) Black Joy
as Jomo
(1977) Dummy
as ---
(1976) Peter Pan
as Pirate #1
(2006) Shoot the Messenger
as Rodney Pascale
(1984) Last Night at the Alamo
as Dub
(1979) Jaguar Lives!
as Collins
(1978) Victims of Apartheid
as Obed
(1970) The Breaking of Bumbo
as 2nd Student
(2004) Elmina’s Kitchen
as Baygee
(1996) The Final Passage
as Earl
(1994) Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts
as Martin's father
(1987) Three Kinds of Heat
as Unle Joe
(1970) Carry On Up the Jungle
as Nosha Warrior
(1965) Never Mention Murder
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
(2002) Harry Hill's TV Burp
as ---
(1985) EastEnders
as ---
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1980) The Gentle Touch
as ---
(1979) Shoestring
as ---
(1979) Tales of the Unexpected
as William - Fisherman
(2005) Afterlife
as ---
(1970) UFO
as Plain Clothes Officer
(1970) The Goodies
as ---
(1986) Lovejoy
as Duke Garvey
(1984) Bottle Boys
as ---
(1994) Crocodile Shoes
as ---
(1975) Carry On Laughing
as ---
(1977) 1990
as ---
(1968) The Expert
as Solomon Kingsley
(1979) Minder
as Dave
(1985) EastEnders
as Tony Carpenter
(2006) The Line of Beauty
as Brentford
(1986) Casualty
as Franklyn Ashford
(1978) Return of the Saint
as Mombasa
(1977) The Professionals
as Topaz
(1978) Out
as Bernie Machen
(2005) The Crust
as Bernard