James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Acting

Birthday

1889/04/13

Day of death

1941/07/29 (52 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also know as

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Biography

British stage actor James Stephenson made his film debut quite late in life, at the age of 49, in 1937, making four pictures that year. Warner Bros. got a glimpse of this distinguished gent and signed him to a contract where he indulged himself in urbane villainy. Proving a reliable support in such films as Boy Meets Girl (1938), You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), and the classic adventure The Sea Hawk (1940), he was entrusted by director Will...Read more

Acting
Devil's Island
5.4

(1939) Devil's Island

as Col. Armand Lucien

The Sea Hawk
7.2

(1940) The Sea Hawk

as Abbott

King of the Underworld
6.4

(1939) King of the Underworld

as Bill Stevens

Beau Geste
7.0

(1939) Beau Geste

as Major Henri de Beaujolais

The Old Maid
7.1

(1939) The Old Maid

as Jim Ralston

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.2

(1939) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Sir Thomas Egerton

Nancy Drew… Detective
6.3

(1938) Nancy Drew… Detective

as Challon

The Letter
7.3

(1940) The Letter

as Howard Joyce

Murder in the Air
4.6

(1940) Murder in the Air

as Joe Garvey

Espionage Agent
5.9

(1939) Espionage Agent

as Dr. Anton Rader

The Monroe Doctrine
7.0

(1939) The Monroe Doctrine

as Senor De La Torre

Flight from Destiny
5.2

(1941) Flight from Destiny

as Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

7.0

(1940) Wolf of New York

as Hiram Rogers

Secret Service of the Air
5.8

(1939) Secret Service of the Air

as Jim Cameron

On Trial
5.5

(1939) On Trial

as Gerald Trask

River's End
6.0

(1940) River's End

as McDowell

Calling Philo Vance
5.8

(1940) Calling Philo Vance

as Philo Vance

The Adventures of Jane Arden
5.7

(1939) The Adventures of Jane Arden

as Dr. George Vanders

When Were You Born
5.2

(1938) When Were You Born

as Phillip Corey

Shining Victory
5.9

(1941) Shining Victory

as Dr. Paul Venner

Sons of Liberty
6.0

(1939) Sons of Liberty

as Colonel Tillman

White Banners
5.8

(1938) White Banners

as Thomas Bradford

Wanted by Scotland Yard
0.0

(1939) Wanted by Scotland Yard

as Fingers

Cowboy from Brooklyn
4.0

(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Prof. Landis

Boy Meets Girl
6.2

(1938) Boy Meets Girl

as Major Thompson

South of Suez
5.0

(1940) South of Suez

as Inspector Thornton

0.0

(1937) You Live and Learn

as Sam Brooks

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.0

(1939) Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as British Military Intelligence Agent

We Are Not Alone
6.2

(1939) We Are Not Alone

as Sir William Clintock

Heart of the North
3.7

(1938) Heart of the North

as Stephen Gore

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
6.0

(1939) Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Dr. Mansfield

A Dispatch from Reuters
5.7

(1940) A Dispatch from Reuters

as Carew

0.0

(1937) Transatlantic Trouble

as Lewis

0.0

(1938) The Dark Stairway

as Inspector Clarke

0.0

(1937) The Man Who Made Diamonds

as Ben

International Squadron
5.5

(1941) International Squadron

as Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt

0.0

(1938) Mr. Satan

as Tim Garnett