About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1942-06-23
Place of birth:
Romford, Essex, England, UK
Website:
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James Marcus

Overview

James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.

Known for

Acting
1986 London's Burning: The Movie Actor Sidney Tate 59
Average
1986 King of the Ghetto Actor Arthur 58
Average
1985 Number One Actor DC Fleming 59
Average
1983 Jane Eyre Actor John 69
Fair
1982 Pocketful of Dreams Actor Frank N/A
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1981 Bread or Blood Actor Kimber N/A
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1980 McVicar Actor Sewell 59
Average
1978 Doctor Who: Underworld Actor Rask 58
Average
1978 Watch That Space Actor Jim N/A
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1975 The Naked Civil Servant Actor Clerkenwell Tough 59
Average
1974 Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs Actor Peasant 59
Average
1971 A Clockwork Orange Actor Georgie 81
Very good
1971 Mates Actor John N/A
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1969 The Virgin Soldiers Actor Soldier 59
Average
1965 Kilroy Actor Pete N/A
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Directing
1989 Tank Malling Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Top Dog Rules Ok Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1989 Tank Malling Writing Writer 58
Average

Crew
1978 Top Dog Rules Ok Crew Script N/A
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Editing
1978 Top Dog Rules Ok Editing Editor N/A
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