Emrys James
Biography
Emrys James was a Welsh actor who worked in theater and television from 1960 until 1989, and was an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in Machynlleth and educated at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, he trained at RADA before joining the Elizabethan Theatre Company in 1953. His first Stratford season came in 1956, and he later worked at the Bristol Old Vic and at the Old Vic in London. At the RSC he took on roles including Shylock, Iago, the title parts in King John and Henry IV, Mephistopheles, and Malvolio. His screen work included The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), Dragonslayer (1981), Eureka (1983), and The Sign of Four (1987), as well as television productions such as How Green Was My Valley and The Diary of Anne Frank. In 1981 he played Lopakhin at the Chichester Festival Theatre in The Cherry Orchard.
60years old at death
- Born Machynlleth
- Died
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Robert Emrys James
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 10 years1977 to 1987
Every film, newest first
- 1987The Sign of FourIMDb rating 7.8
- 1983EurekaIMDb rating 5.9
- 1981DragonslayerIMDb rating 6.6
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
After he trained at RADA, James joined the Elizabethan Theatre Company in 1953. Peter Hall and John Barton ran the company, which was based at the Oxford Playhouse.
First role
James took the parts of Salerio in The Merchant of Venice and Claudio in Measure for Measure during his first Stratford season, which came in 1956.
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Worked with
Emrys James shares two films with Ralph Richardson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mickey Rourke's page
Gene Hackman's page
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Ed Lauter's page
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All films by Matthew Robbins
All films by Peter Hammond
Nicolas RoegDirector, 1 film, 1983
All films by Nicolas Roeg
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