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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

34

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-06-23

Day of Death

2020-05-04 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Romford, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

James Marcus

Biography

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

A Clockwork Orange

1971

A Clockwork Orange

as

Georgie

Bread or Blood

1981

Bread or Blood

as

Kimber

Number One

1985

Number One

as

DC Fleming

Kilroy

1965

Kilroy

as

Pete

McVicar

1980

McVicar

as

Sewell

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

The Virgin Soldiers

as

Soldier

The Naked Civil Servant

1975

The Naked Civil Servant

as

Clerkenwell Tough

King of the Ghetto

1986

King of the Ghetto

as

Arthur

Mates

1971

Mates

as

John

Never Never Land

1980

Never Never Land

as

P.C. Stubbs

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Peasant

Minder

Minder

as

Bertie

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Tommy

Minder

Minder

as

Phil

Minder

Minder

as

Morrie

Dodgem

Dodgem

as

Tucker

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Clive Loxton

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as

John

Manhunt

Manhunt

as

Private

UFO

UFO

as

SHADO Operative

Production

Crew

Directing