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James Stephenson
🎭 Acting

James Stephenson

April 13, 1889 (age 52)
July 29, 1941
Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Male
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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 William Wyler and…

Movies

37 credits
The Letter
★ 7.3
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The Letter
1940 as Howard Joyce
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Movie
★ 6.3
Drama, History
Beau Geste
★ 7.0
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Beau Geste
1939 as Major Henri de Beaujolais
The Sea Hawk Movie
★ 7.2
Adventure, History
1940 Adventure, History
Espionage Agent
★ 6.3
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Espionage Agent
1939 as Dr. Anton Rader
The Old Maid
★ 7.1
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The Old Maid
1939 as Jim Ralston
Sons of Liberty
★ 6.3
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Sons of Liberty
1939 as Colonel Tillman
White Banners
★ 6.1
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White Banners
1938 as Thomas Bradford
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
★ 6.1
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 as British Military Intelligence Agent
Murder in the Air
★ 5.2
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Murder in the Air
1940 as Joe Garvey
When Were You Born
★ 5.2
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When Were You Born
1938 as Phillip Corey
Cowboy from Brooklyn
★ 7.0
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 as Prof. Landis
Heart of the North
★ 5.2
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Heart of the North
1938 as Stephen Gore
South of Suez
★ 4.6
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South of Suez
1940 as Inspector Thornton
King of the Underworld
★ 6.5
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King of the Underworld
1939 as Bill Stevens
Boy Meets Girl
★ 6.9
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Boy Meets Girl
1938 as Major Thompson
Calling Philo Vance
★ 6.0
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Calling Philo Vance
1940 as Philo Vance
A Dispatch from Reuters
★ 6.2
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A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 as Carew
The Monroe Doctrine
★ 7.3
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The Monroe Doctrine
1939 as Senor De La Torre
We Are Not Alone
★ 6.9
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We Are Not Alone
1939 as Sir William Clintock
Nancy Drew… Detective
★ 6.5
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Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 as Challon
Secret Service of the Air
★ 6.3
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Secret Service of the Air
1939 as Jim Cameron
Devil's Island
★ 5.7
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Devil's Island
1939 as Col. Armand Lucien
Flight from Destiny
★ 5.8
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Flight from Destiny
1941 as Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
Wolf of New York
★ 7.5
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Wolf of New York
1940 as Hiram Rogers
River's End
★ 6.6
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River's End
1940 as McDowell
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
★ 7.0
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 as Dr. Mansfield
Shining Victory
★ 6.1
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Shining Victory
1941 as Dr. Paul Venner
On Trial
★ 6.1
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On Trial
1939 as Gerald Trask
The Adventures of Jane Arden
★ 6.3
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The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 as Dr. George Vanders
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