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James Villiers

James Villiers

James Michael Hyde Villiers (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998) was an English character actor. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation.

He was a great-grandson of the 4th Earl of Clarendon.

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

2018

as Himself (Archive)

Best Ever Bond

2002

as Tanner (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Tichborne Claimant

1998

as Uncle Henry

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997

as Buster Foxe

The Willows in Winter

1996

as Magistrate

E=MC²

1996

as Dr. James Mallinson

The Wind in the Willows

1995

as Magistrate (voice)

Uncovered

1995

as Montegrifo

The Gravy Train Goes East

1991

as Penhurst

Let Him Have It

1991

as Cassels

King Ralph

1991

as Prime Minister Jeffrey Hale

House of Cards

1990

Mountains of the Moon

1990

as Lord Oliphant

Anything More Would Be Greedy

1989

Scandal

1989

as Conservative M.P.

Scandal

1989

as Tory MP

A Gentleman's Club

1988

Fortunes of War

1987

as Inchcape

Running Out of Luck

1987

Call Me Mister

1986

Lovejoy

1986

as Lionel Beckwith

Under the Volcano

1984

as Brit

Sherlock Holmes

1984

as Lord Cantlemere

Jack Of Diamonds

1983

The Irish R.M.

1983

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982

as Baron de Batz

For Your Eyes Only

1981

as Tanner

Unity

1981

as Hilary Martin

The Marquise

1980

as Duke Esteban

The Other 'Arf

1980

The Music Machine

1979

as Hector Woodville

Saint Jack

1979

as Frogget

The Famous Five

1978

as Johnson

Spectre

1977

as Sir Geoffrey Cyon

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Mr. Booby

Seven Nights in Japan

1976

as Finn

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

Marty Back Together Again

1974

Pygmalion

1973

Thriller

1973

as Paul

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

1973

as Parsley-Freck

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

1972

as Uncle Bertie (Albert)

The Edwardians

1972

Asylum

1972

as George

The Ruling Class

1972

as Dinsdale

The Millionairess

1972

as Alastair Fitzfassenden

Shirley's World

1972

Father's Help

1971

as Billy

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971

as Corbeck

The First Churchills

1969

Counterstrike

1969

Otley

1969

as Hendrickson

Some Girls Do

1969

as Carl Petersen

The Touchables

1968

as Twyning

Half a Sixpence

1967

as Hubert

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Sword of Honour

1967

as Ian Kilbannock

The Wrong Box

1966

as Sydney Whitcombe Sykes

The Alphabet Murders

1965

as Franklin

The Siege of Manchester

1965

as Lord Strange

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Alastair Fitzfassenden

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Professor Henry Higgins

The Nanny

1965

as Bill Fane

You Must Be Joking

1965

as Bill Simpson

Repulsion

1965

as John

Daylight Robbery

1964

King and Country

1964

as Capt. Midgley

Nothing But the Best

1964

as Hugh

Father Came Too!

1964

as Benzil Bulstrode

Girl in the Headlines

1963

as David Dane

Festival

1963

as Willy

Living Image

1963

as Blackle

Murder at the Gallop

1963

as Michael Shane

The Human Jungle

1963

as Paul

The Damned

1962

as Captain Gregory

The Saint

1962

as Inspector Pryor

Eva

1962

as Alan McCormick - a Screenwriter

Bomb in the High Street

1961

as Stevens

Clue of the New Pin

1961

as Tab Holland

The Avengers

1961

as Simon Trent

No Hiding Place

1959

Late Night Final

1954

as Lab Assistant (uncredited)