James Stephenson
Born in Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK — Apr 13 1889• Died Jul 29 1941
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Biography
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 mega-star Bette Davis to play the sympathetic…
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James Stephenson's Credits
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The Old Maid
Jim Ralston
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
British Military Intelligence Agent
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Dr. Mansfield
The Letter
Howard Joyce
The Sea Hawk
Abbott
Beau Geste
Major Henri de Beaujolais
Flight from Destiny
Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
We Are Not Alone
Sir William Clintock
Espionage Agent
Dr. Anton Rader
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Sir Thomas Egerton
White Banners
Thomas Bradford
Secret Service of the Air
Jim Cameron
Calling Philo Vance
Philo Vance
Sons of Liberty
Colonel Tillman
A Dispatch from Reuters
Carew
On Trial
Gerald Trask
Heart of the North
Stephen Gore
Murder in the Air
Joe Garvey
King of the Underworld
Bill Stevens
South of Suez
Inspector Thornton
Devil's Island
Col. Armand Lucien
Nancy Drew… Detective
Challon
Shining Victory
Dr. Paul Venner
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Dr. George Vanders
Boy Meets Girl
Major Thompson
International Squadron
Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt
River's End
McDowell
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Prof. Landis
Transatlantic Trouble
Lewis
When Were You Born
Phillip Corey
Wolf of New York
Hiram Rogers
The Monroe Doctrine
Senor De La Torre
The Man Who Made Diamonds
Ben
You Live and Learn
Sam Brooks
Mr. Satan
Tim Garnett
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Clarke
Wanted by Scotland Yard
Fingers