James Marcus
Actor
- Born
- June 23, 1942 · Romford, Essex, England, UK
- Died
- May 4, 2020 (age 77)
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
A Clockwork Orange
October 28, 1971
The Naked Civil Servant
December 17, 1975
McVicar
August 1, 1980
The Virgin Soldiers
October 14, 1969
Let's Get Laid
May 1, 1978
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
February 16, 1974
London's Burning: The Movie
December 7, 1986
Doctor Who: Underworld
January 28, 1978
Number One
March 1, 1985
Never Never Land
December 25, 1980
Bread or Blood
April 5, 1981
Kilroy
March 14, 1965
Acting16
- 2005Friends Reunited as Moody
- 1986London's Burning: The Movie as Sidney Tate
- 1985Number One as DC Fleming
- 1982Pocketful of Dreams as Frank
- 1981Bread or Blood as Kimber
- 1980Never Never Land as P.C. Stubbs
- 1980McVicar as Sewell
- 1978Let's Get Laid as Rusper
- 1978Doctor Who: Underworld as Rask
- 1978Watch That Space as Jim