:''This is about the British actor. For others with this name, see
Gerald James (disambiguation)''
Gerald James (26 November 1917 – 10 June 2006) was a British
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
best known for his
character actor
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roles in British television productions such as ''
The Sandbaggers'', ''
The Professionals'', ''
Secret Army'', ''
Sapphire & Steel'', ''
Hadleigh'' and ''
The Pickwick Papers
''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was the Debut novel, first novel serialised from March 1836 to November 1837 by English author Charles Dickens. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Bo ...
''. He also appeared on stage with the
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...
.
Filmography
External links
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1917 births
2006 deaths
British male television actors
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