:''This is about the British actor. For others with this name, see
Gerald James (disambiguation) Gerald James (1917–2006) was a British actor.
Gerald James may also refer to:
* Gerald James (cricketer) (1908–1967), Australian cricketer
*Gerry James (Gerald James, born 1934), Canadian football and ice hockey player
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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 Sandbaggers'' is a British spy thriller television series created by Ian Mackintosh, about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV from 1978 to 1980, ''The Sandbaggers'' e ...
'', ''
The Professionals'', ''
Secret Army'', ''
Sapphire & Steel
''Sapphire & Steel'' is a British supernatural/fantasy television series starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the ...
'', ''
Hadleigh'' and ''
The Pickwick Papers
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''. 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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