Godfrey James (16 April 1931 – 29 October 2019) was an English actor. His film appearances include: ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (1968), '' The Oblong Box'' (1969), '' Cry of the Banshee'' (1970), ''

The Blood on Satan's Claw ''The Blood on Satan's Claw'' is a 1971 British supernatural period folk horror film directed by Piers Haggard and starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, and Barry Andrews. Set in early 18th-century England, it follows the residents of a rur ...

'' (1970), ''

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'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974), '' At the Earth's Core'' (1976), '' Camille'' (1984), '' Out of Order'' (1987) and '' Piccolo Grande Amore'' (1993). In the 1970's British police drama ''

The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a British police drama television series focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...

,'' episode ''Big Spender,'' James appeared as hard man Charley Smith, part of an

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family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud. His television credits include: ''

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'', ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'', '' Department S'', ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police and CID detectives in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by ...

'', ''

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'' (the 1970 episode " The Square Triangle"), ''

The Onedin Line ''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, nam ...

'', '' Space: 1999'', '' The Lotus Eaters'', ''The Carnforth Practice'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (the serial ''

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''), ''

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'', ''

The Aphrodite Inheritance ''The Aphrodite Inheritance'' is a BBC television series broadcast in 1979. The eight-part serial, written by Michael J. Bird, followed his previous successful Mediterranean-set series '' The Lotus Eaters'' and '' Who Pays the Ferryman?''. Whe ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Professionals'', '' Bergerac'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Dempsey and Makepeace ''Dempsey and Makepeace'' is a British television crime drama made by LWT for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. Lead roles were played by Michael Brandon (Lieutenant Dempsey) and Glynis Barber (Sergeant Makepeace), who got married ...

'', ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin ...

'', ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Crime Traveller''. He died in

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in October 2019 at the age of 88.Equity Magazine, Issue Spring/Summer 2021, In Memoriam Part 1
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The Amorous Prawn ''The Amorous Prawn'', also known as ''The Amorous Mr. Prawn'', is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood, and Cecil Parker. The film was based on a 1959 farcical play by Kimmins. In ...

'' (1962) - Sergeant at Exchange *''

'' (1964) - Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur *''

'' (1968) - Webb *'' The Oblong Box'' (1969) - Weller *'' Cry of the Banshee'' (1970) - Head Villager *''Vertige pour un tueur'' (1970) - (uncredited) *''

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ''The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision written and produced by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and directed by Wilder. The film offers an affectionate, slightly parodic look at Sherlock Holmes, ...

'' (1970) - Second Carter *''

'' (1971) - Mr. Blake - Angel's Father (uncredited) *''

'' (1971) - Car Lot Manager *''

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'' (1971) - Harry Crawford *''

'' (1972) - Police Constable Dickie *'' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974) - Borg *''The Hostages'' (1975) *'' At the Earth's Core'' (1976) - Ghak *''

Arabian Adventure ''Arabian Adventure'' is a 1979 British fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee and Oliver Tobias. Premise An evil caliph offers his daughter's hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous qu ...

'' (1979) - Jailer (voice) *'' Camille'' (1984, TV movie) - Gautier *'' Out of Order'' (1987) - Desk Sergeant *'' Piccolo grande amore'' (1993) - Franz *'' Leapin' Leprechauns!'' (1995) - King Kevin *''Magic in the Mirror'' (1996) - Melilot *'' Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns'' (1996) - King Kevin *''In the Shadow of the Sandcastle'' (1996) - Robin *''Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play'' (1996) - Meliloto

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