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In Memoriam · 1909 – 1984
James Mason

Person

James Mason

Born
1909
Died
1984
From
Huddersfield, Yorkshire [now in Kirklees, West Yorkshire], England, UK·Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Height
1.80 m (5'11")
147
Credits on file
10
Decades active
3
Awards

In short · Worked for 10 decades — 147 credits.

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Biography

James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years, during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America, but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out, to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice was his trademark. Like Charlie Chaplin, James left the screen to spend his later life living in Switzerland. His first marriage had been to Pamela Kellino, a Yorkshire mill owner's daughter, and his second to Australian actress Clarissa Kaye.

Family & relationships

Parents
John Robert Hattersley Mason
Children
Morgan Mason
Other
James Duke Mason(Grandchild)

Filmography · 139 of 139

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Actor

120 credits

Editor

5 credits

Other crew

14 credits

Awards & Nominations

3 nominations

Academy Awards

  • Nom1982Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Nom1966Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Nom1954Oscar — Actor in a Leading Role

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