James Marcus
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.58 |
| Birthday | 1942-06-23 |
| Place of Birth | Romford, Essex, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1971
A Clockwork Orange
8.178/13764
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of...
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A Clockwork Orange
1981
Bread or Blood
0/0
Between April and May 1816, "Bread or Blood" riots erupted across East Anglia as the price of bread surpassed the wages of agricultural and industrial...
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Bread or Blood
1985
Number One
6.667/3
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
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Number One
1986
London's Burning: The Movie
8.5/4
It's Josie Ingham's first day at Blackwall Firestation but things aren't going so well being the only female firefighter in an all-male team. Not only...
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London's Burning: The Movie
1965
Kilroy
0/0
Just discharged from the Marine Corps, Oscar Kilroy arrives in the small town of Wilton Junction. Befriending the young Bill Fuller, he gets involved...
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Kilroy
1980
McVicar
6.513/40
John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high secu...
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McVicar
1978
Doctor Who: Underworld
5.3/3
On the edge of the universe, the Doctor, Leela and K9 encounter a Minyan ship on an epic quest to find their race banks... but their people have encou...
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Doctor Who: Underworld
1969
The Virgin Soldiers
6.75/14
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier nam...
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The Virgin Soldiers
1975
The Naked Civil Servant
6.686/43
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
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The Naked Civil Servant
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
6.8/6
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosau...
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Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1978
Watch That Space
0/0
Colin Welland presents this confined spaces training video from the Health and Safety Executive, detailing the hazards of entering any confined space...
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Watch That Space
1986
King of the Ghetto
8/2
An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's east end
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King of the Ghetto
1971
Mates
0/0
Three young men who work together in a factory egg each other on to ask out Della, a typist in the office.
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Mates
1982
Pocketful of Dreams
0/0
At the moment money is scarce and times are hard for everyone -even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could change...
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Pocketful of Dreams
1980
Never Never Land
9/1
Zena has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee Melvin. She is treated poorly by two of her cousins, and taking the lead f...
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Never Never Land
2005
Friends Reunited
0/0
Two decades after they graduate, dark secrets, jealousies, and long-buried issues of resentment arise with a group of former classmates.
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Friends Reunited
1978
Let's Get Laid
3.625/8
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on t...
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