James Marcus

Acting

James Marcus

Born June 23, 1942Romford, Essex, England, UK38 credits

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

Filmography

Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Clive LoxtonTV
D
1991Dodgem
as TuckerTV
The Chief
1990The Chief
as DS PrimmTV
Tank Malling
1989Tank Malling
DirectorMovie
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoy
as TommyTV
Number One
1985Number One
as DC FlemingMovie
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
as Police MechanicTV
Jane Eyre
1983Jane Eyre
as JohnTV
Bread or Blood
1981Bread or Blood
as KimberMovie
Never Never Land
1980Never Never Land
as P.C. StubbsMovie
McVicar
1980McVicar
as SewellMovie
Minder
1979Minder
as BertieTV
Terry and June
1979Terry and June
as BleekerTV
Shoestring
1979Shoestring
as PO PeacheyTV
Let's Get Laid
1978Let's Get Laid
as RusperMovie
The Professionals
1977The Professionals
as D.C. JackTV
Mind Your Language
1977Mind Your Language
as CommissionaireTV
Target
1977Target
as LewisTV
The Naked Civil Servant
1975The Naked Civil Servant
as Clerkenwell ToughMovie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as MylesTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouse
as FrankTV
Mates
1971Mates
as JohnMovie
A Clockwork Orange
1971A Clockwork Orange
as GeorgieMovie
UFO
1970UFO
as SHADO OperativeTV
Manhunt
1970Manhunt
as PrivateTV
Kilroy
1965Kilroy
as PeteMovie