Biografía y filmografía

James Mason

James Neville Mason, conocido como James Mason, fue un consumado actor inglés que tuvo un impacto significativo en el cine británico y estadounidense. Nació el 15 de mayo de 1909 en Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Inglaterra, y falleció el 27 de julio de 1984 en Lausana, Suiza.

La carrera como actor de Mason comenzó en la década de 1930, donde inicialmente obtuvo reconocimiento por sus representaciones teatrales en el West End de Londres. Hizo su debut cinematográfico en 1935 con la película británica "Late Extra", que marcó el inicio de su ilustre viaje en la pantalla.

A lo largo de su carrera, Mason mostró sus excepcionales habilidades interpretativas, interpretando a menudo personajes complejos y moralmente ambiguos. Su presencia imponente, su voz distintiva y su rango versátil le permitieron realizar una transición sin esfuerzo entre géneros, desde dramas hasta thrillers e incluso piezas de época.

Una de las actuaciones más aclamadas de Mason se produjo en 1945, cuando interpretó al problemático y enigmático Johnny McQueen en la película "Odd Man Out". Su interpretación del nacionalista irlandés herido le valió elogios generalizados y lo estableció como un protagonista respetado.

La notable filmografía de Mason incluye papeles memorables en películas como "The Wicked Lady" (1945), "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (1951), "A Star Is Born" (1954), "North by Northwest" (1959) y "Lolita" (1962). Su capacidad para aportar profundidad, sofisticación y complejidad a sus personajes cautivó al público y obtuvo elogios de la crítica.

Más allá de su carrera cinematográfica, Mason también incursionó en la producción y dirección. Coprodujo y protagonizó la aclamada película "A Star Is Born", mostrando su talento multifacético y su visión creativa.

A lo largo de su vida, Mason fue reconocido con numerosos premios y nominaciones, incluidas tres nominaciones al Premio de la Academia como Mejor Actor. Fue muy apreciado tanto por sus compañeros como por los críticos por su impecable arte y su capacidad para elevar cualquier producción en la que formara parte.

Fotos

Películas (155)

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Bob the Builder: Building Sky High

Bob the Builder: Building Sky High

2016 · Writer

Lasseter's Bones

Lasseter's Bones

2012 · Archival Footage

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

2011 · In Memory Of

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009 · Self (archive)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995 · Self (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

1991 · Stephen Deremid (archive footage)

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

1985 · Bishop Nicolini

The Shooting Party

The Shooting Party

1985 · Sir Randolph Nettleby

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984 · Dr. Fischer

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984 · Self

House Without Foundation

House Without Foundation

1984 · Self - Narrator

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983 · Demon

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983 · Captain Hughes

Group Madness

Group Madness

1983 · Self

Alexandre

Alexandre

1983 · The Father

The Popes and Their Art

The Popes and Their Art

1983 · Presentor

The Verdict

The Verdict

1982 · Ed Concannon

A Dangerous Summer

A Dangerous Summer

1982 · George Engels

The Glory of the Garden

The Glory of the Garden

1982 · Narrator

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982 · Odell Gardener

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1982 · Isaac of York

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982 · Self / Odell Gardener

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack

1980 · Admiral Brindsen

Bloodline

Bloodline

1979 · Sir Alec Nichols

The Passage

The Passage

1979 · Professor Bergson

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979 · Dr. Watson

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · Eduard Seibert

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1978 · Mr. Jordan

The Water Babies

The Water Babies

1978 · Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

1977 · Narrator - English version

Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

1977 · Oberst Brandt

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976 · Dr. Juan Remos

People of the Wind

People of the Wind

1976 · Jafar Qoli (voice)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · (archive footage)

Fear in the City

Fear in the City

1976 · Chief of Police

The Flower in His Mouth

The Flower in His Mouth

1975 · Avv. Antonio Bellocampo

Inside Out

Inside Out

1975 · Ernst Furben

Autobiography of a Princess

Autobiography of a Princess

1975 · Cyril Sahib

The Left Hand of the Law

The Left Hand of the Law

1975 · Senatore Leandri

Kidnap Syndicate

Kidnap Syndicate

1975 · Filippini

Mandingo

Mandingo

1975 · Warren Maxwell

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974 · Y.Y. Go

11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse

1974 · Charles D. Watts

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974 · Dr. John Polidori

The Marseille Contract

The Marseille Contract

1974 · Jacques Brizard

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1974 · Magwitch

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973 · Sir George Wheeler

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

1973 · Philip Dexter

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

1973 · Narrator

John Keats: His Life and Death

John Keats: His Life and Death

1973 · Narrator

Child's Play

Child's Play

1972 · Jerome Malley

Home, James

Home, James

1972 · Self

The Wind in the Wires

The Wind in the Wires

1972 · Narrator

Kill!

Kill!

1971 · Alan Hamilton

Bad Man's River

Bad Man's River

1971 · Francisco Paco Montero

Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat

1970 · Captain Ross

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

1970 · Rafe Crompton

Age of Consent

Age of Consent

1969 · Bradley Morahan, Producer

The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull

1968 · Trigorin

The London Nobody Knows

The London Nobody Knows

1968 · Himself - Narrator

Mayerling

Mayerling

1968 · Franz Joseph I of Austria

Duffy

Duffy

1968 · Charles Calvert

Stranger in the House

Stranger in the House

1967 · John Sawyer

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

1967 · Charles Dobbs

Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl

1966 · James Leamington

The Blue Max

The Blue Max

1966 · General Count von Klugermann

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

1965 · (archive footage)

The Uninhibited

The Uninhibited

1965 · Pascal Regnier

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965 · Kam Ling

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965 · Gentleman Brown

The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964 · Bob Conway

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964 · Timonides

Torpedo Bay

Torpedo Bay

1963 · Captain Blayne

Hero's Island

Hero's Island

1962 · Jacob Weber

Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

1962 · Captain Brett Aimsley

Lolita

Lolita

1962 · Prof. Humbert Humbert

Escape from Zahrain

Escape from Zahrain

1962 · Johnson

Theatre 62: Rebecca

Theatre 62: Rebecca

1962 · Maxim de Winter

The Marriage-Go-Round

The Marriage-Go-Round

1961 · Paul Delville

John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

1960 · John Brown

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960 · Edward Carson

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

1960 · Hans Frick

A Touch of Larceny

A Touch of Larceny

1960 · Cmdr. Max Easton

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959 · Oliver Lindenbrook

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 · Phillip Vandamm

The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red

1958 · Capt. Edwin Rummill

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

1958 · Jim Molner

The Thundering Wave

The Thundering Wave

1957 · Sidney Lowe

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957 · Maxwell Fleury

Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956 · Ed Avery, Producer, Additional Writing

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

1956 · Guardian Angel

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954 · Captain Nemo

The Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem

1954 · Himself, Producer, Director

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954 · Norman Maine

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1954 · Sir Brack

The Child

The Child

1954 · Director

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

1953 · Narrator

The Man Between

The Man Between

1953 · Ivo Kern

Charade

Charade

1953 · The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson, Producer, Writer

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · Brutus

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953 · Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

1953 · Charles Coutray

Botany Bay

Botany Bay

1952 · Capt. Paul Gilbert

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952 · Rupert of Hentzau

Face to Face

Face to Face

1952 · The Captain

Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland

1952 · The Refrigerator (voice)

5 Fingers

5 Fingers

1952 · Ulysses Diello

Lady Possessed

Lady Possessed

1952 · Jimmy Del Palma, Screenplay, Producer

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951 · Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951 · Hendrick van der Zee

One Way Street

One Way Street

1950 · Dr. Frank Matson

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949 · Brandon Bourne

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949 · Martin Donnelly

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949 · Gustave Flaubert

Caught

Caught

1949 · Larry Quinada

The Upturned Glass

The Upturned Glass

1947 · Michael Joyce, Producer

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947 · Johnny McQueen

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1945 · Captain Jerry Jackson

The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

1945 · Nicholas Cunningham

They Were Sisters

They Were Sisters

1945 · Geoffrey Lee

A Place of One's Own

A Place of One's Own

1945 · Henry Smedhurst

Hotel Reserve

Hotel Reserve

1944 · Peter Vadassy

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944 · Lord Manderstoke

Candlelight in Algeria

Candlelight in Algeria

1944 · Alan Thurston

They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

1943 · Richard Francis Heritage

The Man in Grey

The Man in Grey

1943 · Lord Rohan

The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down

1943 · Ted Robbins

Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock

1942 · Streeter

Secret Mission

Secret Mission

1942 · Raoul de Carnot

Alibi

Alibi

1942 · Andre Laurent

The Night Has Eyes

The Night Has Eyes

1942 · Stephen Deremid

Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

1942 · Dr. Renwick

The Patient Vanishes

The Patient Vanishes

1941 · Mick Cardby

The Circle

The Circle

1939 · Edward Luton

The Miser

The Miser

1939 · Valere - In love with Elise

I Met a Murderer

I Met a Murderer

1939 · Mark Warrow, Story

Bees on the Boat-Deck

Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939 · Robert Patch

The Moon in the Yellow River

The Moon in the Yellow River

1938 · Darrell Blake

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1938 · Christian de Neuvillette

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1937 · Jean Tallien

The High Command

The High Command

1937 · Capt. Heverell

Catch as Catch Can

Catch as Catch Can

1937 · Robert Leyland

Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937 · Hillary Vane

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

1937 · Tom Tulliver

The Secret of Stamboul

The Secret of Stamboul

1936 · Larry

Twice Branded

Twice Branded

1936 · Henry Hamilton

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1936 · Stephen Neville

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

1936 · John Merriman

Prison Breaker

Prison Breaker

1936 · 'Bunny' Barnes

Late Extra

Late Extra

1935 · Jim Martin

Series (33)