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James Stephenson
Acting

James Stephenson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1889-04-13,Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
British stage actor James Stephenson made his film debut quite late in life, at the age of 49, in 1937, making four pictures that year. Warner Bros. got a glimpse of this distinguished gent and signed him to a contract where he indulged himself in urbane villainy. Proving a reliable support in such films as Boy Meets Girl (1938), You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), and the classic adventure The Sea Hawk (1940), he was entrusted by director William Wyler and mega-star Bette Davis to play the sympathetic role of the family attorney Howard Joyce in The Letter (1940). It was the role of a lifetime and he didn't let them down for he earned an Oscar nomination in the process. Stephenson was soon on a roll, playing the titular sleuth in Calling Philo Vance (1940) and was first-billed in the above-average "B" movie Shining Victory (1941) when he died suddenly in 1941 of a heart attack at the rather young age of 53. Date of Death: 29 July 1941, Pacific Palisades, California (heart attack)

Filmography

5.4

Devil's Island
1939-01-07

7.1

The Sea Hawk
1940-08-10

King of the Underworld

6.4

King of the Underworld
1939-01-14

6.958

Beau Geste
1939-07-24

7.1

The Old Maid
1939-08-16

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.2

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939-11-11

Nancy Drew… Detective

6.3

Nancy Drew… Detective
1938-11-19

7.3

The Letter
1940-11-21

Murder in the Air

4.6

Murder in the Air
1940-06-01

Espionage Agent

5.9

Espionage Agent
1939-09-30

The Monroe Doctrine

7

The Monroe Doctrine
1939-10-14

Flight from Destiny

5.2

Flight from Destiny
1941-02-08

Wolf of New York

7

Wolf of New York
1940-01-23

Secret Service of the Air

5.8

Secret Service of the Air
1939-03-04

5.5

On Trial
1939-04-01

6

River's End
1940-08-10

Calling Philo Vance

5.8

Calling Philo Vance
1940-02-03

The Adventures of Jane Arden

5.7

The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939-03-18

When Were You Born

5.188

When Were You Born
1938-06-18

Shining Victory

5.9

Shining Victory
1941-05-30

Sons of Liberty

5.7

Sons of Liberty
1939-05-20

5.8

White Banners
1938-06-23

Wanted by Scotland Yard

0

Wanted by Scotland Yard
1939-04-19

Cowboy from Brooklyn

4

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938-07-09

6.2

Boy Meets Girl
1938-08-27

5

South of Suez
1940-11-16

You Live and Learn

0

You Live and Learn
1937-09-01

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

6

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939-05-06

We Are Not Alone

6.2

We Are Not Alone
1939-11-25

Heart of the North

3.7

Heart of the North
1938-12-10

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

6

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939-02-02

A Dispatch from Reuters

5.7

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940-10-19

Transatlantic Trouble

0

Transatlantic Trouble
1937-01-01

The Dark Stairway

0

The Dark Stairway
1938-01-01

The Man Who Made Diamonds

0

The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937-12-06

International Squadron

5.5

International Squadron
1941-08-13

0

Mr. Satan
1938-02-01