Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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A Clockwork Orange (1971) — Georgie
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Doctor Who (1963) — Rask
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Mind Your Language (1977) — Commissionaire
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UFO (1970) — SHADO Operative
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Lovejoy (1986) — Tommy
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The Professionals (1977) — D.C. Jack
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McVicar (1980) — Sewell
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The Naked Civil Servant (1975) — Clerkenwell Tough
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Jane Eyre (1983) — John
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Heartbeat (1992) — Clive Loxton
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Minder (1979) — Bertie
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The Sweeney (1975) — Myles
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The Virgin Soldiers (1969) — Soldier
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Terry and June (1979) — Bleeker
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Let's Get Laid (1978) — Rusper
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Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974) — Peasant
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Shoestring (1979) — PO Peachey
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London's Burning: The Movie (1986) — Sidney Tate
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Doctor Who: Underworld (1978) — Rask
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Manhunt (1970) — Private
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Target (1977) — Lewis
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Number One (1985) — DC Fleming
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Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) — Police Mechanic
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King of the Ghetto (1986) — Arthur
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The Chief (1990) — DS Primm
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The Old Curiosity Shop (1979) — George
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Never Never Land (1980) — P.C. Stubbs
- Dodgem (1991) — Tucker
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Playhouse (1974) — Frank
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Bread or Blood (1981) — Kimber
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Kilroy (1965) — Pete
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Watch That Space (1978) — Jim
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Mates (1971) — John
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Pocketful of Dreams (1982) — Frank
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Friends Reunited (2005) — Moody
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King of the Ghetto (1986) — Arthur