Biography
James Harcourt (20 April 1873 – 18 February 1951) was an English character actor.Harcourt was born in Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He appeared as a stage actor first in 1903 and worked with the Liverpool Repertory Company from 1919 to 1931, and was with the Old Vic in the mid 1940s.In 1947, Harcourt appeared in the original West End production of the popular musical Bless the Bride, directed by Wendy Toye.He was married to the actress Isadora Keith, and was the father of camera operator and cinematographer David Harcourt.He died in Eton, Buckinghamshire on 18 February 1951 aged 77.
Filmography
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Movies 29
Aitkin (butler)
Obsession (1949)
Movie
Judge
The End of the River (1947)
Movie
Grandfather Edwards
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Movie
Doctor
The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
Joe Pender
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
Movie
Councillor Hopkins
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
Movie
Jim Calver
Hard Steel (1942)
Movie
George Fox
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)
Movie
Minor role (uncredited)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Movie
This England (1941)
Movie
Old Man Who Has His Dole Stopped
Love on the Dole (1941)
Movie
Valiant Dunnybrigg
The Farmer's Wife (1941)
Movie
Mr. Brown
You’re Telling Me (1941)
Movie
Axel Bomasch
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Movie
Will
The Stars Look Down (1940)
Movie
Hay Wagon Driver
I Met a Murderer (1939)
Movie
Amos Cook
Penny Paradise (1938)
Movie
Bank Manager
Kate Plus Ten (1938)
Movie
Johnson
Return of a Stranger (1937)
Movie
Porter (uncredited)
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
Movie
Joe Fletten
Laburnum Grove (1936)
Movie
Wilkins
Wings over Africa (1936)
Movie
Vicar
Seven Sinners (1936)
Movie
Sam Hupp
The Avenging Hand (1936)
Movie
Mr. Humphrey
All at Sea (1936)
Movie
Mr. Pearson
Look Up and Laugh (1935)
Movie
The Single Gentleman
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
Movie
Doctor
Song of the Plough (1933)
Movie
Henry Hobson
Hobson's Choice (1931)
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1873-04-20
Deathday1951-02-18 (77 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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