James Stephenson
Born
1889-04-13
Place of birth
Selby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
1941-07-29
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...
Known for
The Letter
Howard Joyce
The Sea Hawk
Abbott
Beau Geste
Major Henri de Beaujolais
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Sir Thomas Egerton
The Old Maid
Jim Ralston
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
British Military Intelligence Agent
King of the Underworld
Bill Stevens
Nancy Drew… Detective
Challon
Devil's Island
Col. Armand Lucien
A Dispatch from Reuters
Carew
Calling Philo Vance
Philo Vance
Sons of Liberty
Colonel Tillman
When Were You Born
Phillip Corey
Espionage Agent
Dr. Anton Rader
Flight from Destiny
Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens