William James Smyth, better known by his stage name James Saxon, was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade progressed he became an in-demand charismatic support actor. He died aged 49 on 2nd July 2003.
Biggles
(Bertie)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Dr. Johnson)
Poldark
(Prince Regent)
Smack and Thistle
(Wilks)
Family Ties Vacation
(Luther Broder)
Les Misérables
(Chabouillet)
England, My England
(Vyner)
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
(Sir Toby Belch)
The Nesting
(Earl)
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
(Oscar)
The Prince and the Pauper
(Father Abbot)
A Prayer for the Dying
(Ellerman)
McCallum
Murder Most Horrid
(Young Adams)
Doctor Who
(Oscar Botcherby)
Tales from the Crypt
(Evelyn Amberson)
A Touch of Frost
Brush Strokes
(Phillip Crane)
Between the Lines
Lovejoy
(Dr. Julian Sadler)
Brass
Maigret
We'll Meet Again
Jonathan Creek
(Inspector Bullstrode)
Minder
(Harry)
Time Riders
(Lord Chalmerston)
McCallum
(Fuzzy Brightons)
Vanity Fair
(Joseph 'Jos' Sedley)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
(Reggie Dyer)
The Paradise Club
(DI Fairweather)
The New Statesman
(Victor Crosby)
Soldier Soldier
(WO George Simms)