-
Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
-
James Newton Howard to Kevin Jarre
Emrys James Biography (1930-)
Born September 1, 1930, in Machynlleth, Wales; son of James Harold and Elen (Roberts) James; married Sian Davis. Addresses: AGENT--John Cadell Ltd., Two Southwood Lane, London N6, England.
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- September 1, 1930
- Machynlleth, Wales
Famous Works
-
Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Dudley, The Young Elizabeth, Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool,U.K., 1954.
-
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Guildenstern, Hamlet, Claudio, Measure for Measure, both Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1956.
- Touchstone, As You Like It, narrator, Under Milk Wood, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1958.
- Private Evans, The Long and the Short and the Tall, New Theatre, London,1959.
- Feste, Twelfth Night, Malcolm, Macbeth, Richmond, Richard III, all Old Vic Theatre, London, 1960-62.
- title role, Hamlet, Empire Theatre, Sunderland, U.K., 1963.
- juror nine, Twelve Angry Men, Lyric Theatre, London, 1964.
- title role, Hamlet, Ludlow Festival, Ludlow, U.K., 1965.
- Sir Hugh Evans, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Royal Shakespeare Theatre, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1968.
- Sitting Bull, Indians, Worthy, Relapse, both RSC, Aldwych Theatre, 1968.
- Gower, Pericles, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1969.
- Feste, Twelfth Night, Cranmer, Henry VIII, both RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1969, then Aldwych Theatre, 1970.
- Boss, The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising, RSC, Aldwych Theatre, 1970.
- Cardinal, The Duchess of Malfi, Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, Iago, Othello, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1971.
- Merlin, The Island of the Mighty, RSC, Aldwych Theatre, 1972.
- Mephistophilis, Dr. Faustus, RSC, Aldwych Theatre, 1974.
- title role, King John, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, then Aldwych Theatre, both 1975.
- chorus, Henry V, title role, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Sir Hugh Evans, The Merry Wives of Windsor, all RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1975, then Aldwych Theatre, 1976.
- Cauchon, Saint Joan, RSC, Old Vic Theatre, 1977.
- York, Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III, all RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre,1977, then Aldwych Theatre, 1978.
- Jacques, As You Like It, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1977, then Aldwych Theatre, 1978.
- Edgar, The Dance of Death, RSC, Other Place Theatre, then Warehouse Theatre, London, 1978.
- De Flores, The Changeling, RSC, Aldwych Theatre, 1978.
-
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Darling, Embassy, 1965.
- Also appeared in The Man in the Iron Mask; In Search of Eden.
- PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES "Testament of Youth," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS.
Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: