Oscar James

Acting

Born July 25, 1942, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

• Run — Cleveland
• 2007Deadmeat — Detective Peters
• 2007Oh Happy Day — Storekeeper
• 2006Shoot the Messenger — Rodney Pascale
• The Line of Beauty — Brentford
• Afterlife
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Shopkeeper
• The Crust — Bernard
• 2004Elmina’s Kitchen — Baygee
• 2004If Only — Superintendent
• Harry Hill's TV Burp
• 2001My Kingdom — Desmond
• 2000U.S. Seals — Wilkins
• 1996The Final Passage — Earl
• Ghosts — PCO Messiter
• Out of the Blue — Andy Hannaford
• Crocodile Shoes
• 1994Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts — Martin's father
• 1990Hardware — Chief
• Surgical Spirit — Mr. Worrell
• 1987Three Kinds of Heat — Unle Joe
• Casualty — Franklyn Ashford
• Lovejoy — Duke Garvey
• EastEnders — Tony Carpenter
• 1985Water — Miguel
• Bottle Boys — Joe Phillips
• 1984Last Night at the Alamo — Dub
• The Bill
• 1981Student Bodies — Football Coach
• 1979Jaguar Lives! — Collins
• Minder — Dave
• Shoestring — Duke Winsor
• Tales of the Unexpected — William - Fisherman
• Out — Bernie Machen
• Return of the Saint — Mombasa
• 1978Victims of Apartheid — Obed
• 1990
• 1977Black Joy — Jomo
• 1977Dummy
• The Professionals — Topaz
• 1976Peter Pan — Pirate #1
• 1976Pressure — Colin
• The Fosters — Erroll
• Carry On Laughing — Black Knight, Witch Doctor
• 1971Gumshoe — Danny Azinge
• 1970All the Right Noises — Guard
• 1970Carry On Up the Jungle — Nosha Warrior (uncredited)
• 1970The Breaking of Bumbo — 2nd Student
• UFO — Plain Clothes Officer
• Counterstrike — Observer Africa
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Jack Fitzjohn
• The Expert — Solomon Kingsley
• 1966Naked Evil — Dupree
• Till Death Us Do Part — Policeman
• 1965Darling — Black Man on Stairs (uncredited)
• 1965Never Mention Murder — Hospital Orderly (uncredited)