James Marcus

Acting · Crew · Directing

Born June 23, 1942, Romford, Essex, England, UK

James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.

Filmography

• 2005Friends Reunited — Moody
• Heartbeat — Clive Loxton
• Dodgem — Tucker
• The Chief — DS Primm
• 1989Tank Malling — Director, Writer
• King of the Ghetto — Arthur
• 1986London's Burning: The Movie — Sidney Tate
• Lovejoy — Tommy
• 1985Number One — DC Fleming
• Mr. Palfrey of Westminster — Police Mechanic
• Jane Eyre — John
• 1982Pocketful of Dreams — Frank
• 1981Bread or Blood — Kimber
• 1980McVicar — Sewell
• 1980Never Never Land — P.C. Stubbs
• Minder — Bertie, Phil, Morrie
• Shoestring — PO Peachey
• Terry and June — Bleeker
• The Old Curiosity Shop — George
• 1978Doctor Who: Underworld — Rask
• 1978Let's Get Laid — Rusper
• 1978Top Dog Rules Ok — Script, Editor, Director
• 1978Watch That Space — Jim
• Mind Your Language — Commissionaire
• Target — Lewis
• The Professionals — D.C. Jack
• 1975The Naked Civil Servant — Clerkenwell Tough
• The Sweeney — Myles
• 1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs — Peasant
• Playhouse — Frank
• 1971A Clockwork Orange — Georgie
• 1971Mates — John
• Manhunt — Private
• UFO — SHADO Operative
• 1969The Virgin Soldiers — Soldier
• 1965Kilroy — Pete
• Doctor Who — Rask, Peasant