James Marcus

James Marcus

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.

  • Title: James Marcus
  • Popularity: 0.8324
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1942-06-23
  • Place of Birth: Romford, Essex, England, UK
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James Marcus Movies

  • 1971
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    A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    8.18 1971 HD

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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  • 1981
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    Bread or Blood

    Bread or Blood

    1 1981 HD

    Between April and May 1816, "Bread or Blood" riots erupted across East Anglia as the price of bread surpassed the wages of agricultural and industrial laborers. While food riots had a long history in Britain, industrialization, enclosure, and globalization increasingly safeguarded the nation's food supply by the early nineteenth century

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  • 1985
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    Number One

    Number One

    5 1985 HD

    A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

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  • 1986
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    London's Burning: The Movie

    London's Burning: The Movie

    8.5 1986 HD

    It's Josie Ingham's first day at Blackwall Firestation but things aren't going so well being the only female firefighter in an all-male team. Not only does she have to prove to them that she can do the job, problems at home complicate her life even further. Outside, in the heart of the city, tensions are rising to the extreme, Blue Watch have a long night ahead.

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  • 1965
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    Kilroy

    Kilroy

    1 1965 HD

    Just discharged from the Marine Corps, Oscar Kilroy arrives in the small town of Wilton Junction. Befriending the young Bill Fuller, he gets involved in the affairs of the town and hilarity ensues. The mayor of the city, fearing Oscar Kilroy's popularity, schemes to discredit him by entrusting the management of the city dog pound to him. However, against all odds, Oscar Kilroy takes his work to heart at the pound and implements a plan to save the condemned dogs.

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  • 1980
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    McVicar

    McVicar

    6.4 1980 HD

    John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.

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  • 1978
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    Doctor Who: Underworld

    Doctor Who: Underworld

    5.5 1978 HD

    On the edge of the universe, the Doctor, Leela and K9 encounter a Minyan ship on an epic quest to find their race banks... but their people have encountered the Time Lords before...

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  • 1969
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    The Virgin Soldiers

    The Virgin Soldiers

    6.5 1969 HD

    The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.

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  • 1975
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    The Naked Civil Servant

    The Naked Civil Servant

    6.6 1975 HD

    Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    6.8 1974 HD

    The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert London to a pre-technological level.

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  • 1978
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    Watch That Space

    Watch That Space

    1 1978 HD

    Colin Welland presents this confined spaces training video from the Health and Safety Executive, detailing the hazards of entering any confined space without the neccessary awareness, training & equipment.

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  • 1986
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    King of the Ghetto

    King of the Ghetto

    6 1986 HD

    An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's east end

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  • 1971
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    Mates

    Mates

    1 1971 HD

    Three young men who work together in a factory egg each other on to ask out Della, a typist in the office.

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  • 1982
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    Pocketful of Dreams

    Pocketful of Dreams

    1 1982 HD

    At the moment money is scarce and times are hard for everyone -even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could change when a chance encounter with a film crew provides them with an eccentric method of getting their hands on a lot of loot.

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  • 1980
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    Never Never Land

    Never Never Land

    1 1980 HD

    Zena has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee Melvin. She is treated poorly by two of her cousins, and taking the lead from the story Peter and Wendy, she runs away from home with her younger cousin.

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  • 2005
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    Friends Reunited

    Friends Reunited

    1 2005 HD

    Two decades after they graduate, dark secrets, jealousies, and long-buried issues of resentment arise with a group of former classmates.

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  • 1978
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    Let's Get Laid

    Let's Get Laid

    3 1978 HD

    A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him to become embroiled in various murders and an international espionage plot involving a cigarette lighter that strangely affects electricity. The action reaches its comical climax on stage with Gordon and his double as the spies and the police converge on the theatre is a desperate attempt to retrieve the missing cigarette lighter.

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  • 1989
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    Tank Malling

    Tank Malling

    3 1989 HD

    Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?

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  • 1978
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    Top Dog Rules Ok

    Top Dog Rules Ok

    1 1978 HD

    “Story of a streetwise black teenager who gives his views on life and on living in Deptford, London.” - BFI.

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  • 1978
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    Top Dog Rules Ok

    Top Dog Rules Ok

    1 1978 HD

    “Story of a streetwise black teenager who gives his views on life and on living in Deptford, London.” - BFI.

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  • 1978
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    Top Dog Rules Ok

    Top Dog Rules Ok

    1 1978 HD

    “Story of a streetwise black teenager who gives his views on life and on living in Deptford, London.” - BFI.

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  • 1989
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    Tank Malling

    Tank Malling

    3 1989 HD

    Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.887 1963 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.887 1963 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.8 1979 HD

    Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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  • 1986
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    Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

    7.3 1986 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.8 1979 HD

    Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.8 1979 HD

    Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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  • 1991
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    Dodgem

    Dodgem

    1 1991 HD

    Simon Leighton is sent to an assessment centre because he is unable to cope with school due to problems in his life – his mother is dead and his father cannot overcome his grief. However Simon is determined to leave the centre to live with his father.

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7.1 1992 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  • 1970
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    Manhunt

    Manhunt

    6.5 1970 HD

    Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend Television in 1969 and broadcast nationwide.

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  • 1979
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    Terry and June

    Terry and June

    6.2 1979 HD

    Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. The couple have just moved to Purley, south-east London... Aunt Lucy and the mynah bird had disappeared, as had the occasionally visiting daughters. Terry and June now mixed with a friendly next door neighbour, Beattie; Terry's chatty work colleague, Malcolm; and their gruff boss Sir Dennis Hodge. Otherwise, things were much as before, with Terry's pigheaded childishness causing no end of problems, usually thwarting June's attempts at leading a cosy life.

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.8 1975 HD

    Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  • 1970
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    UFO

    UFO

    7.635 1970 HD

    A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.

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  • 1977
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    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    7.5 1977 HD

    The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

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  • 1974
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    Playhouse

    Playhouse

    7 1974 HD

    A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

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  • 1990
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    The Chief

    The Chief

    6 1990 HD

    The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.

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  • 1977
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    Target

    Target

    6.3 1977 HD

    A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.

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  • 1984
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    Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

    Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

    5 1984 HD

    Mr. Palfrey is a mild-mannered, but highly skilled counter-espionage agent employed by a small, unnamed department within British intelligence. He and his team tackle complex cases, often involving government cover-ups and internal affairs.

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  • 1979
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    The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

    6 1979 HD

    The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.

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  • 1983
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    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

    7.1 1983 HD

    A young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.

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  • 1977
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    Mind Your Language

    Mind Your Language

    8.258 1977 HD

    Mind Your Language is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV. Created and written by Vince Powell, and directed by Stuart Allen, three series were produced by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.

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