
Biography
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.
Acting · 34
In the Red
1998
Les Misérables
1998
McCallum
1997
Poldark
1996
Sharpe's Honour
1994
Sharpe
1993
A Touch of Frost
1992
Maigret
1992
Time Riders
1991
Soldier Soldier
1991
Vanity Fair
1987
Brush Strokes
1986
Biggles
1986
Lovejoy
1986
Brass
1983
We'll Meet Again
1982
The Nesting
1981
Minder
1979
Doctor Who
1963

































