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James Marcus

James Marcus

Born: 1942-06-23 • 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
Friends Reunited poster
Friends Reunited
2005 • Moody
London's Burning: The Movie poster
London's Burning: The Movie
1986 • Sidney Tate
King of the Ghetto poster
King of the Ghetto
1986 • Arthur
Number One poster
Number One
1985 • DC Fleming
Pocketful of Dreams poster
Pocketful of Dreams
1982 • Frank
Bread or Blood poster
Bread or Blood
1981 • Kimber
Never Never Land poster
Never Never Land
1980 • P.C. Stubbs
McVicar poster
McVicar
1980 • Sewell
Let's Get Laid poster
Let's Get Laid
1978 • Rusper
Doctor Who: Underworld poster
Doctor Who: Underworld
1978 • Rask
Watch That Space poster
Watch That Space
1978 • Jim
The Naked Civil Servant poster
The Naked Civil Servant
1975 • Clerkenwell Tough
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 • Peasant
Mates poster
Mates
1971 • John
A Clockwork Orange poster
A Clockwork Orange
1971 • Georgie
The Virgin Soldiers poster
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 • Soldier
Kilroy poster
Kilroy
1965 • Pete