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