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James Stephenson

James Stephenson

British stage actor James Stephenson made his film debut quite late in life, at the age of 49, in 1937, making four pictures that year. Warner Bros. got a glimpse of this distinguished gent and signed him to a contract where he indulged himself in urbane villainy. Proving a reliable support in such films as Boy Meets Girl (1938), You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), and the classic adventure The Sea Hawk (1940), he was entrusted by director William Wyler and mega-star Bette Davis to play the sympathetic role of the family attorney Howard Joyce in The Letter (1940). It was the role of a lifetime and he didn't let them down for he earned an Oscar nomination in the process. Stephenson was soon on a roll, playing the titular sleuth in Calling Philo Vance (1940) and was first-billed in the above-average "B" movie Shining Victory (1941) when he died suddenly in 1941 of a heart attack at the rather young age of 53.

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  • The Letter

    The Letter

    Played Howard Joyce

    Average Rating
    7.3
    231 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 1940
    86 years ago
  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    Played Abbott

    Average Rating
    7.2
    144 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 10, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    Played Major Henri de Beaujolais

    Average Rating
    6.9
    107 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 1939
    87 years ago
  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    Played Sir Thomas Egerton

    Average Rating
    6.3
    90 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 1939
    87 years ago
  • The Old Maid

    The Old Maid

    Played Jim Ralston

    Average Rating
    7.0
    53 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 16, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Played British Military Intelligence Agent

    Average Rating
    6.0
    31 votes
    Release Date
    May 06, 1939
    88 years ago
  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

    Played Bill Stevens

    Average Rating
    6.4
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 14, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    Played Challon

    Average Rating
    6.3
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

    Played Col. Armand Lucien

    Average Rating
    5.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 07, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Calling Philo Vance

    Calling Philo Vance

    Played Philo Vance

    Average Rating
    5.9
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 1940
    87 years ago
  • A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    Played Carew

    Average Rating
    5.8
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    Played Colonel Tillman

    Average Rating
    6.2
    11 votes
    Release Date
    May 20, 1939
    88 years ago
  • When Were You Born

    When Were You Born

    Played Phillip Corey

    Average Rating
    5.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

    Played Dr. Anton Rader

    Average Rating
    5.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Shining Victory

    Shining Victory

    Played Dr. Paul Venner

    Average Rating
    5.9
    8 votes
    Release Date
    May 30, 1941
    86 years ago
  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

    Played Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

    Average Rating
    4.7
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 08, 1941
    86 years ago
  • White Banners

    White Banners

    Played Thomas Bradford

    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 23, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

    Played Major Thompson

    Average Rating
    6.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 27, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Murder in the Air

    Murder in the Air

    Played Joe Garvey

    Average Rating
    4.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1940
    87 years ago
  • River's End

    River's End

    Played McDowell

    Average Rating
    6.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 10, 1940
    86 years ago
  • South of Suez

    South of Suez

    Played Inspector Thornton

    Average Rating
    4.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 16, 1940
    86 years ago
  • We Are Not Alone

    We Are Not Alone

    Played Sir William Clintock

    Average Rating
    6.1
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 25, 1939
    87 years ago
  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

    Played Senor De La Torre

    Average Rating
    6.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 14, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Secret Service of the Air

    Secret Service of the Air

    Played Jim Cameron

    Average Rating
    5.8
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 1939
    88 years ago
  • On Trial

    On Trial

    Played Gerald Trask

    Average Rating
    5.5
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1939
    88 years ago
  • The Adventures of Jane Arden

    The Adventures of Jane Arden

    Played Dr. George Vanders

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 18, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Heart of the North

    Heart of the North

    Played Stephen Gore

    Average Rating
    3.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 10, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Played Dr. Mansfield

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1939
    88 years ago
  • International Squadron

    International Squadron

    Played Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 1941
    85 years ago

  • Wolf of New York

    Played Hiram Rogers

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Played Prof. Landis

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 09, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Wanted by Scotland Yard

    Wanted by Scotland Yard

    Played Fingers

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 19, 1939
    88 years ago

  • You Live and Learn

    Played Sam Brooks

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1937
    89 years ago

  • Transatlantic Trouble

    Played Lewis

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1937
    90 years ago

  • The Dark Stairway

    Played Inspector Clarke

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1938
    89 years ago

  • The Man Who Made Diamonds

    Played Ben

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 06, 1937
    89 years ago

  • Mr. Satan

    Played Tim Garnett

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1938
    89 years ago
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