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James Marcus (1942-2020)

Birthplace:
Romford, Essex, England, UK

Born:
June 23, 1942

Died:
May 4, 2020

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Director:
1978  Top Dog Rules Ok
1989  Tank Malling

Editor:
1978  Top Dog Rules Ok
1989  Tank Malling

Script:
1978  Top Dog Rules Ok
1989  Tank Malling

Writer:
1978  Top Dog Rules Ok
1989  Tank Malling

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