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James Marcus (born Brian T. James, 23 June 1942) is an
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actor. He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in
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's controversial film ''
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'' (1971). Before becoming an apprentice printer, he spent the majority of his teenage life performing gigs. After studying acting courses at the 15 Drama School in
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, he had several roles in plays based on the works of
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. His first appearance on TV was the
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show ''Hello, Good Evening and Welcome'' (1968). He also landed a role in the 1969 war comedy, ''
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''. In 1970, Kubrick got in touch with the young actor for an audition for his upcoming project, an adaptation of
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' novel
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. Apart from his fight scenes, Kubrick was also impressed by James's dark demeanour and this won him the role. During filming, Kubrick described James as ''very professional''. His other TV appearances include ''
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'', '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. He also appeared in the
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vehicle ''
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'' (1977) with
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, another ''Clockwork Orange'' actor. He also starred in '' The Naked Civil Servant'' (1975) with
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, and '' McVicar'' (1980) with
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. One of his other memorable roles is that of station officer Sidney Tate in the pilot and series 1-3 of the popular
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Fire fighting drama '' London's Burning''. He also directed the nihilistic ''
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'' (1989) which featured
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. He is currently involved in the TV/film industry devoting his time to acting (his recent role was in ''
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''), producing and screen-writing.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcus, James English male film actors English male television actors Living people 1942 births