James Greene (Northern Irish actor)

James Greene
Born	(1931-05-19)19 May 1931 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 89)
Occupation	Actor

James Greene (19 May 1931 – 5 January 2021) was a Northern Irish actor who appeared in numerous plays and series on British television over a period of 40 years. He often played lawyers, clergymen, army officers and latterly judges.[1]

Greene was a continuity announcer on Ulster Television from 1959 until 1965. He died in January 2021 after a short illness at the age of 89.[2][3]

Filmography

• Colditz (1972, TV) as Adjutant
• Thriller (1974, TV) as Policeman/Constable Breck
• Secret Army (TV series) (1978, TV) Episode The Hostage as Brigadier General Markham
• Tales of the Unexpected (1980, TV) as Garage Attendant
• Chocky (1984, TV) as Mr. Trimble
• My Brother Jonathan (1985, TV) as Mr. Wheeler
• Mapp & Lucia (1985-1986, TV) as Reverend Bartlett
• Empire of the Sun (1987) as British Prisoner
• Howards' Way (1988, TV) as Dr. O'Rourke
• The Bill (1990-2008, TV) as Various Roles
• Let Them Eat Cake (1999, TV) as The Comte de Vache
• The Prince and the Pauper (2000) as Archbishop Cranmer
• From Hell (2001) as Masonic Governor
• Band of Brothers (2001, TV) as Old Man on Bicycle
• The Sin Eater (2003) as Percy
• Johnny English (2003) as Scottish Bishop
• The Order (2003) as British Doctor
• William and Mary (2003-2005, TV) as Arnold McKinnon
• Doctors (2004-2018, TV) as Peter/Leonard Morden
• Breakfast on Pluto (2005) as Gentleman
• Brothers of the Head (2005) as Brian Aldiss
• Holby City (2005-2013, TV) as Various Roles
• Spooks (2006, TV) as Charlie Holland
• Dracula (2006, TV) as Dr. Blore
• Quest for a Heart (2007) as Narrator (English version, voice)
• RocknRolla (2008) as Judge
• Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Governor
• Midsomer Murders (2010, TV) as Douglas Wakely
• Albert Nobbs (2011) as Patrick
• Borgia (2011, TV) as Maffeo Gherardo
• Dimensions (2011) as Old Man
• Whole Lotta Sole (2011) as Granda Sox
• Merlin (2011, TV) as Ferryman
• Les Misérables (2012) as Ensemble 'Master of the House'
• Shetland (2012, TV) as Andrew Haldane
• Doctor Who (2013, TV) as The Abbott
• The Christmas Candle (2013) as Old Man
• Big School (2013-2014, TV) as Head of Science/Mr. John Hubble
• Birds of a Feather (2014, TV) as Stanley Barrington Court the Third
• Wolf Hall (2015, TV) as Latin-Speaking Priest
• Downton Abbey (2015, TV) as Sir Mark Stiles
• The Crown (2017, TV) as Royal Horological Conservator

References

1. James Greene at Ulster Actors.com. retrieved 31 August 2013
2. Belfast-born Doctor Who actor dies aged 89
3. James Greene obituary

External links

• James Greene at IMDb