Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 25, 1942
Place of Birth:
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
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Oscar James
Biography
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London.
James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Deadmeat | Detective Peters |
| 2007 | Oh Happy Day | Storekeeper |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Rodney Pascale |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Shopkeeper |
| 2004 | If Only | Superintendent |
| 2004 | Elmina’s Kitchen | Baygee |
| 2001 | My Kingdom | Desmond |
| 2000 | U.S. Seals | Wilkins |
| 1996 | The Final Passage | Earl |
| 1994 | Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts | Martin's father |
| 1990 | Hardware | Chief |
| 1987 | Three Kinds of Heat | Unle Joe |
| 1985 | Water | Miguel |
| 1984 | Last Night at the Alamo | Dub |
| 1981 | Student Bodies | Football Coach |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Collins |
| 1978 | Victims of Apartheid | Obed |
| 1977 | Black Joy | Jomo |
| 1977 | Dummy | |
| 1976 | Pressure | Colin |
| 1976 | Peter Pan | Pirate #1 |
| 1971 | Gumshoe | Danny Azinge |
| 1970 | All the Right Noises | Guard |
| 1970 | The Breaking of Bumbo | 2nd Student |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Nosha Warrior |
| 1966 | Naked Evil | Dupree |
| 1965 | Never Mention Murder | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Darling | Black Man on Stairs (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Brentford |
| 2005 | Afterlife | |
| 2005 | The Crust | Bernard |
| 2002 | Harry Hill's TV Burp | |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoes | |
| 1989 | Surgical Spirit | Mr. Worrell |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Duke Garvey |
| 1986 | Casualty | Franklyn Ashford |
| 1985 | EastEnders | |
| 1985 | EastEnders | Tony Carpenter |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1984 | Bottle Boys | |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | |
| 1979 | Shoestring | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | William - Fisherman |
| 1979 | Minder | Dave |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Mombasa |
| 1978 | Out | Bernie Machen |
| 1977 | 1990 | |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Topaz |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | |
| 1970 | UFO | Plain Clothes Officer |
| 1970 | The Goodies | |
| 1968 | The Expert | Solomon Kingsley |