James Fairfax

James Fairfax

Born: August 10, 1897
Died: May 8, 1961
in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies for James Fairfax...

Diane
Title: Diane
Character: Suitor (uncredited)
Released: January 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character: Mr. Penprase
Released: August 1, 1953
Type: Movie
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Against All Flags
Title: Against All Flags
Character: Cruikshank (barber)
Released: December 24, 1952
Type: Movie
A British naval officer fights pirates in Madagascar.
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Battles of Chief Pontiac
Title: Battles of Chief Pontiac
Character: Guardhouse sentry
Released: December 8, 1952
Type: Movie
In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.
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Thunder on the Hill
Title: Thunder on the Hill
Character: Villager (uncredited)
Released: October 17, 1951
Type: Movie
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
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The Lady and the Bandit
Title: The Lady and the Bandit
Character: Second Drunk on Steps
Released: August 13, 1951
Type: Movie
Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.
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Fortunes of Captain Blood
Title: Fortunes of Captain Blood
Character: Nat Russell
Released: May 19, 1950
Type: Movie
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.
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Tyrant of the Sea
Title: Tyrant of the Sea
Character: Oliver Sibley
Released: February 22, 1950
Type: Movie
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napoleon has assembled an invasion fleet decides to send out one of its vessels to destroy it the French flagship under cover of fog. Forced out of retirement, ruthless, tyrannical and temperamental Captain William Blake is put in command. He wields his command with sadistic fury until an epidemic of scurvy attacks the crew and, when he refuses to go ashore for needed provision, mutiny and insubordination results...and, then, the French flagship arrives.
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Mrs. Mike
Title: Mrs. Mike
Character: Danny Hawkins
Released: December 23, 1949
Type: Movie
This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan. A Boston teenager is sent to live with her uncle in frontier Canada because of her fragile health. She eventually falls in love with own of the few-if only-young, white males in the region. They marry and depart for the northern wilderness to set up house and home. The rest of the movie is about her struggles and joys of living and travelling in this rugged country.
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The Challenge
Title: The Challenge
Character: Blinky Henderson
Released: April 2, 1948
Type: Movie
Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.
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Ivy
Title: Ivy
Character: English News Vendor (uncredited)
Released: June 26, 1947
Type: Movie
When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, and her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.