James Harcourt was born 20 April 1873 in Leeds and was married to the actress Isadora Keith. His acting career started in amateur dramatics before progressing to the stage in 1903. It wasn’t until 1931 that he appeared on film when he appeared as the title role in the 1931 version of Hobson’s Choice.
Other films that he appeared in include The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) as the Single Gentleman, Laburnum Grove (1936), Wings Over Africa (1936) as Wilkins, Return of a Stranger (1937), I Met a Murderer (1939), The Stars Look Down (1939) as Will, The House of the Arrow (1940), The Farmer's Wife (1941), You Will Remember (1941), He Snoops to Conquer (1944) as Councilor Hopkins, Johnny Frenchman (1945) as Joe Pender, The Captive Heart (1946), I See a Dark Stranger (1946) as Butler, Meet Me at Dawn (1947) as Henri, the butler and Obsession (1949) as Aikins (butler)
For fans of Charters and Caldicott he appeared alongside them as Axel Bomasch in Carol Reed’s Night Train to Munich (1940) – pictured here with his on-screen daughter played by Margaret Lockwood.
He died in Buckinghamshire on 18 February 1951 aged 77.
Other films that he appeared in include The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) as the Single Gentleman, Laburnum Grove (1936), Wings Over Africa (1936) as Wilkins, Return of a Stranger (1937), I Met a Murderer (1939), The Stars Look Down (1939) as Will, The House of the Arrow (1940), The Farmer's Wife (1941), You Will Remember (1941), He Snoops to Conquer (1944) as Councilor Hopkins, Johnny Frenchman (1945) as Joe Pender, The Captive Heart (1946), I See a Dark Stranger (1946) as Butler, Meet Me at Dawn (1947) as Henri, the butler and Obsession (1949) as Aikins (butler)
For fans of Charters and Caldicott he appeared alongside them as Axel Bomasch in Carol Reed’s Night Train to Munich (1940) – pictured here with his on-screen daughter played by Margaret Lockwood.
He died in Buckinghamshire on 18 February 1951 aged 77.
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