- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Ackley Maxwell
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- James Maxwell was born on March 23, 1929 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for An Enemy of the State (1965), The Portrait of a Lady (1968) and World Theatre (1959). He was married to Avril Elgar. He died on August 18, 1995 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseAvril Elgar(1952 - August 18, 1995) (his death, 2 children)
- Often Plays Meek, Passive Characters
- Played King Henry VII (1457-1509) twice in Tower of London: The Innocent (1969) and The Shadow of the Tower (1972).
- His spirit allegedly haunts Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, according to the UK's "Most Haunted" TV show; season 8, episode 5, first aired in UK July 25, 2006.
- Attended Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania; attended Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts; attended the Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, England where he met the other founding members of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
- Founding member of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
- One of several American actors who, particularly during the 1950's and 1960's, wound up making a living as an actor in England; the main difference between James Maxwell and, say, a William Sylvester is that Maxwell, instead of playing the token American, convincingly portrayed not only British characters, but often very British men with class and sophistication.
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