James Marcus
Acting

James Marcus

Born 23 June 1942 · Romford, Essex, England, UK · Died 4 May 2020

James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.

Known for

A Clockwork Orange
Doctor Who
The Naked Civil Servant
McVicar
Jane Eyre
The Virgin Soldiers
Let's Get Laid
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Tank Malling
London's Burning: The Movie
Doctor Who: Underworld
Number One
Friends Reunited
Tank Malling
London's Burning: The Movie
Number One
Pocketful of Dreams
Bread or Blood
McVicar
Never Never Land
Doctor Who: Underworld
Watch That Space
Let's Get Laid
The Naked Civil Servant
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
A Clockwork Orange
Mates
The Virgin Soldiers
Kilroy
James Marcus · Midrow