Godfrey James

Godfrey James (16 April 1931 – 29 October 2019) was an English actor. He was known for playing Harry Mowlem in long-running British soap Emmerdale Farm, and had roles in many other television series, including Doctor Who and The Avengers. He also had roles in films, including Séance on a Wet Afternoon; Witchfinder General (1968); The Oblong Box (1969), and The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).

Early life and education Godfrey James was born on 16 April 1931 in London, England.

Television In the 1970s British police drama series The Sweeney, episode Big Spender, James appeared as hard man Charley Smith, part of an organised crime family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud.

He played Tarn in the Doctor Who serial Underworld (1978) and Harry Mowlem in Emmerdale Farm.

Personal life and death

James married Vivienne around 1953. He had at least one child, a daughter.

He died on 29 October 2019 in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Partial filmography The Amorous Prawn (1962) - Sergeant at Exchange Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur Witchfinder General (1968) - Webb The Oblong Box (1969) - Weller Cry of the Banshee (1970) - Head Villager Vertige pour un tueur (1970) - (uncredited) The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Second Carter The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) - Mr. Blake - Angel's Father (uncredited) Villain (1971) - Car Lot Manager Trial (1971) - Harry Crawford Hide and Seek (1972) - Police Constable Dickie The Land That Time Forgot (1974) - Borg The Hostages (1975) At the Earth's Core (1976) - Ghak Arabian Adventure (1979) - Jailer (voice) Camille (1984, TV movie) - Gautier Out of Order (1987) - Desk Sergeant Piccolo grande amore (1993) - Franz Leapin' Leprechauns! (1995) - King Kevin Magic in the Mirror (1996) - Melilot Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996) - King Kevin In the Shadow of the Sandcastle (1996) - Robin Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1996) - Meliloto