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James Walker

2000 – 2017

Actor from Great Britain (20th century)

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About James Walker

Lived 2000 – 2017. James Walker was a British actor and television actor.

James Walker (31 March 1940 – 28 February 2017) was an English actor active in films and on television between 1980 and 2006. His career highlights included a season between 1992 and 1994 with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon – including a foreign tour with The Winter's Tale – and taking the role of Albert Einstein in Terry Johnson's play Insignificance, in Harrogate in 1999.

Personal life Walker was born James S. Chalton in Bournemouth, and was later brought up in Leeds in Yorkshire. He was the son of Stuart Chalton, a chartered accountant, and his wife, Alice, known as Molly (née Walker). James later took his mother's maiden name as a stage name. He was educated at Sedbergh School and thereafter at Trinity College, Oxford, to study modern languages, graduating in 1961. He met his wife, Sandra, having been introduced by friends and they married in London in 1986.

Career James appeared in TV serials including The Secret Adversary, Fairly Secret Army, Howards' Way, Inspector Morse, and The Shell Seekers.

He also had roles in films including Nineteen Eighty-Four, Danny the Champion of the World, and Red Sun Rising.

Death He died on 28 February 2017, at age 76.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Syme 1987 Empire of the Sun Mr. Radik 1989 Danny the Champion of the World Vicar TV movie1991 9 1/2 Ninjas! Bum 1994 Red Sun Rising Iceman 1996 Twelfth Night: Or What You Will Priest

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2000, Bournemouth
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Education
Sedbergh School, Trinity College, Trinity College, Oxford

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Who was James Walker?

actor from Great Britain (20th century)

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James Walker was born in 2000 in Bournemouth.

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James Walker died on 28 February 2017.

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James Walker was an actor and television actor.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Walker

· Wikidata: Q6145009

· DBpedia: James Walker (actor)

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