About
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
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
MinderSeries • 1979
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
The SweeneySeries • 1975
A Clockwork OrangeMovie • 1971
UFOSeries • 1970
LovejoySeries • 1986
Mr. Palfrey of WestminsterSeries • 1984
The ChiefSeries • 1990
Terry and JuneSeries • 1979
TargetSeries • 1977
ShoestringSeries • 1979
ManhuntSeries • 1970
Mind Your LanguageSeries • 1977
Jane EyreSeries • 1983
The Naked Civil ServantMovie • 1975
McVicarMovie • 1980