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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Sebastian Faulkner (born 18 July 1948) is a British actor, known for his many various appearance on television and in movies, usually in supporting roles. Faulkner made his big screen debut as Josef Strauss in The Great Waltz in 1972. He appeared in other films such as Whispering Death, Minder on the Orient Express, played Lt Teignmouth Melvill in Zulu Dawn that he co-produced, and appeared as Uncle Geoffrey in both Bridget Jones films. He played Herod in BBC's 1976 television adaptation of I, Claudius. In 1988 he portrayed one of the biggest enemies of Sherlock Holmes, as Stapleton in Granada Television's production of The Hound of the Baskervilles, opposite Jeremy Brett. In 1991, he played Alex Mair, the manager of the Larksoken nuclear power plant, in an Anglia production of the P.D. James novel featuring her character Inspector Adam...
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Death in ParadiseSeries • 2011
Slow HorsesSeries • 2022
Game of ThronesSeries • 2011
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
Downton AbbeySeries • 2010
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
Highlander: The SeriesSeries • 1992
MinderSeries • 1979
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
SpooksSeries • 2002
A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992
The BillSeries • 1984
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Relic HunterSeries • 1999
La Femme NikitaSeries • 1997
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
BergeracSeries • 1981
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
The AlienistSeries • 2018
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryMovie • 2025
The Good ShepherdMovie • 2006
WycliffeSeries • 1994
LovejoySeries • 1986