James Mason

James Mason is, for me, proof that a voice can be a career. That low, velvety delivery turned a Huddersfield-born, Cambridge-educated Englishman into a genuine Hollywood star, and earned him three Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe. What I admire most is that he was not merely a handsome leading man: he wrote, including his own memoirs, and brought real intelligence to villainy. Few actors made menace so urbane. Decades on, his suave, slightly dangerous presence still feels modern, and I would argue he remains one of cinema's most underrated antagonists.

Name (English)

James Mason

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・メイソン

Reading

じぇーむず・めいそん

Born

May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor / writer / autobiographer / screenwriter

University

University of Cambridge

Awards & achievements

• 1954 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Mason
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209186

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-16

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