James Walker (actor)

James Walker (March 31, 1940 – February 28, 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.[1]

James Walker
Born(1940-03-31)March 31, 1940
Bournemouth, England
DiedFebruary 28, 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 76)
EducationTrinity College, Oxford - 1961
OccupationActor

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.[1]

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 February 28, 2017 one month before his 77th birthday.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984Nineteen Eighty-FourSyme
1987Empire of the SunMr. Radik
1989Danny the Champion of the WorldVicarTV movie
19919 1/2 Ninjas!Bum
1994Red Sun RisingIceman
1996Twelfth Night or What You WillPriest

References

  1. Chalton, Sandra (28 February 2017). "James Walker obituary". The Guardian.
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