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James Ottaway

1908 – 1999 · Chertsey, Surrey, England · Active 1956–1994

James Ottaway was a British film, television and stage actor whose career spanned seven decades.

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The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980 ★ 7.3
as Commissionaire

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

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Filmography

52 credits
1990s 7 credits
1994
Pie in the Sky as Jack Coverly
TV ★ 8.4
1993
The Detectives as Old Gentleman
TV ★ 6.9
1992
As Time Goes By as Mr. Wellington
TV ★ 7.5
1992
A Touch of Frost as Mr Adams
TV ★ 7.5
1990
The Widowmaker as Mourner
Movie ★ 10.0
1990
Jeeves and Wooster as Mr Burwash
TV ★ 8.1
1990
TV ★ 7.7
1980s 8 credits
1989
TV ★ 8.2
1989
The Paradise Club as Syd Mellors
TV ★ 6.2
1986
Casualty as Edwin Palmer
TV ★ 6.2
1984
Big Deal as Tommy
TV ★ 7.3
1982
TV ★ 7.7
1980
One Chance in Four as Alcoholic Old Man
Movie ★ 7.0
1980
The Long Good Friday as Commissionaire
Movie ★ 7.2
1980
The Gentle Touch as George Taylor
TV ★ 7.2
1970s 23 credits
1979
The Old Crowd as Piano Tuner
Movie ★ 5.4
1979
Minder as Vickery
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Minder as Percy
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Quatermass as Arthur
TV ★ 6.8
1978
Absolution as Father Matthews
Movie ★ 6.5
1978
Affront as Mr. Johns
Movie
1978
TV ★ 7.8
1978
TV ★ 7.8
1977
Secret Army as Priest
TV ★ 7.7
1977
The Sunday Drama as Geoffrey
TV ★ 5.0
1976
Matchfit as Jack Grace
Movie
1975
The Sweeney as Uncle Billy
TV ★ 8.0
1975
Shadows as Mason
TV ★ 6.8
1973
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Movie
1972
Crown Court as Joseph Pearson
TV ★ 5.7
1972
Crown Court as Mr. Prendergast
TV ★ 5.7
1972
The Protectors as Bradley
TV ★ 6.1
1972
Country Matters as Mr Duffy
TV ★ 4.6
1971
Justice as County Court Judge
TV ★ 7.3
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Ride, Ride as Mr Stone
Movie ★ 7.0
1960s 10 credits
1969
Up Pompeii! as Scrophulus
TV ★ 7.3
1968
Inadmissible Evidence as Dinner Guest
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
Dad's Army as Parliament Member
TV ★ 7.4
1967
The Fellows as Thomas Anthem
TV
1965
Gideon's Way as Sideman
TV ★ 7.0
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Belobotnikov
TV ★ 5.3
1964
Victoria Regina as Mr. Richards
TV ★ 10.0
1963
The Man Who Finally Died as Rahn - Hotel Manager
Movie ★ 6.3
1962
Movie
1962
The Saint as Dr. Cranston
TV ★ 7.4
1950s 4 credits
1959
Movie ★ 10.0
1958
Passport to Shame as Assistant Registrar
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
The Diary of Samuel Pepys as Sir Thomas Clarges
TV
1956
TV ★ 7.4