Oscar James
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Born:
- Jul 25, 1942 In Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 44
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Naked Evil 1966-05-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Deadmeat 2007-09-12
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Deadmeat | Detective Peters | 2007-09-12 |
| Movie | Oh Happy Day | Storekeeper | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Shoot the Messenger | Rodney Pascale | 2006-04-26 |
| Series | The Line of Beauty | Brentford | 2006-05-17 |
| Movie | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Shopkeeper | 2005-07-13 |
| Series | Afterlife | Unknown | 2005-09-24 |
| Movie | If Only | Superintendent | 2004-01-23 |
| Movie | Elmina’s Kitchen | Baygee | 2004-01-21 |
| Series | Harry Hill's TV Burp | Unknown | 2002-11-14 |
| Movie | My Kingdom | Desmond | 2001-09-10 |
| Movie | U.S. Seals | Wilkins | 2000-01-18 |
| Movie | The Final Passage | Earl | 1996-06-01 |
| Movie | Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts | Martin's father | 1994-01-01 |
| Series | Crocodile Shoes | Unknown | 1994-11-10 |
| Movie | Hardware | Chief | 1990-09-14 |
| Movie | Three Kinds of Heat | Unle Joe | 1987-06-01 |
| Series | Casualty | Franklyn Ashford | 1986-09-06 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | Water | Miguel | 1985-01-11 |
| Series | EastEnders | Tony Carpenter | 1985-02-19 |
| Movie | Last Night at the Alamo | Dub | 1984-07-01 |
| Series | Bottle Boys | 1984-09-01 | |
| Series | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
| Movie | Student Bodies | Football Coach | 1981-08-07 |
| Series | The Gentle Touch | Unknown | 1980-04-11 |
| Series | Tales of the Unexpected | Unknown | 1979-03-24 |
| Movie | Jaguar Lives! | Collins | 1979-08-09 |
| Series | Shoestring | Unknown | 1979-09-30 |
| Series | Out | 1978-07-24 | |
| Movie | Victims of Apartheid | Obed | 1978-10-24 |
| Movie | Black Joy | Jomo | 1977-11-06 |
| Series | 1990 | Unknown | 1977-09-18 |
| Movie | Dummy | 1977-11-09 | |
| Movie | Pressure | Colin | 1976-11-19 |
| Movie | Peter Pan | Pirate #1 | 1976-12-12 |
| Series | Carry On Laughing | Unknown | 1975-01-04 |
| Series | Crown Court | Unknown | 1972-10-11 |
| Movie | Gumshoe | Danny Azinge | 1971-12-01 |
| Movie | Carry On Up the Jungle | Nosha Warrior | 1970-01-03 |
| Series | UFO | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
| Movie | The Breaking of Bumbo | 2nd Student | 1970-09-28 |
| Series | The Goodies | Unknown | 1970-11-08 |
| Movie | All the Right Noises | Guard | 1970-10-16 |
| Movie | Naked Evil | Dupree | 1966-05-27 |