Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-07-25
Place of Birth
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Oscar James
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2007
Deadmeat as Detective Peters
2007Oh Happy Day as Storekeeper
2006The Line of Beauty as Brentford
2006Shoot the Messenger as Rodney Pascale
2005Afterlife
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Shopkeeper
2005The Crust as Bernard
2004If Only as Superintendent
2004Elmina’s Kitchen as Baygee
2002Harry Hill's TV Burp
2001My Kingdom as Desmond
2000U.S. Seals as Wilkins
1996The Final Passage as Earl
1994Crocodile Shoes
1994Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts as Martin's father
1990Hardware as Chief
1989Surgical Spirit as Mr. Worrell
1987Three Kinds of Heat as Unle Joe
1986Casualty as Franklyn Ashford
1986Lovejoy as Duke Garvey
1985EastEnders
1985EastEnders as Tony Carpenter
1985Water as Miguel
1984The Bill
1984Bottle Boys as Joe Phillips
1984Last Night at the Alamo as Dub
1981Student Bodies as Football Coach
1980The Gentle Touch
1979Minder as Dave
1979Shoestring
1979Jaguar Lives! as Collins
1979Tales of the Unexpected as William - Fisherman
1978Victims of Apartheid as Obed
1978Return of the Saint as Mombasa
1978Out as Bernie Machen
1977The Professionals as Topaz
1977Dummy
1977Black Joy as Jomo
19771990
1976Peter Pan as Pirate #1
1976Pressure as Colin
1975Carry On Laughing as Black Knight
1975Carry On Laughing as Witch Doctor
1971Gumshoe as Danny Azinge
1970All the Right Noises as Guard
1970The Breaking of Bumbo as 2nd Student
1970UFO as Plain Clothes Officer
1970Carry On Up the Jungle as Nosha Warrior (uncredited)
1968The Expert as Solomon Kingsley
1966Till Death Us Do Part as Policeman
1966Naked Evil as Dupree
1965Darling as Black Man on Stairs (uncredited)
1965Never Mention Murder as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)