James Stephenson
British-American actor (1889-1941)
James Albert Stephenson was a British stage and film actor. He took up film acting at 49 and after a typically slow start delivered an Academy Award-nominated performance in the William Wyler-directed melodrama, The Letter in 1940. The roles offered to Stephenson dramatically improved following this performance, but he died just a year later at 52.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1937–1941) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The Man Who Made Diamonds | Ralph Ince | B&W | |||
| 1939 | Beau Geste | William A. Wellman | 112 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi spy | First National: Publisher | 2:00:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1939 | Devil's island. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 6 reels | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1939 | SONS OF LIBERTY | Michael Curtiz | 20 min | B&W | ||
| 1939 | SONS OF LIBERTY. ▶ | Vitaphone Corp. | 20 min | 16mm/video file | B&W | |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance. | William Clemens | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1940 | South Of Suez. | Lewis Seiler | 10 reels | B&W | ||
| 1940 | The Letter. | William Wyler | 11 reels. | B&W | ||
| 1941 | Shining Victory. | Irving Rapper | 8 reels | B&W |