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Oscar James

Known for acting · Born 25 July 1942 · 84 · Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

56 credits

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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Known for

EastEnders

1985

Bottle Boys

1984

Hardware

1990

U.S. Seals

2000

Pressure

1976

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

Student Bodies

1981

Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts

Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts

1994

Black Joy

1977

Gumshoe

1971

The Bill

1984

Water

1985

Acting (56)

2013RunClevelandSeries
2007Oh Happy DayStorekeeperFilm
2007DeadmeatDetective PetersFilm
2006The Line of BeautyBrentford · 2 episodesSeries
2006Shoot the MessengerRodney PascaleFilm
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryShopkeeperFilm
2005AfterlifeSeries
2005The CrustBernardSeries
2004If OnlySuperintendentFilm
2004Elmina’s KitchenBaygeeFilm
2002Harry Hill's TV BurpSeries
2001My KingdomDesmondFilm
2000U.S. SealsWilkinsFilm
1996The Final PassageEarlFilm
1995GhostsPCO MessiterSeries
1995Out of the BlueAndy HannafordSeries
1994Crocodile ShoesSeries
1994Fathers, Sons and Unholy GhostsMartin's fatherFilm
1990HardwareChiefFilm
1989Surgical SpiritMr. WorrellSeries
1987Three Kinds of HeatUnle JoeFilm
1986CasualtyFranklyn AshfordSeries
1986LovejoyDuke GarveySeries
1985EastEndersTony Carpenter · 178 episodesSeries
1985WaterMiguelFilm
1984The Bill · 2 episodesSeries
1984Last Night at the AlamoDubFilm
1984Bottle BoysJoe Phillips · 13 episodesSeries
1981Student BodiesFootball CoachFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedWilliam - FishermanSeries
1979MinderDaveSeries
1979Jaguar Lives!CollinsFilm
1979ShoestringDuke WinsorSeries
1978Return of the SaintMombasaSeries
1978OutBernie MachenSeries
1978Victims of ApartheidObedFilm
1977The ProfessionalsTopazSeries
1977Black JoyJomoFilm
19771990Series
1977DummyFilm
1976PressureColinFilm
1976The FostersErrollSeries
1976Peter PanPirate #1Film
1975Carry On LaughingBlack Knight, Witch DoctorSeries
1971GumshoeDanny AzingeFilm
1970Carry On Up the JungleNosha Warrior (uncredited)Film
1970UFOPlain Clothes OfficerSeries
1970All the Right NoisesGuardFilm
1970The Breaking of Bumbo2nd StudentFilm
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreJack FitzjohnSeries
1969CounterstrikeObserver AfricaSeries
1968The ExpertSolomon KingsleySeries
1966Till Death Us Do PartPolicemanSeries
1966Naked EvilDupreeFilm
1965DarlingBlack Man on Stairs (uncredited)Film
1965Never Mention MurderHospital Orderly (uncredited)Film