James Greene (Northern Irish actor)

James Greene (19 May 1931 – 5 January 2021) was a Northern Irish actor who appeared in numerous plays and series on British television over a period of 40 years. He often played lawyers, clergymen, army officers and latterly judges.

Greene was a continuity announcer on Ulster Television from 1959 until 1965. He died in January 2021 after a short illness at the age of 89.

Filmography

 * Colditz (1972, TV) as Adjutant
 * Thriller (1974, TV) as Policeman/Constable Breck
 * Secret Army (TV series) (1978, TV) Episode The Hostage as Brigadier General Markham
 * Tales of the Unexpected (1980, TV) as Garage Attendant
 * Chocky (1984, TV) as Mr. Trimble
 * My Brother Jonathan (1985, TV) as Mr. Wheeler
 * Mapp & Lucia (1985-1986, TV) as Reverend Bartlett
 * Empire of the Sun (1987) as British Prisoner
 * Howards' Way (1988, TV) as Dr. O'Rourke
 * The Bill (1990-2008, TV) as Various Roles
 * Let Them Eat Cake (1999, TV) as The Comte de Vache
 * The Prince and the Pauper (2000) as Archbishop Cranmer
 * From Hell (2001) as Masonic Governor
 * Band of Brothers (2001, TV) as Old Man on Bicycle
 * The Sin Eater (2003) as Percy
 * Johnny English (2003) as Scottish Bishop
 * The Order (2003) as British Doctor
 * William and Mary (2003-2005, TV) as Arnold McKinnon
 * Doctors (2004-2018, TV) as Peter/Leonard Morden
 * Breakfast on Pluto (2005) as Gentleman
 * Brothers of the Head (2005) as Brian Aldiss
 * Holby City (2005-2013, TV) as Various Roles
 * Spooks (2006, TV) as Charlie Holland
 * Dracula (2006, TV) as Dr. Blore
 * Quest for a Heart (2007) as Narrator (English version, voice)
 * RocknRolla (2008) as Judge
 * Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Governor
 * Midsomer Murders (2010, TV) as Douglas Wakely
 * Albert Nobbs (2011) as Patrick
 * Borgia (2011, TV) as Maffeo Gherardo
 * Dimensions (2011) as Old Man
 * Whole Lotta Sole (2011) as Granda Sox
 * Merlin (2011, TV) as Ferryman
 * Les Misérables (2012) as Ensemble 'Master of the House'
 * Shetland (2012, TV) as Andrew Haldane
 * Doctor Who (2013, TV) as The Abbott
 * The Christmas Candle (2013) as Old Man
 * Big School (2013-2014, TV) as Head of Science/Mr. John Hubble
 * Birds of a Feather (2014, TV) as Stanley Barrington Court the Third
 * Wolf Hall (2015, TV) as Latin-Speaking Priest
 * Downton Abbey (2015, TV) as Sir Mark Stiles
 * The Crown (2017, TV) as Royal Horological Conservator