James Smillie
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James Smillie | |
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| Born | 28 November 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other names |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | - present |
| Known for | Return to Eden as Dr. Dan Marshall Prisoner as Steve. Wilson |
James Smillie, (born 28 November 1944), also credited variously as James Smillie; Jim Smillie and Jim Smilie, is a Scottish-born Australian actor. He has worked in both Britain and Australia in film, extensively on stage, on television, with voice-over and animation work.
Smillie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and emigrated to Australia before returning to the United Kingdom to appear in stage roles in London's
Career
Television and film
Smillie has appeared in films and television shows as featured actor and host, and as leading man on stage in the UK and Australia. His television credits include
He has also made numerous appearances in a variety of light entertainment shows, including
International Theatre
On the London stage, he played Tony in
His other stage credits include Orin in
1998/99 and 2000 saw Smillie touring in the UK Productions tour of
Further films and local theatre productions
In film, Smillie has had small roles in
In 2005, Smillie returned to Australia for 7 years for personal reasons to care for his ageing mother and took a break from the business. On his return to the UK he settled back in Glasgow, and has since appeared stage productions at the Traverse Theatre, Oran Mor and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Most recently he has been more involved in film; La Correspondenza, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, Tommy's Honour, director Jason Connery, Romans, directed by The Shammasian Brothers and Boyz in The Wood, director Ninian Doff.
Selected stage roles
| Production | Playwright |
| West Side Story | |
| Lover | Brian Clemens |
| Thomas and the King | |
| Barnardo | |
| Zorba | |
| La Cage au Folles | |
| Kiss Me, Kate | |
| Candida | George Bernard Shaw |
| 42nd Street | |
| Ghosts | Henrik Ibsen |
| Mourning Becomes Electra | Eugene O'Neill |
| Sweet Bird of Youth | Tennessee Williams |
| Mother Courage and Her Children | Bertolt Brecht |
| Putting It Together | Stephen Sondheim |
| Tom Jones | |
| Annie | |
| Fanny | S. N. Behrman |
| Joshua Logan |
Selected screen and television
| Production | Year | Notes |
| Adventure Island (TV series) | 1967 | |
| Good Morning Mr Doubleday (TV series) | 1969 | Episode: It's an Ill Wind |
| Delta (TV series) | 1970 | Episode: Too Many Masters - Derek (credited as Jim Smillie) |
| Dynasty (TV series) | 1971 | Episode: Detour to Power - TV interviewer |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1966-1972 | Episodes: Country Boy (1966) - Johnny Moore; Never A Man (1969) - Roger Freeman; Major Edmund M.A. (1969) - W.G. Thomas; Lost (1971) - John Forrester; Cost of Success (1972) - Eddie Gordon |
| Dead of Night (TV series) | 1972 | Episode: Bedtime - Keith Hopkirk |
| Division 4 (TV series) | 1969-1973 | Episodes The Legend; It's A Man's Life; Cash and Carry; The Great Bank Robbery; A Good Man Gone; A Gathering of the Clan; The Infiltrator, Afraid of the Dark (credited as Jim Smillie) - various |
| Dial M for Murder (TV series) | 1974 | Episode: Firing Point - Larry Peters |
| Z-Cars (TV series) | 1974 | Episode: House to House - Roy Prentiss |
| Thriller (TV series) | 1975 | Episode: Night is the Time for Killing (US title: Murder on the Midnight Express) - Bob Mallory (credited as Jim Smilie) |
| Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series) | 1975 | Episode: The Rise of Minna Nordstrom - Police sergeant |
| Space: 1999 (TV series) | 1975 | Episode: End of Eternity - Baxter (credited as Jim Smillie) |
| Jumbo Spencer (TV series) | 1976 | Mr. Spencer (credited as Jim Smillie) |
| Battle of the Sexes (TV series) | 1976 | Various (credited as James Smilie) |
| The Tomorrow People (TV series) | 1977 | Episodes: The Heart of Sogguth (1 & 2); Devil in Disguise; Beat the Drum - Mike Harding |
| The Mackinnons (TV series) | 1977 | Episodes: In the Public Interest; Whose Side Are You On? - James Grant |
| The Barry Humphries Show (TV series) | 1977 | Episode #1.3 (credited as James Smilie) |
| Life at Stake (TV series) | 1978 | Episode: The Million Dollar Children - Wayne Grant |
| Prisoner (known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) | 1979 | Steve Wilson (credited as Jim Smilie) |
| Jaguar Lives! | 1979 | Reardon |
| The Gentle Touch (TV series) | 1980 | Episode: Rogue - Harry |
| The Latchkey Children (TV series) | 1980 | Malcolm McCrae |
| Metal Mickey (TV series) | 1980 | Episode: Music Man Mickey - Manager |
| Take a Letter, Mr. Jones (TV series) | 1981 | Dr. Norton (credited as James Smilie) |
| Return to Eden (TV mini-series) | 1983 | Doctor Dan Marshall (credited as Jim Smilie) |
| Skin Deep (TV film) | 1984 | Cliff Hudson |
| Special Squad (TV series) | 1984 | Episode: Same Time Friday - Donaghue |
| Return to Eden (TV series) | 1985 | Doctor Dan Marshall (credited as James Smillie) |
| Red Dwarf (TV series) | 1991 | Justice computer (voice) |
| 4 Play (TV series) | 1991 | Maggot (voice) |
| Opéra imaginaire (animated film) | 1993 | Narrator (English version) |
| Highlander (TV series) | 1994 | Episode: Legacy - John Bower |
| Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (video) | 1994 | Justice computer (voice) |
| Abra Cadabra (animated film) | 1996 | Mr. Pig (voice) (credited as Jim Smillie) |
| Always Greener (TV series) | 2002 | Episode: A Death in the Family - Frank |
| The Junction Boys (TV film) | 2002 | Dwayne Hess |
| Final Contract: Death on Delivery (TV film) | 2006 | |
| Good Girl, Bad Girl (TV film) | 2006 | |
| The Correspondence (La corrispondenza) | 2016 | Preside |
| Tommy's Honour | 2016 | A.K.H. Boyd |
| Romans | 2017 | Jimmy |
| Retaliation | 2019 | |
| Get Puked | 2019 | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront Fan Cast (TV series) | ||
| Fox Machine (Video Game) | 2022 as voice | |
| Folktown (podcast series) | 2023 | Narrator |
References
- ISBN 1-86403-191-3, accessed January 2008
- ^ Sky TV Advertisement, 1990. YouTube.
External links
- James Smilie at IMDb
