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- Birth nameJames Ackley Maxwell
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- James Maxwell was born on March 23, 1929 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for An Enemy of the State (1965), The Third Secret (1964) and The Portrait of a Lady (1968). He was married to Avril Elgar. He died on August 18, 1995 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseAvril Elgar(1952 - August 18, 1995) (his death, 2 children)
- Often Plays Meek, Passive Characters
- Played King Henry VII (1457-1509) twice in Tower of London: The Innocent (1969) and The Shadow of the Tower (1972).
- Attended Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania; attended Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts; attended the Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, England where he met the other founding members of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
- His spirit allegedly haunts Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, according to the UK's "Most Haunted" TV show; season 8, episode 5, first aired in UK July 25, 2006.
- Founding member of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
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