James Ottaway

Actor Jul 25 (died age 90) Chertsey, Surrey, England 1956–1994 (38 year career)

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Biography

James Ottaway was a British film, television and stage actor whose career spanned seven decades.

Known For

Film

The Long Good Friday

Commissionaire

Film

Absolution

Father Matthews

Film

That'll Be The Day

Granddad

Film

The Man Who Finally Died

Rahn - Hotel Manager

Film

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mr. Russell

Film

Passport to Shame

Assistant Registrar

Film

Keeping Up Appearances

Mr. Oxley

Film

Jeeves and Wooster

Mr Burwash

Filmography

Acting (46)

Movies (15)

The Widowmaker

1990

as Mourner

The Long Good Friday

1980

as Commissionaire

7.2

One Chance in Four

1980

as Alcoholic Old Man

The Old Crowd

1979

as Piano Tuner

4.9

Affront

1978

as Mr. Johns

Absolution

1978

as Father Matthews

6.4

Matchfit

1976

as Jack Grace

That'll Be The Day

1973

as Granddad

6.2

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

as Belobotnikov

Ride, Ride

as Mr Stone

Inadmissible Evidence

1968

as Dinner Guest

6.0

The Man Who Finally Died

1963

as Rahn - Hotel Manager

6.2

The Cruel Necessity

1962

as Whalley

In the Wake of a Stranger

1959

as Johnson

Passport to Shame

1958

as Assistant Registrar

5.9

Television (31)

Pie in the Sky

as Jack Coverly

The Detectives

as Old Gentleman

A Touch of Frost

as Mr Adams

As Time Goes By

as Mr. Wellington

Keeping Up Appearances

as Mr. Oxley

Jeeves and Wooster

as Mr Burwash

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mr. Russell

The Paradise Club

as Syd Mellors

Casualty

as Edwin Palmer

Big Deal

as Tommy

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Vicar

Minder

as Vickery

Quatermass

as Arthur

All Creatures Great and Small

as Pub Customer

Secret Army

as Priest

The Sweeney

as Uncle Billy

Shadows

as Mason

Crown Court

as Joseph Pearson

The Protectors

as Bradley

Country Matters

as Mr. Duffy

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

as Parsloe

7.4

Justice

1971

as County Court Judge

Up Pompeii!

as Scrophulus

Dad's Army

as Parliament Member

The Fellows

as Thomas Anthem

BBC Play of the Month

as Belobotnikov

Gideon's Way

as Sideman

Victoria Regina

as Mr. Richards

The Saint

1962

as Dr. Cranston

7.4

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

1958

as Sir Thomas Clarges

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

7.3