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	* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']		* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
	* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p7023.htm#i70229 thePeerage.com]		* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p7023.htm#i70229 thePeerage.com]

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}~~he sldo narrates the radio 4e drama, Mr Finchley takes the road, wit Richard Griffiths as Mr Finchley.~~		{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	'''James Michael Hyde Villiers''' (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998)<ref name ="Independent">{{cite news\|last1=Vallance \|first1=Tom\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html\|title=Obituary: James Villiers\|date=21 January 1998\|access-date=9 November 2019\|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> was an English [[character actor]]. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation.		'''James Michael Hyde Villiers''' (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998)<ref name ="Independent">{{cite news\|last1=Vallance \|first1=Tom\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html\|title=Obituary: James Villiers\|date=21 January 1998\|access-date=9 November 2019\|work=[[w:The Independent\|The Independent]]}}</ref> was an English [[w:character actor\|character actor]]. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation.

	He was a great-grandson of the [[George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon\|4th Earl of Clarendon]].		He was a great-grandson of the [[w:George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon\|4th Earl of Clarendon]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Villiers was born on 29 September 1933 in [[London]], the son of Eric Hyde Villiers and Joan Ankaret Talbot; he was educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire]] and the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], graduating in 1953.<ref name ="Independent"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/james-villiers/\|title=James Villiers – RADA\|last=Fabrique\|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> 'Gentleman Jim' Villiers (pronounced ''Villers'') was from an upper-class background, the grandson of Sir [[Francis Hyde Villiers]] and great grandson of [[George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon]]; his mother was descended from [[Earl Talbot]]. His aristocratic ancestry was often reflected in casting, he performed roles such as King [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] in the [[BBC]] series ''[[The First Churchills]]'' (1969), the Earl of Warwick in ''Saint Joan'' (1974), and on stage as Lord Thurlow in ''[[The Madness of George III]]''.<ref name ="Independent"/>		Villiers was born on 29 September 1933 in [[w:London\|London]], the son of Eric Hyde Villiers and Joan Ankaret Talbot; he was educated at [[w:Wellington College, Berkshire\|Wellington College]] and the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], graduating in 1953.<ref name ="Independent"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/james-villiers/\|title=James Villiers – RADA\|last=Fabrique\|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> 'Gentleman Jim' Villiers (pronounced ''Villers'') was from an upper-class background, the grandson of Sir [[w:Francis Hyde Villiers\|Francis Hyde Villiers]] and great grandson of [[w:George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon]]; his mother was descended from [[Earl Talbot]]. His aristocratic ancestry was often reflected in casting, he performed roles such as King [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] in the [[BBC]] series ''[[The First Churchills]]'' (1969), the Earl of Warwick in ''Saint Joan'' (1974), and on stage as Lord Thurlow in ''[[The Madness of George III]]''.<ref name ="Independent"/>

	Through his father, Villiers was a relative of [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]], [[Charles Pelham Villiers]], [[Henry Montagu Villiers]] and the former [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] [[Theresa Villiers]]. Through his mother, he was distantly related to [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury]].		Through his father, Villiers was a relative of [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]], [[Charles Pelham Villiers]], [[Henry Montagu Villiers]] and the former [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] [[Theresa Villiers]]. Through his mother, he was distantly related to [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury]].

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = James Villiers		\| name = James Villiers
	\| image = ~~Actor_James_Villiers~~.jpg		\| image = James Villiers.jpg
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	\| caption = ~~Villiers in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'': ''Small Game for Big Hunters'' (1966)~~
	\| birth_name = James Michael Hyde Villiers		\| birth_name = James Michael Hyde Villiers
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1933\|09\|29\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1933\|09\|29\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1998\|01\|18\|1933\|09\|29\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1998\|01\|18\|1933\|09\|29\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Arundel]], [[Sussex]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Arundel\|Arundel]], [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], England
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1958–1998		\| years_active = 1958–1998
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Patricia Donovan\|1966\|1984\|~~reason~~=dissolved}}~~<br />~~{{marriage\|Lucy Jex\|1994~~<!--As marriage ended by death of Villiers, not by death of his spouse, the year 1998 is omitted here. See instructions on [[Template:Marriage]] for more info-->~~}}		\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|
			*{{marriage\|Patricia Donovan\|1966\|1984\|end=dissolved}}
			*{{marriage\|Lucy Jex\|1994}}
			}}
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
	}}		}}

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{{Short description|English actor (1933–1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = James Villiers
| image = Actor_James_Villiers.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Villiers in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'': ''Small Game for Big Hunters'' (1966)
| birth_name = James Michael Hyde Villiers
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|01|18|1933|09|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Arundel]], [[Sussex]], England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1958–1998
| spouse = {{marriage|Patricia Donovan|1966|1984|reason=dissolved}}<br />{{marriage|Lucy Jex|1994}}
| children = 1
}}

'''James Michael Hyde Villiers''' (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998)<ref name ="Independent">{{cite news|last1=Vallance |first1=Tom|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html|title=Obituary: James Villiers|date=21 January 1998|access-date=9 November 2019|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> was an English [[character actor]]. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation.

He was a great-grandson of the [[George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon|4th Earl of Clarendon]].

==Early life==
Villiers was born on 29 September 1933 in [[London]], the son of Eric Hyde Villiers and Joan Ankaret Talbot; he was educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire]] and the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], graduating in 1953.<ref name ="Independent"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/james-villiers/|title=James Villiers – RADA|last=Fabrique|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> 'Gentleman Jim' Villiers (pronounced ''Villers'') was from an upper-class background, the grandson of Sir [[Francis Hyde Villiers]] and great grandson of [[George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon]]; his mother was descended from [[Earl Talbot]]. His aristocratic ancestry was often reflected in casting, he performed roles such as King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] in the [[BBC]] series ''[[The First Churchills]]'' (1969), the Earl of Warwick in ''Saint Joan'' (1974), and on stage as Lord Thurlow in ''[[The Madness of George III]]''.<ref name ="Independent"/>

Through his father, Villiers was a relative of [[Thomas Hyde Villiers]], [[Charles Pelham Villiers]], [[Henry Montagu Villiers]] and the former [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] [[Theresa Villiers]]. Through his mother, he was distantly related to [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury]].

==Career==
Villiers made his film début in 1958 and appeared in many British productions, including [[Joseph Losey]]'s ''[[The Damned (1963 film)|The Damned]]'' (also known as ''These Are the Damned''), shot in 1961 but not released until 1963; [[Seth Holt]]'s ''[[The Nanny (1965 film)|The Nanny]]'' (1965), ''[[Joseph Andrews (film)|Joseph Andrews]]'' (1977), ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' (1981), ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1982), ''[[Mountains of the Moon (film)|Mountains of the Moon]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Tichborne Claimant (film)|The Tichborne Claimant]]'' (1998), along with numerous other projects. He often specialised in portraying cold, somewhat effete villains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba21283e0|title=James Villiers|website=BFI}}</ref>

He portrayed the role of Colonel Hensman in the television adaptation of ''[[Brendon Chase]]'' and was heard on [[BBC Radio 4]] as the voice of [[Roderick Spode]] in ''[[The Code of the Woosters]]'' and several other adaptations of the Jeeves stories of [[P. G. Wodehouse]], which starred [[Michael Hordern]] and [[Richard Briers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007w5j9|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Code of the Woosters, The Silver Cow-Creamer|website=BBC}}</ref> In the 1978 television adaption of ''[[The Famous Five (1978 TV series)|The Famous Five]]'', Villiers featured strongly in the two-part pilot in which he played the antagonist, a rogue bureaucrat known only as Johnson.

==Personal life==
[[Nicholas Whittaker]], author of ''Platform Souls'' and ''Blue Period'', worked in the Belsize Tavern in 1979 and 1980 and claims to recall Villiers' visits to the pub in the company of local actor [[Ronald Fraser (actor)|Ronald Fraser]]. After closing time, the pair would often be found in the beer and curry restaurant opposite. [[Rupert Everett]] also claims to have encountered him in an Indian restaurant, some time in 1985, "leglessly drunk, booming orders and insults to the poor long-suffering waiter in a strange breathy vibrato that was pitched for the upper circle".<ref name="Everett2008">{{cite book|author=Rupert Everett|title=Red Carpets And Other Banana Skins|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4z32mwwdQKkC|date=4 September 2008|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=978-0-7481-0978-4}}</ref> Elsewhere, Villiers is described as a "big drinker" who entered into drinking competitions with his friend [[Peter O'Toole]].<ref name="Hershman2013">{{cite book|author=Gabriel Hershman|title=Send in the Clowns – The Yo Yo Life of Ian Hendry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5-fBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|date=April 2013|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-291-27097-6|pages=82–}}</ref>

Villiers was married twice: in 1966 to Patricia Donovan (marriage dissolved 1984), and in 1994 to Lucy Jex; his second marriage lasted until his death. He and his first wife adopted a son, Alan Michael Hyde Villiers (born Alan Donovan).

==Death==
Villiers died on 18 January 1998 in [[Arundel]], [[Sussex]], of cancer.<ref name ="Independent"/>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958) as Seventh Recruit
* '' [[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]'' -''([[The Clue of the New Pin (1961 film)|The Clue of the New Pin]])'' (1961) as Tab Holland
* ''[[Bomb in the High Street]]'' (1961) as Stevens
* ''[[Petticoat Pirates]]'' (1961) as English Lieutenant
* ''[[Operation Snatch]]'' (1962) as Lt. Keen
* ''[[Eva (1962 film)|Eva]]'' (1962) as Alan McCormick – a screenwriter
* ''[[The Damned (1963 film)|The Damned]]'' (1963) as Captain Gregory
* ''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'' (1963) as Michael Shane
* ''[[Girl in the Headlines]]'' (1963) as David Dane
* ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (1963) as Benzil Bulstrode
* ''[[Nothing But the Best (film)|Nothing But the Best]]'' (1964) as Hugh
* ''[[King & Country]]'' (1964) as Captain Midgely
* ''Daylight Robbery'' (1964)
* ''[[Repulsion (film)|Repulsion]]'' (1965) as John
* ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1965) as Yamamoto (voice, uncredited)
* ''[[The Alphabet Murders]]'' (1965) as Franklin
* ''[[You Must Be Joking! (1965 film)|You Must Be Joking!]]'' (1965) as Bill Simpson
* ''[[The Nanny (1965 film)|The Nanny]]'' (1965) as Bill Fane
* ''[[The Wrong Box]]'' (1965) as Sydney Whitcombe Sykes
* ''[[Sword of Honour]]'' BBC TV (1967) as Ian Kibannock
* ''[[Half a Sixpence (film)|Half a Sixpence]]'' (1967) as Hubert
* ''[[The Touchables (film)|The Touchables]]'' (1968) as Twyning
* ''[[Some Girls Do]]'' (1969) as Carl Petersen
* ''[[Otley (film)|Otley]]'' (1969) as Hendrickson
* ''[[A Nice Girl Like Me]]'' (1969) as Freddie
* ''[[Blood from the Mummy's Tomb]]'' (1971) as Corbeck
* ''[[The Ruling Class (film)|The Ruling Class]]'' (1972) as Dinsdale Gurney
* ''[[Asylum (1972 horror film)|Asylum]]'' (1972) as George (segment: "Lucy Comes to Stay")
* ''[[Follow Me! (1972 film)|Follow Me!]]'' (1972) as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[The Amazing Mr. Blunden]]'' (1972) as Uncle Bertie
* ''[[Ghost in the Noonday Sun]]'' (1973) as Parsley-Freck
* ''[[Seven Nights in Japan]]'' (1976) as Fin
* ''[[Spectre (1977 film)|Spectre]]'' (1977) as Sir Geoffrey Cyon
* ''[[Joseph Andrews (film)|Joseph Andrews]]'' (1977) as Mr. Boody
* ''[[Saint Jack]]'' (1979) as Frogget
* ''[[The Music Machine (film)|The Music Machine]]'' (1979) as Hector Woodville (uncredited)
* ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' (1981) as [[Bill Tanner]]
* ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1982) as Baron de Batz
* ''[[Mantrap (1983 film)|Mantrap]]'' (1983) as Tony Walmsley
* ''[[Under the Volcano (1984 film)|Under the Volcano]]'' (1984) as Brit
* ''[[Running Out of Luck]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'' (1989) as Conservative M.P.
* ''[[Mountains of the Moon (film)|Mountains of the Moon]]'' (1990) as Lord Oliphant
* ''[[King Ralph]]'' (1991) as Prime Minister Geoffrey Hale
* ''[[Let Him Have It]]'' (1991) as Cassels
* ''[[Uncovered (film)|Uncovered]]'' (1994) as Montegrifo
* ''E=mc2'' (1996) as Dr. James Mallison
* ''[[The Tichborne Claimant (film)|The Tichborne Claimant]]'' (1998) as Uncle Henry
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==References==
{{Reflist}}he sldo narrates the radio 4e drama, Mr Finchley takes the road, wit Richard Griffiths as Mr Finchley.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0898376|James Villiers}}
* {{IBDB name|80796}}
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-james-villiers-1139946.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p7023.htm#i70229 thePeerage.com]

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