Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 25, 1942
Place of Birth
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Credits
55 titles
Oscar James
Biography
Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his role in EastEnders as Tony Carpenter, for over two years. James resides in north London. James was born in Trinidad, and had a poor upbringing. He came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. He initially worked as a taxi driver, a dish-washer and also a gymnast, but he always had aspirations to be an entertainer and followed his dream by becoming an actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Filmography
Deadmeat
Detective Peters
Oh Happy Day
Storekeeper
The Line of Beauty
Brentford
Shoot the Messenger
Rodney Pascale
Afterlife
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Shopkeeper
The Crust
Bernard
If Only
Superintendent
Elmina’s Kitchen
Baygee
Harry Hill's TV Burp
My Kingdom
Desmond
U.S. Seals
Wilkins
The Final Passage
Earl
Out of the Blue
Andy Hannaford
Ghosts
PCO Messiter
Crocodile Shoes
Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts
Martin's father
Hardware
Chief
Surgical Spirit
Mr. Worrell
Three Kinds of Heat
Unle Joe
Casualty
Franklyn Ashford
Lovejoy
Duke Garvey
EastEnders
Tony Carpenter
Water
Miguel
The Bill
Bottle Boys
Joe Phillips
Last Night at the Alamo
Dub
Student Bodies
Football Coach
Minder
Dave
Shoestring
Duke Winsor
Jaguar Lives!
Collins
Tales of the Unexpected
William - Fisherman
Victims of Apartheid
Obed
Return of the Saint
Mombasa
Out
Bernie Machen
The Professionals
Topaz
Dummy
Black Joy
Jomo
1990
Peter Pan
Pirate #1
Pressure
Colin
The Fosters
Erroll
Carry On Laughing
Black Knight
Gumshoe
Danny Azinge
All the Right Noises
Guard
The Breaking of Bumbo
2nd Student
UFO
Plain Clothes Officer
Carry On Up the Jungle
Nosha Warrior (uncredited)
Counterstrike
Observer Africa
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Jack Fitzjohn