@@willrothfuss8470: I think he sounded the most James Mason-ish as a barrister in Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), but I must admit that I haven't seen his earlier British films.
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
I don't blame you ! One of my all time favorite voices !
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
@@willrothfuss8470 He was no Percy Helton, but he really did have magnificent voice !
@annapoornarasam2299
4 жыл бұрын
Checkout Brawny King Fitness. He also has a great voice.
@drijazdurrani
8 ай бұрын
James Mason was a brilliant conversationalist. His dialogue delivery in urbane English remains the best ever in human history!!
@oddbod8655
3 жыл бұрын
A superb actor, greatly missed. What a voice.
@leonapharis8398
3 жыл бұрын
He was brilliant as Mr. Straker in Salem's Lot! Priceless!!!!
@charlottereitberger6253
3 жыл бұрын
He just had it all, I adored him.
@patrickpayne8330
Жыл бұрын
Bless...I was in the audience when this interview was filmed at television centre...at the end...we came to the audience and apologised for sounding boring... I was only about 12.... he was never boring...even then
@stephengiese7549
2 жыл бұрын
This man knew how to speak English and had a recognizable voice. Bravo!
@SedonaMTB
2 жыл бұрын
Classy actor. Love his movies. God bless you Mr. Mason.
@Tararu3500
4 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful actor! And the greatest voice in all of English speaking cinema.
@hunterluxton5976
Жыл бұрын
Not quite. Richard Burton holds that crown.
@Tararu3500
Жыл бұрын
@hunterluxton5976 I agree for theater but not for movies.
@mikedaly6464
5 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful voice.
@sherrihinton8567
2 жыл бұрын
His voice, his charm.
@mariaevans5793
2 жыл бұрын
Loved him in Salem's lot,with David soul !!!!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
@flyboy1c
5 ай бұрын
The Man in Grey was his best!!
@johnbleakley4125
2 ай бұрын
You can do nothing against the master! Back, holyman!! Back!! Back, shaman!, Back, priest!!! 😅
@johnbleakley4125
2 ай бұрын
Fabulous in Georgy Girl!!! 🙂👌👌🙏🙏
@ifluvinguiswrong
5 жыл бұрын
One of the best actors ever.
@stuartwebster4267
3 жыл бұрын
Good old Yorkshire lad from Huddersfield, met him in 1969 when he was on location in Bolton filming spring & port wine , often reminisce about it , long long time ago but great days for me the late sixties.
@peterfranks6243
4 жыл бұрын
He was Sam Neill's mentor, Sam IS James Mason he has his style, mannerisms, style of speech everything
@TonyMontana-qv8cx
6 жыл бұрын
Such a distinguished & classy gentleman
@ankanghosh5272
Жыл бұрын
My god..His accent and dialogs made me feel english is the sweetest language
@monosound81
6 жыл бұрын
I first saw 20,000 leagues under the sea when I was 6 or 7. This man was the first actor I really took notice of because of how he portrayed Captain Nemo. It’s an unforgettable role. His work will live on.
@MrDaiseymay
3 жыл бұрын
I too, saw that great film , when I was about 10, and blow me, I'd forgotten Nemo was by Jame Mason. But not having seen the film since, is my excuse. I'll put that right, and order the DVD.
@omegacyclone1989
4 жыл бұрын
This guy had one of the coolest voices in Hollywood!
@scotnick59
4 жыл бұрын
Or anywhere else, for that matter
@alanrobertandrews6493
3 жыл бұрын
The voice of, James Mason, Never Fails
@kamuelalee
4 жыл бұрын
James Mason played some of the coolest villains in film history including Lord Jim and North By Northwest. Great actor!
@Beargirl1359
2 жыл бұрын
He did play great villains but what’s incredible is off screen he was such a kind gentleman
@kamuelalee
2 жыл бұрын
@@Beargirl1359 I believe it; Mason seemed to be all class.
@aussiepressconferences.4755
Жыл бұрын
NxNW is amazing. He’s such a cultured villain.
@benjaminkenny8492
Жыл бұрын
Also Mr straker in salems lot . A fine actor.👌😁
@ladyyuna2000
4 жыл бұрын
RIP James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 -27 July 1984) (aged 75)
@Bonglecat
8 жыл бұрын
I love this man so much. Okay he died when I was 12 but I don't care he's my dream man, such a voice. He's fabulous in Wicked Lady.
@gidgethrobowski3860
6 жыл бұрын
Bonglecat Agree 💯
@ethanallen7308
6 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? He’s still alive and runs a small publication. Here siegeculture.biz This is his website.
@watchgoose
6 жыл бұрын
It is run by others. He passed in 1984, look it up.
@rosemarie6413
4 жыл бұрын
i met him,,he walked into our local launderette
@ethius7403
4 жыл бұрын
You think this one is good? You should look at the other one.
@shirleyrollins6210
Жыл бұрын
I have always loved his voice.
@NatureGirlWOO
2 жыл бұрын
So handsome! That voice 😍😍
@MapleSyrupPoet
2 жыл бұрын
Very, very, excellent actor 👏 🎭
@Themanwhocameback2
5 жыл бұрын
Amazingly frank! That voice is superb.
@37Dionysos
4 жыл бұрын
For such an actor and person his lead role in "Lolita" must have been a great challenge...and he nailed it.
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
He did indeed !!
@franklinbolander1916
3 жыл бұрын
AND SOME THINK THAT MOVIE REALLY HURT HIS CAREER!...FILM WAS SO TABOO!...VERY SAD THIS MAN NEVER RECEIVED AN OSCAR!
@INT_MAX
6 жыл бұрын
I liked his book "Siege"
@ethanallen7308
6 жыл бұрын
Blast Hardcheese Read Rape by Atom Charles Manson.
@steven4779
2 жыл бұрын
You are a sad little man
@INT_MAX
2 жыл бұрын
@@steven4779 Crikey, looks like someone forgot to subscribe to PewDiePie.
@xXLunatikxXlul
Ай бұрын
@@ethanallen7308wot
@puma55792
4 жыл бұрын
The desert fox, what a great role.
@johnnydaller
2 жыл бұрын
It is pity that Audible and Audiobooks, in general, missed his magnificent voice.
@larsfinlay7325
Жыл бұрын
If I Did It by Orenthal James Simpson, as read by James Mason.
@oliverbayley3509
Жыл бұрын
He did do readings of Edgar Allen Poe.
@veronicawhatley5044
7 жыл бұрын
What a nice man he is.
@Themanwhocameback2
5 жыл бұрын
The voice of course is magnificent. But no one remarks on the intelligence, quick wittedness, and sheer verbal dexterity he possessed. No one, Olivier, Gielgud,Richardson, etc., could match him in those departments.
@patb.j.3358
3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. I was about to mention those fabulous characters of the great James Mason. He was one of my favourite British actors. Of course that voice !!
@s.j.l.8736
3 жыл бұрын
His one of England's best actor's of all time.
@adambomb30
6 жыл бұрын
Loved him as Straker in Salem's Lot.
@philobeddoe8342
3 жыл бұрын
Also as Mr. Jordan in Heaven can Wait.
@xXLunatikxXlul
Ай бұрын
Yess! He stole every scene he appeared in ❤
@elaineagvent5513
Жыл бұрын
Just loved everything about James Mason❤️❤️
@fob1xxl
2 жыл бұрын
A role he should have won an Oscar for was "Lolita" . He was amazing to observe and watch. His voice was mesmerizing. His diction and tone were perfect.
@darenkelly4430
Жыл бұрын
Star is Born, Georgy Girl, The Verdict and yes Lolita
@388Caroline
8 ай бұрын
I agree ☝️
@MrAlsfan5
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Mason could play any part from murderous villain to leading man. He was a typical British actor: absolutely amazingly talented.
@joeschmoe1150
4 жыл бұрын
Wish I could like this more than once... And I'm an American!
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree !!
@friend9401
7 жыл бұрын
to me he will always have the most sexy voice
@JohnDoe-wo1jd
6 жыл бұрын
He is so distinguished , but not at all stuffy . He once said in later life that enjoyed watching Sesame Street and that he liked Grover , which he said Grover had a combination of the maternal and a good uncle qualities . Honest, not making this up
@patrickgallimore6896
5 жыл бұрын
James Mason was one of the best, at playing intriguing, villainous characters...I've enjoyed many of his movies, over the decades, including "Island In The Sun", which, thankfully, was filmed in my beloved homeland, Jamaica...in the town of Port Antonio in the breathtakingly beautiful parish of Portland...where, incidentally, was Errol Flynn's adopted home. Mason, Olivier, Gielgud, Harrison, O'Toole, Granger and Grant were brilliant actors whose body of work, collectively, reside atop the 20th century's greatest films.
@Jm4steam
6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite actors
@Airestotle09
4 жыл бұрын
Such an elegant human. And that voice wow
@eastend59
8 жыл бұрын
Great voice.
@kieronjohnson8834
4 жыл бұрын
I loved watching Parkinson as a kid growing up because he had EVERYBODY on his show. That made it easy to gloss over the fact that he asked such inane and obvious questions. e.g. Parkinson: "Why did you like making (Odd Man Out)...? Mason: "Because it was a great film.." Mason was absolutely cut-glass- suave, witty, intelligent, eloquent, self-effacing and lacking in misplaced self-modesty, he knew he was talented and was smart enough not to deny it.
@russellwilliams1071
6 жыл бұрын
Great actor n great Yorkshire man 😁
@MCOult
6 жыл бұрын
He did so many wonderful films -- and stage performances. Without him, the TV movie "Salem's Lot" would not have been as good as it is; his Mr. Straker is great, understated evil. He was a real pro. Thanks for posting this. -- Old Matt
@winonawhitehorn290
Жыл бұрын
Fell in love with him after watching " Odd Man Out" his performance outstanding Loved his mannerisms and diction.
@sttilo1349
5 жыл бұрын
I love his book “siege”
@Lulu-kt6gr
3 жыл бұрын
Whose book?
@delona6485
4 жыл бұрын
The man probably rolls over in his grave constantly considering the state of British films these days!😞
@johnfeit5314
2 жыл бұрын
He was such a wonderful actor and an interesting person. I wish his films were easier to view.
@AndrewJYoung-zu5ny
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant documentary “Moving Pictures- James Mason”. I think Mason would hate hollywood today knowing how toxic and malicious it is. RIP to a legend of the art ❤️
@TheZetec63
5 жыл бұрын
Olivier,Burton, mason and Niven!. Gone, never to be replaced.
@michellebrown1022
3 жыл бұрын
@ TheZetec63, I agree I would also add Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness, Cary Grant & George Sanders.
@bazbarrett8103
2 жыл бұрын
Attenborough and Todd also.
@wobble108
8 жыл бұрын
fantastic actor, one of the greats,
@elizabethlinsay9193
5 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget"Odd Man Out" and "Georgie Girl". Gems, both.
@KERSTEN27
6 жыл бұрын
The most elegant movie villain ever
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
I agree 100 per cent ! Always so suave & debonair !
@JohnDoe-wo1jd
6 жыл бұрын
The Seventh Veil 1945 great film starring Ann Todd and James Mason . fine music , penetrating psychodrama
@karengreenfield552
Жыл бұрын
Loved the movie he loved her so but didn't know how to show it
@123abcdef3
Жыл бұрын
Another Hollywood golden age actor who had a marvelous voice. Orson Welles, Richard Burton, Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck and Humphrey Bogart, James Mason and several other male actors from that era had such wonderful speaking voices that oozed cool and masculinity.
@deanjeffries651
3 жыл бұрын
James mason in a star is born . Simply the most fantastic appearance in a motion picture and so undearated. It's so fresh a picture that as it was made yesterday, Garland become legendary status almost instantly as a adult performer. Heartbreaking , heart stopping, history making performances. We as audiences owe a debt of gratitude to them both. Xx
@hudsony777
3 жыл бұрын
I was lucky to see and hear him speak at the restored version of this film, many years ago in New York. He was quite interesting and amusing.
@melisagalvalizi6982
Жыл бұрын
@@hudsony777 what did he say?
@hudsony777
Жыл бұрын
@@melisagalvalizi6982 He talked about making the film; most details I don't recall, but I do remember him saying how fine Jack Carson was in his role as the press agent Libby, and Mr. Mason made a joke by imitating what a cab driver with a heavy New York accent had said to him recently. Also in attendance were Liza and Lorna.
@geoffgeoff5586
6 жыл бұрын
He could read a laundry list to me and i would swoon....and I'm not in the least gay!
@cicerodiello1
5 жыл бұрын
Geoff Geoff Best comment on You Tube!
@delona6485
4 жыл бұрын
😳😳u are not?🤔🤔🤔 I don’t know of any “straight” man who would use the word swoon about another😉😉😎
@earnestblofeld7905
4 жыл бұрын
"With such expert play acting, you make this very room a theatre."
@dlamiss
6 жыл бұрын
his performance in A star is born is quite simply the finest acting performance of all time.....
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
Aren't you forgetting about Don Knotts in "The Ghost and Mr Chicken" ??
@susanneary4165
2 жыл бұрын
Yes without a doubt. Absolutely the best version of a Star is born.
@stacysatterfield2154
2 жыл бұрын
Always loved James Mason..funny in Georgy Girl. But loved him as THE Desert Fox aka Erwin Rommel
@profhannigan
7 жыл бұрын
Legend. Nobody clicks their fingers like that.
@annmacleod1099
2 жыл бұрын
Great actor and his voice is distinctive to James Mason
@boltonpete6093
8 ай бұрын
Filmed Spring and Port Wine in my hometown. Mason was all class, a rare thing seen today. He was a consumate pro, who conquered Britain and America. Amazing actor.
@davidwilliams5986
5 жыл бұрын
The voice and the understated class and superior confidence set him apart. I can think of no-one else who had those qualities as an actor but happy to be proved otherwise. Like a previous commentator, I could listen to his voice for hours transfixed. I am not gay either just something who thinks that true 'stars' don't exist anymore. Funny that most 20 somethings I speak to always harp on to the greats (music and screen) from the 40s to the 80s not of their own generation. Interesting.
@MrResearcher122
3 жыл бұрын
You're not gay, but perhaps American?
@None-zc5vg
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Leo Genn, who didn't get many leading roles.
@oneworldfamily
Жыл бұрын
"And a unique voice that made him the perfect movie scoundrel" Never, in a million years, will I understand why people think his voice best fits a scoundrel. It has a loving, avuncular quality. My favourite James Mason role is in Heaven Can Wait, where he plays a loving yet firm fatherly archangel. The moment where he reaches out his hands to Warren Beaty is, for me, the quintessential James Mason gesture that fits his voice perfectly.
@jerryblake4088
Жыл бұрын
He's one of my favorites, especially on Jesus of Nazareth.
@christopherelliott2812
6 жыл бұрын
Never lost his Huddersfield accent as well.
@travelinman617
4 жыл бұрын
What a great actor one of the best in film
@j-oldies1502
6 жыл бұрын
I love him so much.
@nycphillie
2 жыл бұрын
A unique voice British voice.
@jeanbat9475
7 жыл бұрын
He is perfect in Lolita
@jubalcalif9100
4 жыл бұрын
Could not agree more !
@crochetedlace2838
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Great movie. Mason as Humbert is amazing. Would be exceptionally great if Kubrick hadn't been so enamoured with Peter Sellers' talent. Sellers also great , but Kubrick lingered on him so much his role became a distraction to the plot.
@jeanbat9475
3 жыл бұрын
@@crochetedlace2838 Totally agree, Sellers is insufferable with his monkey tricks. Totally irrelevant.
@HasanAli-if3je
3 ай бұрын
As a beginner in the English language, I admired this actor because of his proficiency in the English language. I enjoy very much the way he pronounces words in a pure voice. I was surprised when I read the comments and found that everyone agreed with me.
@michaelmaguire9330
Жыл бұрын
He was a true class act…
@edisone1
7 жыл бұрын
A very modest man, most difficult to interview if one expected him to extoll his own virtues....
@willrothfuss8470
4 жыл бұрын
Self-effacing, here in his later years. I wouldn't say that is the same at all. He is quite confident as an actor.
@outpost31737
Жыл бұрын
Looks like this was filmed during or after shooting Salem's Lot. Mason is fantastic as Richard Straker.
@elizabethcisneros1566
Жыл бұрын
After, reading every comment, I'm in good company I fell in love with his voice too,
@JohnDoe-wo1jd
6 жыл бұрын
interesting , Mason a trained architect just like great 19th century novelist Thomas Hardy .
@beverleyleach3198
4 ай бұрын
Richard Burton James Mason their voices Amazing
@danielmoran9902
2 жыл бұрын
To this day, after seeing Mr Mason play a highwayman, I always say to my wife before I leave, '...and now, my pretty, a kiss!...'
@Fern19671
11 ай бұрын
Miss this great actor. Unique and unforgetable. Voice and own personality. If we compare him with other great british actors like Sir David Niven, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Trevor Howard, Sir Sean Connery, Sir Peter O' Toole, Sir Michael Caine, Sir Richard Harris, Sir Alec Guiness, Sir Alan Bates, Sir John Hurt, Sir Rex Harrison, Sir Oliver Reed, Sir Malcolm Mcdowell, Sir Ian Holm, and the the older ones Sir Lawrence Olivier, Sir John Guilgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, he is his own singular way but equally great. There are many others I'm not mentioning here..because I realise the list is enormous! 😳😅👏👏👏
@fisterklister
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Actor
@MapleSyrupPoet
2 жыл бұрын
James take on Judy Garland, is very excellent 🤷♀️ ...quite intelligent man 👨 he really loved Judy 💞 ...if his description of her means anything ...just my impression
@katyalacrua6793
Жыл бұрын
Great actor 👏
@michaeltarm6213
4 жыл бұрын
It's his voice.
@oncomingstorm5270
Жыл бұрын
He was superb in Salem's lot as Mr Straker.
@twinklinglicin
3 жыл бұрын
Bill Hader brought me here due to his impression. Damn he nailed it
@scotnick59
7 жыл бұрын
I like his voice better than Ronald Colman's
@wobble108
6 жыл бұрын
Cary Grant and James mason together in a film too much to bare. A wonderfull man loved him in Lolita perfectly cast. His sister in law has written a very good book about him well worth a read. Finaly laid to RIP.
@ethanallen7308
6 жыл бұрын
wobble108 He’s not dead. He still runs a website. Why are people saying he is dead?
@watchgoose
6 жыл бұрын
James Mason passed in 1984. Anyone can run a website in someone's memory.
@JohnDoe-wo1jd
6 жыл бұрын
I liked James Mason . There are many actors and actresses all over the world past and present who were great actors/actresses who were/are not superstars . I believe the internet has freed us to create media and movies that the rich media moguls don't think are popular .
@jayjokerst
2 жыл бұрын
I love his story about trying to buy a dozen donuts with an expired gift certificate
@jeffyoung3515
Жыл бұрын
Superb actor
@Girlgamssilver
Жыл бұрын
The voice that launched a thousand movies
@501sqn3
Жыл бұрын
A huge talent, made some outstanding films 👏👏👏👏👍
@darenkelly1386
4 жыл бұрын
Mason was brilliant as the paranoid Latin teacher Dobbs, in the flop movie adaptation of Robert Morasco's play, "Child's Play"
@terrellholmes2726
2 ай бұрын
Mason has done countless roles, but for me he'll always be the icy, ruthless, yet elegant Phillip Vandamm in _North By Northwest._
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