James Bree (actor)

James Bree
Born	James Rutherfoord Worsfold Thomson (1923-07-20)20 July 1923 East Coker, Somerset, England
Died	1 December 2008(2008-12-01) (aged 85) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Partner	Albert Yates

James Bree ((1923-07-20)20 July 1923 – (2008-12-01)1 December 2008) was a British actor who played many supporting roles in both film and television.

Bree was educated at Radley College near Abingdon, Oxfordshire and during World War II served in the RAF. He later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He changed his surname to Thomson-Bree after inheriting land from his great-uncle, Archdeacon William Bree.

He was probably best known for playing Gumbold in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service and for his role as Uncle Arthur in The Jewel in the Crown.

Bree notably played three roles in the classic Doctor Who series. He played the Security Chief in the 1969 Patrick Troughton story The War Games, Nefred in the 1980 Tom Baker story Full Circle and Keeper of the Matrix in the 1986 Colin Baker story The Ultimate Foe.

He died in December 2008, aged 85, after a long illness.

Filmography

Film

• Never Let Go (1960)
• A Matter of Choice (1963)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• Satan's Slave (1976)

Television

• R3
• Z-Cars
• The Avengers
• The Prisoner
• The Troubleshooters
• The First Lady
• Doctor Who
• Randall and Hopkirk
• Codename
• Upstairs, Downstairs
• The Persuaders!
• Ace of Wands
• Special Branch
• Hadleigh
• Doctor at Large
• I, Claudius
• The Duchess of Duke Street
• Rising Damp
• Secret Army
• The Sweeney
• The Professionals
• Rumpole of the Bailey
• The Jewel in the Crown
• All Creatures Great and Small
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes
• Silent Witness

External links

• James Bree at IMDb