Robert Emrys James (1 September 1928 – 5 February 1989) was a Welsh actor. He performed in many theatre and television roles between 1960 and 1989, and was an Associate Artist of theRoyal Shakespeare Company.
After training atRADA,[2] in 1953 James joinedPeter Hall andJohn Barton'sOxford Playhouse-based Elizabethan Theatre Company. In 1956 he played his first season atStratford, taking the roles of Guildernstern, Salerio inThe Merchant of Venice and Claudio inMeasure for Measure. Seasons at theBristol Old Vic and theOld Vic, London, followed.[3]
In 1958 James married the novelistSian James, whom he had met while they were both students at the University of Wales. The couple set up home, firstly in London then inWarwickshire, when James began his lasting association with the RSC atStratford. They had four children: William, Owen, Jo and Anna.[6]
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