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James Coombes

Actor | * 10/08/1956 (67) | Newport (United Kingdom (UK))
James Coombes (born 8 October 1956 in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a British film, television and theatre actor.He trained as an actor at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama from 1975 to 1978. He is best known for his roles as Pierre Challon during the final series of the BBC drama Howards' Way, and Grendel in HTV's Robin of Sherwood. He also donned the famous black polo top as the iconic Milk Tray Man in the eighties' TV adverts. He appeared as Paroli in the 1984 Doctor Who serial Warriors of the Deep and provided the voice of the Krargs in the lost episode Shada, written by Douglas Adams. He has appeared in many films including Murder with Mirrors co-starring with Bette Davis and Helen Hayes, and played Richard Gere's son, Amnon, in the Bible epic, King David. He also played Sir Lancelot in the Disney film, A Knight in Camelot with Whoopi Goldberg. He appeared in ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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Movies with James Coombes as Actor(6)

as The Krargs (voice)2017 Doctor Who: Shada
as Thorn2000 Monarch
as Sir Lancelot1998 A Knight in Camelot
as Amnon1985 King David
as Steven Restarick1985 Murder with Mirrors

TV Shows/Series with James Coombes as Actor(9)

as Older Gentleman2021 The Nevers
as William1995 Bugs
as Evans1992 Heartbeat
as Paul Deroulard1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Gennaro Lucca1984 Sherlock Holmes
as Grendel1984 Robin of Sherwood
as Mark Graves1979 Minder
as Paroli / Voice of Sentinel Six1963 Doctor Who

Full Name: James Coombes
Born: Monday, 10/08 1956 (October) in Newport (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 67 years + 172 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
James Coombes frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (40x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (17x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (15x, Actor)
Cy Town (11x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (11x, Actor)
Michael Wisher (10x, Actor)
Anthony Ainley (8x, Actor)
Dave Carter (8x, Actor)
Stuart Fell (8x, Actor)
Bernard Horsfall (8x, Actor)
Roy Skelton (8x, Actor)
Joan Stribling (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:621804, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024