Gordon James (actor)

Gordon James (1878 – 1949) was an English actor who became known as the "heavy" in the Aldwych farces, between 1923 and 1933.

James was born on 22 July 1878 in Manchester as Sydney Lynn, he was the brother of Ralph Lynn, who co-starred in the Aldwych farces with Tom Walls.

[1] James appeared alongside his brother in all twelve of the farces.

They were two of only three performers to appear in every one of the Aldwych series; the other was Robertson Hare.

James's roles were: George McChesney in It Pays to Advertise (1923, under his real name);[2] Noony in A Cuckoo in the Nest (1925);[3] Admiral Juddy in Rookery Nook;[4] Death in Thark (1927);[5] Simon Veal in Plunder (1928);[6] Nicholas Ramsbotham in A Cup of Kindness (1929);[7] Knee in A Night Like This (1930);[8] Luke Meate in Turkey Time (1931);[9] Toom in Dirty Work (1932);[10] Francis in Fifty-Fifty (1932);[11] and Old Dale in A Bit of a Test (1933).