James Ellis (15 March 1931 â€" 8 March 2014) was an actor from
Northern Ireland, and a theatre director, with a career stretching
over sixty years.Originally a stage actor and director in his native
Belfast, he moved to London in the early 1960s. After gaining
recognition in Great Britain through the Z-Cars (1962â€"78) police
series on BBC1, he appeared in many other television and film roles.
He was also a translator.Ellis was born in Belfast and attended the
Methodist College Belfast and later studied at Queen's University
Belfast and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Northern Ireland, and a theatre director, with a career stretching
over sixty years.Originally a stage actor and director in his native
Belfast, he moved to London in the early 1960s. After gaining
recognition in Great Britain through the Z-Cars (1962â€"78) police
series on BBC1, he appeared in many other television and film roles.
He was also a translator.Ellis was born in Belfast and attended the
Methodist College Belfast and later studied at Queen's University
Belfast and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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