James Harcourt was a British character actor. He was born on 20 April 1873 in Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics. He appeared as a stage actor first in 1903 and worked with the Liverpool Repertory Company from 1919 to 1931.He died in London on 18 February 1951 aged 77.