James Stephenson
Biography
James Stephenson was a British stage actor who made his film debut at 49 in 1937, initially working in Britain before signing with Warner Bros. in 1938. He gained recognition for his role as a sympathetic lawyer in William Wyler's The Letter (1940), opposite Bette Davis, earning an Oscar nomination in the process. Stephenson followed this success with notable roles in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) and The Sea Hawk (1940).