James Booth

English actor and screenwriter (1927-2005)

Born

19 December 1927, Croydon

Died

11 August 2005

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Occupation

actor, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, television actor

Films here

2

James Booth (born David Noel Geeves; 19 December 1927 – 11 August 2005) was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Private Henry Hook in Zulu.

Variety called him "a punchy blend of toughness, potential evil and irresistible charm."

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Sho Kosugi
• Norman Burton
• Kane Kosugi
• Gordon Hessler
• Michael Dudikoff
• David Bradley
• Cedric Sundstrom

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q323524 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.