tomb a few steps away. Mason's children specified that his headstone read: "Never say in grief you are sorry he's gone. Rather, say in thankfulness you are grateful he was here", words that were spoken to Portland Mason by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy after the actor's death. Acting credits Film Television {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |1962 |Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Captive Audience |Warren Borrow |S1 E5 TV Series |- |1973 |Frankenstein: The True Story|Dr. John Polidori |TV miniseries |- | |Jesus of Nazareth|Joseph of Arimathea |TV miniseries |- |rowspan=2|1979 |North Sea Hijack|Admiral Brinsden |Released as Assault Force on US TV |- |Salem's Lot|Richard K. Straker |TV miniseries |- |1983 |Don't Eat the Pictures|Demon |TV |- | |George Washington|Edward Braddock |TV miniseries |- |1985 |A.D.|Tiberius |TV miniseries |- |} Theatre Radio Awards and nominations References External links Performances listed in Theatre Archive University of Bristol Literature on James Mason James Mason interview on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs'', 26 September 1981 James Mason's Cats 1909 births 1984 deaths 20th-century English male actors Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners English conscientious objectors English male film actors English male stage actors People educated at Marlborough College Actors from Huddersfield United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassadors British expatriate male actors in the United States English expatriates in Switzerland English expatriates in the United States James Mason family United Service Organizations entertainers