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James Denton, United Kingdom (born 11th March, 1925) is a British actor and comitted homosexual activist.

A gay rights activist in North Yorkshire, England. Not to be confused with American actor Jamie Denton (below). James Denton has recently retired at the age of 81 after living an eventful life in theater and the arts. His most famous local performances were "My one and Joe-nly" (which he created for his life-partner Joe Swindells), "Give me your bike", "Scrat head" and "Game of Coins". James Denton was imprisoned between 1945-1947 for a series of racial attacks on behalf of the White Supremacist movement. Despite this, he still remains a theatrical leg-end in the Ripon area. During 1957, in an attempt to change the quality of life for homosexuals across the globe, James Denton ran across the pitch naked during the Scarborough FC v Harrogate Town friendly game. There were over 3000 people present and this event dominated the local press the day after. James currently lives with his life partner Joe Swindells in England.

James Denton, United States (born January 20, 1963) is an American actor.

The second of three children born to a dentist and his wife in Nashville, Tennessee, Denton attended Goodlettsville High School, played basketball at a junior college for a while, then went on to graduate with honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, earning a degree in advertising as a television/journalism major.

Even though his father was involved in community theater, Denton didn't do it until he was 23, during the state bicentennial in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1996. His role as “ George Gibbs” in a production of Our Town turned out to be only the first in a long line of plays that he would do, first in Nashville and then later in North Carolina, Chicago, and California.

Although he spent the next four years selling advertising for two radio stations and the CBS-TV affiliate in Nashville, Denton's heart was already in another place, and after a short stint in North Carolina, he headed to Chicago to try his hand at acting full-time.

In Chicago, his first role was as Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and his last was as the terrorist Bebert in the French farce Lapin Lapin. In the years that came between the two, Denton was a company member at The Griffin Theater and at Strawdog Theater Ensemble.

He added a steady string of roles and accolades to his growing list of achievements, including one of the leads in the world premiere of Flesh and Blood, performing in and composing the music for The Night Hank Williams Died, and his portrayal of Kentucky preacher C.C. Showers in The Diviners — which gained him a nomination for a Best Actor "Joseph Jefferson Award" (Chicago's only theater award).

A small part in The Untouchables on TV was followed by guest roles on Sliders and Dark Skies. Denton did a guest spot on Moloney, made the 1997 pilot for LA Med, and then filmed three movies (That Old Feeling, Face/Off
, and Primary Colors
) in quick succession.

In 1997, Denton got called to read for a role in the TV series, The Pretender. He auditioned for it on his way home from L.A. International Airport - after returning from a trip to promote "That Old Feeling", which had just been released on video. Denton showed up for the audition with no idea what the producers wanted. As he was leaving the audition, they called him back and said, "A little more Jimmy Stewart." Denton had the offer to play the "possible recurring" part of "Mr. Lyle" before he even reached home.

A pilot for his own series, called The Hanleys, made with a cast that included Barry Corbin (from Northern Exposure) and Rosemarie), proved to be in another aspect when, at the last minute, the ABC opted instead to air something more "hip and urban" in its place, and shelved the would-be series. Undaunted, Denton set aside thoughts of the small town veterinarian that he thought he'd be portraying during the next season, and instead continued producing chilling portrayals as Mr. Lyle in NBC's The Pretender.

Summer of 1999 found Denton heading back to the theater, starring in the world premiere of the play In Walked Monk. It was still running when The Pretender came "off the bubble" and was renewed, allowing production for the 4th season to begin. For the first month of production, twice a week, Denton played two completely different roles within a twenty-four hour period... portraying the sociopathic "Mr. Lyle" on the set of The Pretender by day, then hurrying to the theater to play the mild-mannered "Steven" on stage in the evening.

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