Michael Jayston
Born: 1935-10-29 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: 2024-02-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) and appearing in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James.
Filmography
2024
- Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2022
2018
- Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa as Self
2016
- UFO From Earth to the Moon as Self
2009
- Albert's Memorial as Albert
2004
- Murder in Suburbia as Bradley
2003
- The Royal as Henry Appleton
- Finisterre as Narrator (Voice)
2002
- Foyle's War as AC Henry Parkins
2000
- A Dinner of Herbs as Justice Craig
1999
- Holby City as Judge
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Reverend Arthur Gould
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Admiral Sellings
1996
- First Kid ... (Original Music Composer)
- Element of Doubt as Kirk
1994
- Outside Edge as Bob Willis
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Jack Donovan
1992
- Heartbeat as Michael Harvey
1991
- The Darling Buds of May as Ernest Bristow
1989
- Press Gang as Colonel X
- Stay Lucky as Valentine
- A Bit of a Do
- Somewhere to Run as Roger Fitzpatrick
1987
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Quentin Nightingale
- Still Crazy Like a Fox as Randall Perry
1986
- Casualty as Ian
- Worlds Beyond as Drayton Thomas
- Doctor Who: Mindwarp as The Valeyard
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids as The Valeyard
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe as The Valeyard
- Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet as The Valeyard
1985
- C.A.T.S. Eyes
- Time for Murder as Austin Tupp
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as The Earl of Rufton
- Big Deal as Grover
1981
- From a Far Country as Narrator (voice)
1980
- Lady Killers as Frederick Henry Seddon
- Dominique as Arnold Craven
1979
- Tales of the Unexpected as G.B. Shaw
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Peter Guillam
- Zulu Dawn as Col. Crealock
- Gossip from the Forest as Alfred Maiberling
1978
- She Fell Among Thieves as Mansel
- The Last Romantic as James
1977
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Mansel
1974
- Churchill's People as Henry, Bishop of Norwich
- Craze as Detective Sgt. Wall
- The Internecine Project as David Baker
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Jack Worthing
- A Coffin for the Bride as Mark Walker
1973
- Thriller as Roger Masters
- Jane Eyre as Mr Rochester
- Tales That Witness Madness as Brian (segment "Mel")
- Bequest to the Nation as Capt. Hardy
- The Homecoming as Teddy
- The Merchant of Venice as Gratiano
- Ring Once for Death as Roger Masters
1972
- Crown Court as Keith Saunders QC
- The Edwardians as Frederick Henry Royce
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
- Follow Me! as Charles
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- Nicholas and Alexandra as Nicholas
- Competition as Jimmy
- Green Julia as Jake
1970
- UFO as Russell Stone
- Cromwell as Henry Ireton
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- The Hero of My Life as Charles Dickens
- Mad Jack
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Jake
1968
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Gerry Hackett
- Callan
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as John 'Jack' Worthing
- The Power Game as Lincoln Dowling
- Love's Labour's Lost as Longaville
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Siegfried Sassoon
- Detective
1963
- Doctor Who as The Valeyard
1960
- Coronation Street as Judge
1956
- Armchair Theatre as Jimmy