Michael Jayston

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Known For

Acting

Born

1935-10-29

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Michael Jayston

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.

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Acting History

2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
2019
From This Day Forward as Him
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2016
UFO From Earth to the Moon as Self
2009
Albert's Memorial as Albert
2008
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2003
Finisterre as Narrator (Voice)
2003
The Royal as Henry Appleton
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
1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Admiral Sellings
1996
Element of Doubt as Kirk
1994
Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Jack Donovan
1994
Outside Edge
1992
Heartbeat as Michael Harvey
1992
Heartbeat as Gerald Hudson
1991
The Darling Buds of May as Ernest Bristow
1990
Cluedo as Colonel Mustard
1990
Haggard
1989
Stay Lucky as Valentine
1989
Somewhere to Run as Roger Fitzpatrick
1989
Press Gang as Colonel X
1989
A Bit of a Do
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Quentin Nightingale
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox as Randall Perry
1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe as The Valeyard
1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids as The Valeyard
1986
Doctor Who: Mindwarp as The Valeyard
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet as The Valeyard
1986
Casualty as Ian
1986
Casualty as David Northwick
1985
Time for Murder as Austin Tupp
1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1984
Big Deal as Grover
1984
Sherlock Holmes as The Earl of Rufton
1983
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1981
From a Far Country as Narrator (voice)
1980
Lady Killers as Frederick Henry Seddon
1980
Dominique as Arnold Craven
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Peter Guillam
1979
Gossip from the Forest as Alfred Maiberling
1979
Zulu Dawn as Col. Crealock
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as G.B. Shaw
1978
The Last Romantic as James
1978
She Fell Among Thieves as Mansel
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Mansel
1975
Quiller as Quiller
1975
King Lear as Edmund
1974
Churchill's People as Henry, Bishop of Norwich
1974
The Internecine Project as David Baker
1974
A Coffin for the Bride as Mark Walker
1974
Craze as Detective Sgt. Wall
1974
The Importance of Being Earnest as Jack Worthing
1973
Ring Once for Death as Roger Masters
1973
Tales That Witness Madness as Brian (segment "Mel")
1973
The Homecoming as Teddy
1973
The Merchant of Venice as Gratiano
1973
Jane Eyre as Mr Rochester
1973
Bequest to the Nation as Capt. Hardy
1973
Thriller as Roger Masters
1973
Thriller as Mark Walker
1972
The Edwardians as Frederick Henry Royce
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
1972
Follow Me! as Charles
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra as Nicholas
1971
Film '72 as Self
1971
Competition as Jimmy
1971
Green Julia as Jake
1970
Macbeth as Macbeth
1970
UFO as Russell Stone
1970
Cromwell as Henry Ireton
1970
The Hero of My Life as Charles Dickens
1970
Mad Jack
1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
1967
Callan
1965
The Power Game as Lincoln Dowling
1965
BBC Play of the Month as John 'Jack' Worthing
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Edmund
1965
Love's Labour's Lost as Longaville
1964
The Wednesday Play as Siegfried Sassoon
1964
Detective
1963
Doctor Who as The Valeyard
1960
Coronation Street as Judge
1956
Armchair Theatre as Jimmy