Michael Jayston
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.
Born: October 29, 1935
Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Finisterre
London has always been a source of influence, inspiration and curiosity - Finisterre tries to identify the dreams that London holds for so many. Presented and scored by Saint Etienne, the film enraptures with a journey through the ultimate city of possibilities - from John Nash and Berthold Lubetkin to Hendon FC and Hampstead Heath via the New Piccadilly cafe. A genuinely moving meditation on the capital in all its tawdry glory, with extra features and deluxe booklet
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Interviewing cast and crew behind the scenes on UFO, this documentary lifts the lid on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first venture into live action science fiction.
Albert's Memorial
One-off comedy drama that follows the story of three World War II veterans: Harry, Frank and Albert. It is October 2000 and, at the age of 76, Albert's dying wish is to be buried on the little hill outside Hinderburg in Germany where he watched the Russians take position in the closing stages of the Battle for Berlin. The notion of Harry and Frank transporting Albert's body after his death is a crazy one, but life is short, friendship precious and, after all, the trio have known each other for more than half a century.
Ring Once for Death
Recently widowed Laura Vallance returns home to England after many years living abroad. She knows few people in England, but she desires rest and seclusion in her time of grief. However, she is more alone than she bargained for when she hires Roger Masters as her butler. With small doses of poison, the ruthless butler plans to keeps his wealthy employer incapacitated... permanently.
A Coffin for the Bride
Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon. That all changes when he falls for cool blonde Stella McKenzie. He considers giving up his life of crime and finally marrying for love. The only obstacles in his way are a lawyer who suspects the truth, and temptation in the form of the perfect target for one more kill...
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Outside Edge
Comedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence about two couples united only by the fact that they play for a Sunday League cricket team.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period.
Filmography
as self
as Him
as Self
as Albert
as Narrator (Voice)
as Henry Appleton
as AC Henry Parkins
as Justice Craig
as Judge
as Reverend Arthur Gould
as Admiral Sellings
as Kirk
as Jack Donovan
as Michael Harvey
as Gerald Hudson
as Ernest Bristow
as Colonel Mustard
as Valentine
as Colonel X
as Quentin Nightingale
as The Valeyard
as The Valeyard
as The Valeyard
as The Valeyard
as Ian
as David Northwick
as Austin Tupp
as Grover
as The Earl of Rufton
as Narrator (voice)
as Frederick Henry Seddon
as Arnold Craven
as Peter Guillam
as Alfred Maiberling
as Col. Crealock
as G.B. Shaw
as Mansel
as Mansel
as Edmund
as Henry, Bishop of Norwich
as David Baker
as Mark Walker
as Detective Sgt. Wall
as Roger Masters
as Brian (segment "Mel")
as Teddy
as Gratiano
as Mr Rochester
as Capt. Hardy
as Roger Masters
as Mark Walker
as Frederick Henry Royce
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
as Charles
as Nicholas
as Jimmy
as Macbeth
as Russell Stone
as Henry Ireton
as Charles Dickens
as Demetrius
as Lincoln Dowling
as John 'Jack' Worthing
as Edmund
as Longaville
as Siegfried Sassoon
as The Valeyard
as Judge
as Jimmy