- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- February 5, 2024
Michael Jayston
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
movieAlec Guinness: A Class Act
2024 · self
moviePeter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022 · Self
tvRemembers…
2022
movieFrom This Day Forward
2019 · Him
movieThe Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
tvDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · Self
movieUFO From Earth to the Moon
2016 · Self
movieAlbert's Memorial
2009 · Albert
movieThe Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
tvMurder in Suburbia
2004 · Bradley
movieFinisterre
2003 · Narrator (Voice)
tvThe Royal
2003 · Henry Appleton
tvFoyle's War
2002 · AC Henry Parkins
tvA Dinner of Herbs
2000 · Justice Craig
tvHolby City
1999 · Judge
movie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997 · Admiral Sellings
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Reverend Arthur Gould
movieElement of Doubt
1996 · Kirk
movieFirst Kid
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieHighlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 · Jack Donovan
tvOutside Edge
1994 · Bob Willis
tv99-1
1994 · Chauncy
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Michael Harvey, Gerald Hudson
tvThe Darling Buds of May
1991 · Ernest Bristow
tvCluedo
1990 · Colonel Mustard
Haggard
tvHaggard
1990
tvStay Lucky
1989 · Valentine
Somewhere to Run
movieSomewhere to Run
1989 · Roger Fitzpatrick
tvPress Gang
1989 · Colonel X
tvA Bit of a Do
1989
tvThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Quentin Nightingale
Still Crazy Like a Fox
movieStill Crazy Like a Fox
1987 · Randall Perry
movieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986 · The Valeyard
movieDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986 · The Valeyard
movieDoctor Who: Mindwarp
1986 · The Valeyard
tvWorlds Beyond
1986 · Drayton Thomas
movieDoctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986 · The Valeyard
tvCasualty
1986 · Ian, David Northwick
tvTime for Murder
1985 · Austin Tupp
tvC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
tvBig Deal
1984 · Grover
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · The Earl of Rufton
movieThe Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
movieFrom a Far Country
1981 · Narrator (voice)
tvLady Killers
1980 · Frederick Henry Seddon
movieDominique
1980 · Arnold Craven
tvTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · Peter Guillam
movieGossip from the Forest
1979 · Alfred Maiberling
movieZulu Dawn
1979 · Col. Crealock
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · G.B. Shaw
The Last Romantic
movieThe Last Romantic
1978 · James
movieShe Fell Among Thieves
1978 · Mansel
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Mansel
Quiller
tvQuiller
1975 · Quiller
movieKing Lear
1975 · Edmund
tvChurchill's People
1974 · Henry, Bishop of Norwich
movieThe Internecine Project
1974 · David Baker
movieA Coffin for the Bride
1974 · Mark Walker
movieCraze
1974 · Detective Sgt. Wall
The Importance of Being Earnest
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1974 · Jack Worthing
movieRing Once for Death
1973 · Roger Masters
movieTales That Witness Madness
1973 · Brian (segment "Mel")
movieThe Homecoming
1973 · Teddy
movieThe Merchant of Venice
1973 · Gratiano
tvJane Eyre
1973 · Mr Rochester
movieBequest to the Nation
1973 · Capt. Hardy
tvThriller
1973 · Roger Masters, Mark Walker
tvThe Edwardians
1972 · Frederick Henry Royce
movieAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 · Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
tvCrown Court
1972 · Keith Saunders QC
movieFollow Me!
1972 · Charles
movieNicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Nicholas
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieCompetition
1971 · Jimmy
Green Julia
movieGreen Julia
1971 · Jake
movieMacbeth
1970 · Macbeth
Biography
tvBiography
1970 · Ludwig van Beethoven
tvUFO
1970 · Russell Stone
movieCromwell
1970 · Henry Ireton
movieThe Hero of My Life
1970 · Charles Dickens
movieMad Jack
1970
Solo
tvSolo
1970
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Jake
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Demetrius
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Gerry Hackett
tvCallan
1967
tvThe Power Game
1965 · Lincoln Dowling
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · John 'Jack' Worthing, Edmund
movieLove's Labour's Lost
1965 · Longaville
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Siegfried Sassoon
tvDetective
1964
tvDoctor Who
1963 · The Valeyard
tvCoronation Street
1960 · Judge
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Jimmy