Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-10-29 (89 years old)
Deathday
2024-02-05
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known As
Michael James
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.
1981
as Narrator (voice)
1997
as Admiral Sellings
1994
as Jack Donovan
1970
as Henry Ireton
1989
as Roger Fitzpatrick
1972
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
1973
as Brian (segment "Mel")
1971
as Nicholas
1974
as David Baker
1972
as Charles
1974
as Detective Sgt. Wall
1973
as Teddy
1996
as Kirk
1980
as Arnold Craven
2022
1973
as Gratiano
1968
as Demetrius
1987
as Randall Perry
1970
as Macbeth
1975
as Edmund
1965
as Longaville
1978
as Mansel
1973
as Capt. Hardy
1970
as Charles Dickens
1979
as Col. Crealock
1979
as Alfred Maiberling
1970
1974
as Jack Worthing
2009
as Albert
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as Him
2003
as Narrator (Voice)
1971
as Jimmy
1974
as Mark Walker
1986
as The Valeyard
1986
as The Valeyard
1986
as The Valeyard
1986
as The Valeyard
1973
as Roger Masters
2016
as Self
2024
as self
1996
as Original Music Composer
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