Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Acting

Birthday

1935/10/29

Day of death

2024/02/05 (88 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also know as

Michael James

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.

Acting
From a Far Country
3.9

(1981) From a Far Country

as Narrator (voice)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5.9

(1997) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Admiral Sellings

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
4.7

(1994) Highlander III: The Sorcerer

as Jack Donovan

Cromwell
6.5

(1970) Cromwell

as Henry Ireton

0.0

(1989) Somewhere to Run

as Roger Fitzpatrick

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.2

(1972) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)

Tales That Witness Madness
5.6

(1973) Tales That Witness Madness

as Brian (segment "Mel")

Nicholas and Alexandra
6.9

(1971) Nicholas and Alexandra

as Nicholas

The Internecine Project
6.0

(1974) The Internecine Project

as David Baker

Follow Me!
7.6

(1972) Follow Me!

as Charles

Craze
5.3

(1974) Craze

as Detective Sgt. Wall

The Homecoming
5.9

(1973) The Homecoming

as Teddy

Element of Doubt
6.3

(1996) Element of Doubt

as Kirk

Dominique
5.2

(1980) Dominique

as Arnold Craven

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.6

(2022) Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

The Merchant of Venice
7.0

(1973) The Merchant of Venice

as Gratiano

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.4

(1968) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Demetrius

7.7

(1987) Still Crazy Like a Fox

as Randall Perry

Macbeth
6.0

(1970) Macbeth

as Macbeth

King Lear
0.0

(1975) King Lear

as Edmund

Love's Labour's Lost
0.0

(1965) Love's Labour's Lost

as Longaville

She Fell Among Thieves
7.0

(1978) She Fell Among Thieves

as Mansel

Bequest to the Nation
5.0

(1973) Bequest to the Nation

as Capt. Hardy

The Hero of My Life
0.0

(1970) The Hero of My Life

as Charles Dickens

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
0.0

(2019) The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

as ---

Zulu Dawn
6.1

(1979) Zulu Dawn

as Col. Crealock

Gossip from the Forest
0.0

(1979) Gossip from the Forest

as Alfred Maiberling

Mad Jack
0.0

(1970) Mad Jack

as ---

0.0

(1974) The Importance of Being Earnest

as Jack Worthing

Albert's Memorial
8.7

(2009) Albert's Memorial

as Albert

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
0.0

(1983) The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

as ---

From This Day Forward
0.0

From This Day Forward

as Him

Finisterre
0.0

(2003) Finisterre

as Narrator (Voice)

Competition
0.0

(1971) Competition

as Jimmy

A Coffin for the Bride
8.3

(1974) A Coffin for the Bride

as Mark Walker

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
0.0

(2008) The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

as ---

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
6.2

(1986) Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

as The Valeyard

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
6.2

(1986) Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

as The Valeyard

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
5.8

(1986) Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

as The Valeyard

Doctor Who: Mindwarp
7.0

(1986) Doctor Who: Mindwarp

as The Valeyard

Ring Once for Death
8.5

(1973) Ring Once for Death

as Roger Masters

UFO From Earth to the Moon
10.0

(2016) UFO From Earth to the Moon

as Self

0.0

(2024) Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

(1979) Tales of the Unexpected

as G.B. Shaw

UFO
7.6

(1970) UFO

as Russell Stone

Heartbeat
7.0

(1992) Heartbeat

as Michael Harvey

C.A.T.S. Eyes
5.7

(1985) C.A.T.S. Eyes

as ---

Callan
7.0

(1967) Callan

as ---

A Bit of a Do
6.4

(1989) A Bit of a Do

as ---

4.0

(1990) Haggard

as ---

Jane Eyre
4.3

(1973) Jane Eyre

as Mr Rochester

Lady Killers
5.0

(1980) Lady Killers

as Frederick Henry Seddon

Quiller
0.0

(1975) Quiller

as Quiller

Outside Edge
8.0

(1994) Outside Edge

as ---

Detective
0.0

(1964) Detective

as ---

The Edwardians
5.7

(1972) The Edwardians

as Mr. Royce

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7.6

(1979) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Peter Guillam

Thriller
6.6

(1973) Thriller

as Roger Masters

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.2

(1987) The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Quentin Nightingale

Thriller
6.6

(1973) Thriller

as Mark Walker

Press Gang
7.5

(1989) Press Gang

as Colonel X

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as Ian

The Royal
7.6

(2003) The Royal

as Henry Appleton

Midsomer Murders
7.5

(1997) Midsomer Murders

as Reverend Arthur Gould

Sherlock Holmes
8.1

(1984) Sherlock Holmes

as The Earl of Rufton

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as David Northwick

Holby City
5.7

(1999) Holby City

as Judge

A Dinner of Herbs
6.0

(2000) A Dinner of Herbs

as Justice Craig

Time for Murder
4.0

(1985) Time for Murder

as Austin Tupp

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as The Valeyard

Heartbeat
7.0

(1992) Heartbeat

as Gerald Hudson

Coronation Street
5.3

(1960) Coronation Street

as Judge

The Wednesday Play
4.5

(1964) The Wednesday Play

as Siegfried Sassoon

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as Jimmy

Foyle's War
7.8

(2002) Foyle's War

as AC Henry Parkins

Stay Lucky
6.0

(1989) Stay Lucky

as Valentine

Big Deal
6.7

(1984) Big Deal

as Grover

Cluedo
6.4

(1990) Cluedo

as Colonel Mustard

BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

(1977) BBC2 Play of the Week

as Mansel

The Darling Buds of May
7.8

(1991) The Darling Buds of May

as Ernest Bristow