Michael Jayston
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK — Oct 29 1935• Died Feb 05 2024
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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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Michael Jayston's Credits
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Midsomer Murders
Reverend Arthur Gould
Coronation Street
Judge
Holby City
Judge
Doctor Who
The Valeyard
Casualty
Ian
Crown Court
Keith Saunders QC
Heartbeat
Michael Harvey
BBC Play of the Month
John 'Jack' Worthing
Foyle's War
AC Henry Parkins
Tales of the Unexpected
G.B. Shaw
Sherlock Holmes
The Earl of Rufton
UFO
Russell Stone
The Wednesday Play
Siegfried Sassoon
Thriller
Roger Masters
Churchill's People
Henry, Bishop of Norwich
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Quentin Nightingale
BBC2 Play of the Week
Mansel
Film '72
Self
Callan
Press Gang
Colonel X
The Darling Buds of May
Ernest Bristow
Detective
Lady Killers
Frederick Henry Seddon
The Edwardians
Frederick Henry Royce
Cluedo
Colonel Mustard
Worlds Beyond
Drayton Thomas
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Guillam
The Power Game
Lincoln Dowling
Quiller
Quiller
Stay Lucky
Valentine
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Time for Murder
Austin Tupp
ITV Playhouse
Gerry Hackett
Outside Edge
Bob Willis
A Bit of a Do
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Jack Donovan
A Dinner of Herbs
Justice Craig
Big Deal
Grover
Armchair Theatre
Jimmy
First Kid
Sound
Cromwell
Henry Ireton
The Royal
Henry Appleton
Zulu Dawn
Col. Crealock
Haggard
The Homecoming
Teddy
Dominique
Arnold Craven
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas
Follow Me!
Charles
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Craze
Detective Sgt. Wall
Bequest to the Nation
Capt. Hardy
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
King Lear
Edmund
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
Jane Eyre
Mr Rochester
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Admiral Sellings
The Internecine Project
David Baker
The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Randall Perry
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
The Valeyard
From a Far Country
Narrator (voice)
She Fell Among Thieves
Mansel
A Coffin for the Bride
Mark Walker
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
The Valeyard
Element of Doubt
Kirk
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
The Valeyard
Gossip from the Forest
Alfred Maiberling
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
The Valeyard
Tales That Witness Madness
Brian (segment "Mel")
Macbeth
Macbeth
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
Love's Labour's Lost
Longaville
Somewhere to Run
Roger Fitzpatrick
Albert's Memorial
Albert
Green Julia
Jake
The Last Romantic
James
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
Ring Once for Death
Roger Masters
Mad Jack
Competition
Jimmy
The Hero of My Life
Charles Dickens
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jack Worthing
From This Day Forward
Him
Finisterre
Narrator (Voice)
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years