Michael Jayston

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Appearances

From a Far Country
4.6
From a Far Country
Narrator (voice)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5.8
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Admiral Sellings
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
4.8
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Jack Donovan
Cromwell
6.6
Cromwell
Henry Ireton
Somewhere to Run
Somewhere to Run
Roger Fitzpatrick
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.3
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Tales That Witness Madness
5.5
Tales That Witness Madness
Brian (segment "Mel")
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.0
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas
The Internecine Project
6.0
The Internecine Project
David Baker
Follow Me!
7.6
Follow Me!
Charles
Craze
5.1
Craze
Detective Sgt. Wall
The Homecoming
6.2
The Homecoming
Teddy
Element of Doubt
6.5
Element of Doubt
Kirk
Dominique
5.0
Dominique
Arnold Craven
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.8
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
The Merchant of Venice
8.5
The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
Still Crazy Like a Fox
8.3
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Randall Perry
Macbeth
6.0
Macbeth
Macbeth
King Lear
10.0
King Lear
Edmund
Love's Labour's Lost
8.0
Love's Labour's Lost
Longaville
She Fell Among Thieves
7.0
She Fell Among Thieves
Mansel
Bequest to the Nation
6.5
Bequest to the Nation
Capt. Hardy
The Hero of My Life
The Hero of My Life
Charles Dickens
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Zulu Dawn
6.1
Zulu Dawn
Col. Crealock
Gossip from the Forest
7.0
Gossip from the Forest
Alfred Maiberling
Mad Jack
9.0
Mad Jack
The Importance of Being Earnest
10.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jack Worthing
Albert's Memorial
8.7
Albert's Memorial
Albert
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
Him
Finisterre
8.5
Finisterre
Narrator (Voice)
Competition
Competition
Jimmy
A Coffin for the Bride
8.0
A Coffin for the Bride
Mark Walker
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
6.2
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
4.7
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
5.8
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
7.7
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
The Valeyard
Ring Once for Death
9.0
Ring Once for Death
Roger Masters
UFO From Earth to the Moon
10.0
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
6.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic
James
Green Julia
Green Julia
Jake
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
G.B. Shaw
UFO
7.7
UFO
Russell Stone
Heartbeat
7.2
Heartbeat
Michael Harvey
C.A.T.S. Eyes
6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Callan
7.0
Callan
A Bit of a Do
6.3
A Bit of a Do
Haggard
4.0
Haggard
Jane Eyre
5.8
Jane Eyre
Mr Rochester
Lady Killers
7.5
Lady Killers
Frederick Henry Seddon
Quiller
10.0
Quiller
Quiller
Detective
9.0
Detective
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7.6
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Guillam
Thriller
6.9
Thriller
Roger Masters
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Quentin Nightingale
Thriller
6.9
Thriller
Mark Walker
Press Gang
7.5
Press Gang
Colonel X
Casualty
6.2
Casualty
Ian
The Royal
7.8
The Royal
Henry Appleton
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Midsomer Murders
Reverend Arthur Gould
Sherlock Holmes
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
The Earl of Rufton
Casualty
6.2
Casualty
David Northwick
Holby City
5.8
Holby City
Judge
Heartbeat
7.2
Heartbeat
Gerald Hudson
Coronation Street
5.4
Coronation Street
Judge
The Wednesday Play
5.2
The Wednesday Play
Siegfried Sassoon
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Jimmy
Stay Lucky
7.0
Stay Lucky
Valentine
Foyle's War
7.8
Foyle's War
AC Henry Parkins
Big Deal
7.3
Big Deal
Grover
Cluedo
6.8
Cluedo
Colonel Mustard
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
Mansel
The Darling Buds of May
7.9
The Darling Buds of May
Ernest Bristow
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
John 'Jack' Worthing
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Edmund
The Power Game
10.0
The Power Game
Lincoln Dowling
Film '72
4.7
Film '72
Self
The Edwardians
6.3
The Edwardians
Frederick Henry Royce
Doctor Who
7.9
Doctor Who
The Valeyard
Churchill's People
5.0
Churchill's People
Henry, Bishop of Norwich
A Dinner of Herbs
6.4
A Dinner of Herbs
Justice Craig
Remembers…
Remembers…
Worlds Beyond
5.8
Worlds Beyond
Drayton Thomas
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
Outside Edge
7.6
Outside Edge
Bob Willis
Crown Court
5.7
Crown Court
Keith Saunders QC
Time for Murder
4.0
Time for Murder
Austin Tupp
ITV Playhouse
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Gerry Hackett
Murder in Suburbia
7.6
Murder in Suburbia
Bradley

Crew

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