Michael Jayston
Acting
90 credits
Birthday
Oct 29, 1935
Day of Death
Feb 05, 2024 (88 years)
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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.
Movies (45)
Movie
Mad Jack
1970
Movie
6.2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
Movie
The Hero of My Life
1970
Movie
4.8
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Movie
6.1
Zulu Dawn
1979
Movie
6.5
Cromwell
1970
Movie
6.9
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Movie
7.5
Follow Me!
1972
Movie
6.0
Macbeth
1970
Movie
5.4
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
Movie
6.0
The Homecoming
1973
Movie
5.9
The Internecine Project
1974
Movie
6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
Movie
5.7
Bequest to the Nation
1973
Movie
7.8
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Movie
4.9
Dominique
1980
Movie
King Lear
1975
Movie
5.7
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
TV Shows (45)
TV Show
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
TV Show
5.3
Coronation Street
1960
TV Show
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
TV Show
5.7
Holby City
1999
TV Show
6.2
Casualty
1986
TV Show
6.2
Casualty
1986
TV Show
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
TV Show
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
TV Show
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
TV Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
TV Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
TV Show
7.9
Foyle's War
2002
TV Show
8.1
Sherlock Holmes
1984
TV Show
4.5
The Wednesday Play
1964
TV Show
7.7
UFO
1970
TV Show
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
TV Show
1.0
Churchill's People
1974
TV Show
6.3
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
