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Henry James Goodenough Hayter, better known as James Hayter, was a British actor of television and film. He is best remembered for his roles as Friar Tuck in the film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and as Samuel Pickwick in the film The Pickwick Papers (1952), the latter earning him a BAFTA Award for Best British Actor nomination.
Born
Tuesday, 23 April 1907
Died
Sunday, 27 March 1983
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Masterpiece Mystery | Sir Aaron Armstrong | 1980 |
| The Light Princess | Owl / Owl (voice) | 1978 |
| The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Briggs | 1976 |
| Father Brown | Sir Aaron Armstrong | 1974 |
| Are You Being Served? | Mr. Tebbs | 1972 |
| Burke & Hare | Dr. Selby | 1972 |
| The Onedin Line | Captain Webster | 1971 |
| Not Tonight, Darling | Mr. Finlay / grocer owner | 1971 |
| The Firechasers | Inspector Herman | 1971 |
| Doctor at Large | Dr. Neilson | 1971 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Masterpiece Mystery | Sir Aaron Armstrong | 1980 |
| The Light Princess | Owl / Owl (voice) | 1978 |
| The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Briggs | 1976 |
| Father Brown | Sir Aaron Armstrong | 1974 |
| Are You Being Served? | Mr. Tebbs | 1972 |
| Burke & Hare | Dr. Selby | 1972 |
| The Onedin Line | Captain Webster | 1971 |
| Not Tonight, Darling | Mr. Finlay / grocer owner | 1971 |
| The Firechasers | Inspector Herman | 1971 |
| Doctor at Large | Dr. Neilson | 1971 |
| The Blood on Satan's Claw | Squire Middleton | 1971 |
| The Horror of Frankenstein | Bailiff | 1970 |
| Song of Norway | Butler to Berg | 1970 |
| The Adventures of Don Quick | Hendenno | 1970 |
| Wicked Women | Dr. Macrae | 1970 |
| David Copperfield | Porter | 1969 |
| The Flaxton Boys | Nathan | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Doctor Howard | 1969 |
| Oliver! | Mr. Jessop | 1968 |
| Tickertape | Self | 1968 |
| Rogues' Gallery | Dr. Howard | 1968 |
| A Challenge for Robin Hood | Friar Tuck | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Postmaster | 1967 |
| Cop-Out | Harry Hawkins | 1967 |
| The Worker | Belltower | 1965 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Arab Sheikh at Council | 1962 |
| Fog for a Killer | Tom Daniels / Daniels | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Robsart | 1962 |
| Go to Blazes | Pipe Smoker | 1962 |
| The Avengers | Ticket Collector | 1961 |
| Man from Interpol | Henry Roper | 1960 |
| The Boy and the Bridge | Tugboat Skipper | 1959 |
| The 39 Steps | Mr. Memory / Mr Memory | 1959 |
| The Captain's Table | Earnshaw | 1959 |
| Hell, Heaven or Hoboken | Sgt. Adams | 1958 |
| The Big Money | Mr Frith / Mr. Frith | 1958 |
| The Key | Locksmith | 1958 |
| Gideon of Scotland Yard | Mason / Robert Mason | 1958 |
| El aventurero | Monty | 1957 |
| O.S.S. | Jones | 1957 |
| The Heart Within | Grandfather Willard | 1957 |
| The Ship Was Loaded | Member of Parliament | 1957 |
| Mañana... | Silvestre - el Sereno / Silvestre | 1957 |
| Seven Days from Now | 'Cookie' Morrow | 1957 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Bert Fielding | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mayor / Joe Alden / Bert Taylor / Arthur Tanner | 1956 |
| Port Afrique | Nino | 1956 |
| Touch and Go | Kimball | 1955 |
| Sailor of Fortune | Priest | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Tom the Miller | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Land of the Pharaohs | Mikka, Vashtar's Servant / Mikka | 1955 |
| Beau Brummell | Mortimer | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Friar Tuck | 1954 |
| Cocktails in the Kitchen | The Plumber | 1954 |
| A Day to Remember | Fred Collins | 1953 |
| Always a Bride | Dutton | 1953 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Dr. Smith | 1953 |
| Four Sided Triangle | Dr. Harvey | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | The Chief / Henry Popple / 'Heavy' / Dr. Symonds / Brannigan / Al Hosmer | 1953 |
| The Great Game | Joe Lawson | 1953 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Samuel Pickwick | 1952 |
| The Crimson Pirate | Prof. Elihu Prudence / Prof. Prudence | 1952 |
| I'm a Stranger | Horatio Flowerdew | 1952 |
| The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Friar Tuck | 1952 |
| Calling Bulldog Drummond | Bill | 1951 |
| Tom Brown's Schooldays | Old Thomas | 1951 |
| Flesh and Blood | Sir Douglas Manley | 1951 |
| Her Panelled Door | Capt. Bradshawe | 1950 |
| Trio | Albert Foreman - Coach Driver (segment "The Verger") / Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger") | 1950 |
| Waterfront Women | 1950 | |
| Night and the City | Figler, King of the Beggars | 1950 |
| Eye Witness | Prouty, Trial Witness / Prouty | 1950 |
| Operation Disaster | Able Seaman Higgins | 1950 |
| Scrapbook for 1933 | (voice) | 1950 |
| The Spider and the Fly | Mayor | 1949 |
| Dear Mr. Prohack | Carrell Quire | 1949 |
| Passport to Pimlico | Commissionaire | 1949 |
| Don't Ever Leave Me | Man with Summons | 1949 |
| All Over the Town | Baines / Councillor Baines | 1949 |
| For Them That Trespass | John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn | 1949 |
| The Blue Lagoon | Doctor Murdoch / Dr Murdock | 1949 |
| Silent Dust | Pringle | 1949 |
| Helter Skelter | Inn landlord | 1949 |
| Maniacs on Wheels | Pa Fox | 1949 |
| Quartet | Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn") / Foreman of the Jury | 1948 |
| Bonnie Prince Charlie | Kingsburgh | 1948 |
| No Room at the Inn | Councilor Trouncer | 1948 |
| The Fallen Idol | Perry | 1948 |
| Woman Hater | Mr. Burrell | 1948 |
| A Song for Tomorrow | Nicholas Klausmann | 1948 |
| My Brother Jonathan | Tom Morse | 1948 |
| Vice Versa | Bandmaster | 1948 |
| The End of the River | Chico | 1947 |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Capt. Dodds | 1947 |
| The October Man | Garage Man | 1947 |
| Captain Boycott | Music Hall Comic | 1947 |
| The Mark of Cain | Dr. White | 1947 |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Charles Cheeryble / Ned Cheeryble / Ned and Charles Cheeryble | 1947 |
| Secret Flight | Warrant Officer | 1946 |
| The Laughing Lady | Ostler, Turk's Head / Ostler | 1946 |
| Three Cockeyed Sailors | Hans | 1940 |
| Band Waggon | Minor Role | 1940 |
| Come on George! | Barker | 1939 |
| Murder in the Night | Nick Green | 1939 |
| Big Fella | Chuck | 1938 |
| Aren't Men Beasts | Police Sergeant / Minor Role | 1937 |
| Sensation | Jock | 1936 |
