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Michael James, known professionally as Michael Jayston, is an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the movie Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971. He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the 1986 Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord and appearing in the 1996 Only Fools and Horses episode Time on Our Hands as Raquel's father, James.
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba | Self | 2022 |
Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood | Self | 2018 |
From Stage to Screen | Self | 2016 |
The Brontes at the BBC | Edward Rochester | 2016 |
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | The Valeyard | 2013 |
Borgia | Pandolfo Petrucci | 2011 |
Tracy Beaker Returns | Mr. Spooner | 2010 |
Albert's Memorial | Albert | 2009 |
The Making of the Trial of a Time Lord: Part One - Mysterious Planet | The Valeyard / Self | 2008 |
Trials and Tribulations | The Valeyard | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba | Self | 2022 |
Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood | Self | 2018 |
From Stage to Screen | Self | 2016 |
The Brontes at the BBC | Edward Rochester | 2016 |
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | The Valeyard | 2013 |
Borgia | Pandolfo Petrucci | 2011 |
Tracy Beaker Returns | Mr. Spooner | 2010 |
Albert's Memorial | Albert | 2009 |
The Making of the Trial of a Time Lord: Part One - Mysterious Planet | The Valeyard / Self | 2008 |
Trials and Tribulations | The Valeyard | 2008 |
Happy Birthday BBC Two | Self | 2004 |
Murder in Suburbia | Bradley | 2004 |
Finisterre | Narrator / Narrator (Voice) | 2003 |
The Royal | Henry Appleton | 2003 |
Foyle's War | AC Henry Parkins | 2002 |
A Dinner of Herbs | Justice Craig | 2000 |
Doctors | Vern Coren / Brian Maxwell / Bill Marston / Alf Sidney | 2000 |
Holby City | Sid Harvey / Judge / Lawrence Bremmen | 1999 |
Heartburn Hotel | Horton Quince | 1998 |
Noah's Ark | Henry Meacher | 1997 |
Midsomer Murders | Reverend Arthur Gould | 1997 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Admiral Sellings | 1997 |
Adam's Family Tree | Nick | 1997 |
Element of Doubt | Kirk | 1996 |
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Damon / Yachtsman | 1996 |
Highlander: The Final Dimension | Jack Donovan | 1994 |
Outside Edge | Bob Willis | 1994 |
99-1 | Chauncy | 1994 |
Heartbeat | Michael Harvey / Gerald Hudson | 1992 |
The Darling Buds of May | Ernest Bristow | 1991 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | The Earl of Rufton | 1991 |
Cluedo | Colonel Mustard | 1990 |
Stay Lucky | Valentine | 1989 |
About Face | Michael | 1989 |
Press Gang | Colonel X | 1989 |
A Bit of a Do | Neville Badger | 1989 |
Jack the Ripper | Narrator | 1988 |
Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Quentin Nightingale | 1987 |
Still Crazy Like a Fox | Randall Perry | 1987 |
Worlds Beyond | Drayton Thomas | 1986 |
Casualty | David Northwick / Claude Maynard / Ian | 1986 |
Time for Murder | Austin Tupp | 1985 |
C.A.T.S. Eyes | Miles Bennett | 1985 |
There Comes a Time | Dr. Crimes | 1985 |
The Bill | Vince Parker / Charles Arthur Cullun | 1984 |
From a Far Country | Narrator | 1981 |
Only Fools and Horses | James Turner | 1981 |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Peter Guillam | 1979 |
Zulu Dawn | Col. Crealock | 1979 |
Tales of the Unexpected | G.B. Shaw | 1979 |
Dominique | Arnold Craven | 1979 |
The South Bank Show | Leo / Gary / Sir Hugo | 1978 |
Quiller | Quiller | 1975 |
The Internecine Project | David Baker | 1974 |
Craze | Detective Sgt. Wall | 1974 |
Tales That Witness Madness | Brian (segment "Mel") / Brian | 1973 |
The Homecoming | Teddy | 1973 |
The Merchant of Venice | Gratiano | 1973 |
Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester / Mr Rochester | 1973 |
The Nelson Affair | Capt. Hardy | 1973 |
Thriller | Mark Walker / Roger Masters | 1973 |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) / Dodgson | 1972 |
The Edwardians | Mr. Royce | 1972 |
Crown Court | Keith Saunders QC | 1972 |
The Public Eye | Charles | 1972 |
Nicholas and Alexandra | Nicholas | 1971 |
Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
Macbeth | Macbeth | 1970 |
UFO | Russell Stone | 1970 |
Cromwell | Henry Ireton | 1970 |
The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Jake | 1969 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Gerry Hackett | 1967 |
Callan | Mark Tedder | 1967 |
The Power Game | Lincoln Dowling | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Edmund / Jack Worthing | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
The Wednesday Play | Siegfried Sassoon | 1964 |
Detective | Francis Ford | 1964 |
Doctor Who | The Valeyard | 1963 |
Armchair Theatre | Jimmy | 1956 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |