Acting
Michael Jayston
EN cinema · 46 credits
Born
29 October 1935
Died
5 February 2024 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as Michael James · Michael A. James
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.
Known for
Filmography
Albert's Memorial
as Albert
Finisterre
as Narrator (Voice)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Admiral Sellings
Element of Doubt
as Kirk
First Kid
Original Music Composer
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Jack Donovan
Somewhere to Run
1989
Somewhere to Run
as Roger Fitzpatrick
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox
as Randall Perry
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
as The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
as The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as The Valeyard
From a Far Country
as Narrator (voice)
Dominique
as Arnold Craven
Zulu Dawn
as Col. Crealock
Gossip from the Forest
as Alfred Maiberling
She Fell Among Thieves
as Mansel
King Lear
as Edmund
The Internecine Project
as David Baker
Craze
as Detective Sgt. Wall
A Coffin for the Bride
as Mark Walker
Tales That Witness Madness
as Brian (segment "Mel")
The Homecoming
as Teddy
The Merchant of Venice
as Gratiano
Bequest to the Nation
as Capt. Hardy
Ring Once for Death
as Roger Masters
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Follow Me!
as Charles
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Nicholas
Competition
as Jimmy
Cromwell
as Henry Ireton
Macbeth
as Macbeth
The Hero of My Life
as Charles Dickens
Mad Jack
Actor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius
Love's Labour's Lost
as Longaville