FLIXREC
Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Acting October 29, 1935 (88 years old) February 5, 2024 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

Highlander III: The Sorcerer 4.8

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

as Jack Donovan

1994
Nicholas and Alexandra 7.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

as Nicholas

1971
Cromwell 6.6

Cromwell

as Henry Ireton

1970
Zulu Dawn 6.1

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Crealock

1979
Follow Me! 7.8

Follow Me!

as Charles

1972
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 5.8

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Admiral Sellings

1997
Tales That Witness Madness 5.5

Tales That Witness Madness

as Brian (segment "Mel")

1973
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 6.2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)

1972
Bequest to the Nation 6.5

Bequest to the Nation

as Capt. Hardy

1973
Ring Once for Death 9.0

Ring Once for Death

as Roger Masters

1973
A Midsummer Night's Dream 6.6

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Demetrius

1968
Macbeth 6.0

Macbeth

as Macbeth

1970
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet 6.2

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

as The Valeyard

1986
From a Far Country 4.6

From a Far Country

as Narrator (voice)

1981
Dominique 4.9

Dominique

as Arnold Craven

1980
The Internecine Project 5.9

The Internecine Project

as David Baker

1974
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 6.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

2024
Love's Labour's Lost 8.0

Love's Labour's Lost

as Longaville

1965
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids 4.7

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

as The Valeyard

1986
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

2008
Craze 5.1

Craze

as Detective Sgt. Wall

1974
The Hero of My Life

The Hero of My Life

as Charles Dickens

1970
The Merchant of Venice 8.5

The Merchant of Venice

as Gratiano

1973
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

2019
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 7.3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

2022
Doctor Who: Mindwarp 7.7

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

as The Valeyard

1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe 5.7

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

as The Valeyard

1986
She Fell Among Thieves 5.3

She Fell Among Thieves

as Mansel

1978
Element of Doubt 6.5

Element of Doubt

as Kirk

1996
Still Crazy Like a Fox 8.2

Still Crazy Like a Fox

as Randall Perry

1987
The Homecoming 6.0

The Homecoming

as Teddy

1973
A Coffin for the Bride 8.0

A Coffin for the Bride

as Mark Walker

1974
Gossip from the Forest 7.0

Gossip from the Forest

as Alfred Maiberling

1979
UFO From Earth to the Moon 10.0

UFO From Earth to the Moon

as Self

2016
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

1983
Finisterre 8.5

Finisterre

as Narrator (Voice)

2003
Mad Jack 9.0

Mad Jack

1970
Albert's Memorial 7.2

Albert's Memorial

as Albert

2009
King Lear 10.0

King Lear

as Edmund

1975
The Importance of Being Earnest 10.0

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Jack Worthing

1974
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

as Him

2019
Competition

Competition

as Jimmy

1971
The Last Romantic

The Last Romantic

as James

1978
Green Julia

Green Julia

as Jake

1971
Somewhere to Run

Somewhere to Run

as Roger Fitzpatrick

1989

TV Shows 54

Coronation Street 5.3

Coronation Street

as Judge

1960
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Reverend Arthur Gould

1997
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as The Valeyard

1963
Holby City 5.8

Holby City

as Judge

1999
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Ian

1986
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as David Northwick

1986
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Keith Saunders QC

1972
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Michael Harvey

1992
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Gerald Hudson

1992
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as John 'Jack' Worthing

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Edmund

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Siegfried Sassoon

1964
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as G.B. Shaw

1979
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Gerry Hackett

1967
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as The Earl of Rufton

1984
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as AC Henry Parkins

2002
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Jake

1969
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Henry, Bishop of Norwich

1974
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Quentin Nightingale

1987
UFO 7.7

UFO

as Russell Stone

1970
Remembers… 7.5

Remembers…

2022
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Roger Masters

1973
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Mark Walker

1973
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

as Self

2018
Press Gang 7.5

Press Gang

as Colonel X

1989
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Mansel

1977
Callan 7.2

Callan

1967
The Darling Buds of May 7.9

The Darling Buds of May

as Ernest Bristow

1991
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 7.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Peter Guillam

1979
Detective 9.0

Detective

1964
Murder in Suburbia 7.5

Murder in Suburbia

as Bradley

2004
Cluedo 6.7

Cluedo

as Colonel Mustard

1990
Stay Lucky 7.0

Stay Lucky

as Valentine

1989
Lady Killers 7.5

Lady Killers

as Frederick Henry Seddon

1980
Big Deal 7.2

Big Deal

as Grover

1984
Outside Edge 7.6

Outside Edge

as Bob Willis

1994
The Power Game 10.0

The Power Game

as Lincoln Dowling

1965
C.A.T.S. Eyes 6.0

C.A.T.S. Eyes

1985
A Bit of a Do 6.3

A Bit of a Do

as Neville Badger

1989
The Edwardians 6.2

The Edwardians

as Frederick Henry Royce

1972
Quiller 10.0

Quiller

as Quiller

1975
About Face 7.0

About Face

as Michael

1989
Time for Murder 4.0

Time for Murder

as Austin Tupp

1985
A Dinner of Herbs 6.4

A Dinner of Herbs

as Justice Craig

2000
99-1

99-1

as Chauncy

1994
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Jimmy

1956
Worlds Beyond 5.8

Worlds Beyond

as Drayton Thomas

1986
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

as Stafford

1969
Solo

Solo

1970
Haggard 4.0

Haggard

1990
Jane Eyre 6.2

Jane Eyre

as Mr Rochester

1973
Biography

Biography

as Ludwig van Beethoven

1970
The Royal 7.8

The Royal

as Henry Appleton

2003

Reviews

Loading reviews...