Michael Jayston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 29 October 1935 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- 5 February 2024
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
Acting 46
- 2024Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
- 2022Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
- 2019From This Day Forward as Him
- 2019The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
- 2016UFO From Earth to the Moon as Self
- 2009Albert's Memorial as Albert
- 2008The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
- 2003Finisterre as Narrator (Voice)
- 199720,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Admiral Sellings
- 1996Element of Doubt as Kirk
- 1994Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Jack Donovan
- 1989Somewhere to Run as Roger Fitzpatrick
- 1987Still Crazy Like a Fox as Randall Perry
- 1986Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe as The Valeyard
- 1986Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids as The Valeyard
- 1986Doctor Who: Mindwarp as The Valeyard
- 1986Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet as The Valeyard
- 1983The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
- 1981From a Far Country as Narrator (voice)
- 1980Dominique as Arnold Craven
- 1979Gossip from the Forest as Alfred Maiberling
- 1979Zulu Dawn as Col. Crealock
- 1978The Last Romantic as James
- 1978She Fell Among Thieves as Mansel
- 1975King Lear as Edmund
- 1974The Internecine Project as David Baker
- 1974A Coffin for the Bride as Mark Walker
- 1974Craze as Detective Sgt. Wall
- 1974The Importance of Being Earnest as Jack Worthing
- 1973Ring Once for Death as Roger Masters
- 1973Tales That Witness Madness as Brian (segment "Mel")
- 1973The Homecoming as Teddy
- 1973The Merchant of Venice as Gratiano
- 1973Bequest to the Nation as Capt. Hardy
- 1972Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
- 1972Follow Me! as Charles
- 1971Nicholas and Alexandra as Nicholas
- 1971Competition as Jimmy
- 1971Green Julia as Jake
- 1970Macbeth as Macbeth
- 1970Cromwell as Henry Ireton
- 1970The Hero of My Life as Charles Dickens
- 1970Mad Jack
- 1968A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
- 1965Love's Labour's Lost as Longaville
- 1960Coronation Street as Judge · 1 episode
Sound 1
- 1996First Kid · original music composer