Acting · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Born October 29, 1935
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.
MovieAlec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
as self
MoviePeter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
as Self
TVRemembers…
2022
MovieFrom This Day Forward
2019
as Him
MovieThe Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
TVDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
MovieUFO From Earth to the Moon
2016
as Self
MovieAlbert's Memorial
2009
as Albert
MovieThe Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
TVMurder in Suburbia
2004
as Bradley
MovieFinisterre
2003
as Narrator (Voice)
TVThe Royal
2003
as Henry Appleton
TVFoyle's War
2002
as AC Henry Parkins
TVA Dinner of Herbs
2000
as Justice Craig
TVHolby City
1999
as Judge
Movie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
as Admiral Sellings
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Reverend Arthur Gould
MovieElement of Doubt
1996
as Kirk
MovieHighlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
as Jack Donovan
TVOutside Edge
1994
as Bob Willis
TV99-1
1994
as Chauncy
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Michael Harvey
TVThe Darling Buds of May
1991
as Ernest Bristow
TVCluedo
1990
as Colonel Mustard
Haggard
1990
TVStay Lucky
1989
as Valentine
Somewhere to Run
1989
as Roger Fitzpatrick
TVPress Gang
1989
as Colonel X
TVA Bit of a Do
1989
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Quentin Nightingale
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
as Randall Perry
MovieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986
as The Valeyard
MovieDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986
as The Valeyard
MovieDoctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
as The Valeyard
TVWorlds Beyond
1986
as Drayton Thomas
MovieDoctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986
as The Valeyard
TVCasualty
1986
as Ian
TVTime for Murder
1985
as Austin Tupp
TVC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
TVBig Deal
1984
as Grover
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as The Earl of Rufton
MovieThe Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
MovieFrom a Far Country
1981
as Narrator (voice)
TVLady Killers
1980
as Frederick Henry Seddon
MovieDominique
1980
as Arnold Craven
TVTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Peter Guillam
MovieGossip from the Forest
1979
as Alfred Maiberling
MovieZulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Crealock
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as G.B. Shaw
The Last Romantic
1978
as James
MovieShe Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Mansel
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Mansel
TVQuiller
1975
as Quiller
MovieKing Lear
1975
as Edmund
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Henry, Bishop of Norwich
MovieThe Internecine Project
1974
as David Baker
MovieA Coffin for the Bride
1974
as Mark Walker
MovieCraze
1974
as Detective Sgt. Wall
The Importance of Being Earnest
1974
as Jack Worthing
MovieRing Once for Death
1973
as Roger Masters
MovieTales That Witness Madness
1973
as Brian (segment "Mel")
MovieThe Homecoming
1973
as Teddy
MovieThe Merchant of Venice
1973
as Gratiano
TVJane Eyre
1973
as Mr Rochester
MovieBequest to the Nation
1973
as Capt. Hardy
TVThriller
1973
as Roger Masters
TVThe Edwardians
1972
as Frederick Henry Royce
MovieAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
TVCrown Court
1972
as Keith Saunders QC
MovieFollow Me!
1972
as Charles
MovieNicholas and Alexandra
1971
as Nicholas
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieCompetition
1971
as Jimmy
Green Julia
1971
as Jake
MovieMacbeth
1970
as Macbeth
Biography
1970
as Ludwig van Beethoven
TVUFO
1970
as Russell Stone
MovieCromwell
1970
as Henry Ireton
MovieThe Hero of My Life
1970
as Charles Dickens
MovieMad Jack
1970
Solo
1970
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Jake
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
as Demetrius
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Gerry Hackett
TVCallan
1967
TVThe Power Game
1965
as Lincoln Dowling
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as John 'Jack' Worthing
MovieLove's Labour's Lost
1965
as Longaville
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Siegfried Sassoon
TVDetective
1964
TVDoctor Who
1963
as The Valeyard
TVCoronation Street
1960
as Judge
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Jimmy
