Michael Jayston
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Reverend Arthur Gould
1997
Series
Coronation Street
Judge
1960
Series
Doctor Who
The Valeyard
1963
Series
Holby City
Judge
1999
Series
Casualty
Ian
1986
Series
Casualty
David Northwick
1986
Series
Crown Court
Keith Saunders QC
1972
Series
Heartbeat
Michael Harvey
1992
Series
Heartbeat
Gerald Hudson
1992
Series
Foyle's War
AC Henry Parkins
2002
Series
BBC Play of the Month
John 'Jack' Worthing
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Edmund
1965
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
G.B. Shaw
1979
Series
Sherlock Holmes
The Earl of Rufton
1984
Series
The Wednesday Play
Siegfried Sassoon
1964
Series
ITV Playhouse
Gerry Hackett
1967
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Jake
1969
Series
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Quentin Nightingale
1987
Series
Thriller
Roger Masters
1973
Series
Thriller
Mark Walker
1973
Series
Remembers…
2022
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Mansel
1977
Series
UFO
Russell Stone
1970
Series
Churchill's People
Henry, Bishop of Norwich
1974
Series
Callan
1967
Series
Press Gang
Colonel X
1989
Series
The Darling Buds of May
Ernest Bristow
1991
Series
Detective
1964
Series
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Series
Lady Killers
Frederick Henry Seddon
1980
Series
Cluedo
Colonel Mustard
1990
Series
Murder in Suburbia
Bradley
2004
Series
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Guillam
1979
Series
The Edwardians
Frederick Henry Royce
1972
Series
The Power Game
Lincoln Dowling
1965
Series
Outside Edge
Bob Willis
1994
Series
Stay Lucky
Valentine
1989
Quiller
Quiller
1975
Series
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Series
Big Deal
Grover
1984
Series
Worlds Beyond
Drayton Thomas
1986
Film
Zulu Dawn
Col. Crealock
1979
Film
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas
1971
Series
Armchair Theatre
Jimmy
1956
Series
A Dinner of Herbs
Justice Craig
2000
Series
A Bit of a Do
1989
Film
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Jack Donovan
1994
Series
Time for Murder
Austin Tupp
1985
Film
Follow Me!
Charles
1972
Film
Dominique
Arnold Craven
1980
Film
Cromwell
Henry Ireton
1970
Film
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
1972
Film
Craze
Detective Sgt. Wall
1974
Film
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Admiral Sellings
1997
Film
Element of Doubt
Kirk
1996
Series
The Royal
Henry Appleton
2003
Haggard
1990
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Randall Perry
1987
Film
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
Film
Tales That Witness Madness
Brian (segment "Mel")
1973
Series
Jane Eyre
Mr Rochester
1973
Film
Bequest to the Nation
Capt. Hardy
1973
Film
Love's Labour's Lost
Longaville
1965
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
1968
Film
The Homecoming
Teddy
1973
Film
The Internecine Project
David Baker
1974
Film
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
The Valeyard
1986
Film
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
2016
Film
Macbeth
Macbeth
1970
Film
From a Far Country
Narrator (voice)
1981
Film
King Lear
Edmund
1975
Film
The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
1973
Film
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
The Valeyard
1986
Film
A Coffin for the Bride
Mark Walker
1974
Film
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
Somewhere to Run
Roger Fitzpatrick
1989
Film
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
The Valeyard
1986
Film
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
2024
Film
Gossip from the Forest
Alfred Maiberling
1979
Film
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Film
She Fell Among Thieves
Mansel
1978
Film
From This Day Forward
Him
2019
Film
Competition
Jimmy
1971
Film
Albert's Memorial
Albert
2009
Film
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
The Valeyard
1986
Film
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
Film
Finisterre
Narrator (Voice)
2003
Film
Mad Jack
1970
The Last Romantic
James
1978
Film
Ring Once for Death
Roger Masters
1973
Film
The Hero of My Life
Charles Dickens
1970
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jack Worthing
1974
Green Julia
Jake
1971