Michael Jayston
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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
Credits
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
as Jack Donovan
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
as Nicholas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
as Col. Crealock
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
as Brian (segment "Mel")
Cromwell (1970)
as Henry Ireton
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
as Admiral Sellings
Follow Me! (1972)
as Charles
The Internecine Project (1974)
as David Baker
Macbeth (1970)
as Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
as Demetrius
From a Far Country (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
The Merchant of Venice (1973)
as Gratiano
King Lear (1975)
as Edmund
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)
as Self
Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)
as The Valeyard
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
as Capt. Hardy
Craze (1974)
as Detective Sgt. Wall
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids (1986)
as The Valeyard
Element of Doubt (1996)
as Kirk
The Homecoming (1973)
as Teddy
A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
as Mark Walker
Dominique (1980)
as Arnold Craven
Finisterre (2003)
as Narrator (Voice)
She Fell Among Thieves (1978)
as Mansel
Love's Labour's Lost (1965)
as Longaville
Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)
as Randall Perry
Green Julia (1971)
as Jake
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
as The Valeyard
Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
as self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986)
as The Valeyard
Somewhere to Run (1989)
as Roger Fitzpatrick
Gossip from the Forest (1979)
as Alfred Maiberling
UFO From Earth to the Moon (2016)
as Self
Albert's Memorial (2009)
as Albert
Ring Once for Death (1973)
as Roger Masters
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008)
Actor
The Last Romantic (1978)
as James
The Hero of My Life (1970)
as Charles Dickens
Mad Jack (1970)
Actor
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years (2019)
Actor
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1983)
Actor
The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)
as Jack Worthing
Competition (1971)
as Jimmy
From This Day Forward (2019)
as Him