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