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Michael Jayston

Actor • Born 1935

Michael Jayston

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About

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

Coronation Street posterCoronation StreetSeries • 1960Midsomer Murders posterMidsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoSeries • 1963Holby City posterHolby CitySeries • 1999Casualty posterCasualtySeries • 1986Crown Court posterCrown CourtSeries • 1972Heartbeat posterHeartbeatSeries • 1992Sherlock Holmes posterSherlock HolmesSeries • 1984The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Tales of the Unexpected posterTales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979Foyle's War posterFoyle's WarSeries • 2002ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969UFO posterUFOSeries • 1970The Ruth Rendell Mysteries posterThe Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries • 1987Thriller posterThrillerSeries • 1973Churchill's People posterChurchill's PeopleSeries • 1974Press Gang posterPress GangSeries • 1989BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977Callan posterCallanSeries • 1967Detective posterDetectiveSeries • 1964The Darling Buds of May posterThe Darling Buds of MaySeries • 1991Murder in Suburbia posterMurder in SuburbiaSeries • 2004