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Michael Jayston
ActingBORN: 1935-10-29Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
7.9
Doctor Who
1963 // TV
4.8
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 // MOVIE
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997 // TV
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984 // TV
7.6
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 // TV
5.3
Coronation Street
1960 // TV
6.1
Zulu Dawn
1979 // MOVIE
7.8
Foyle's War
2002 // TV
6.5
Cromwell
1970 // MOVIE
6.2
Casualty
1986 // TV
6.2
Casualty
1986 // TV
6.9
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 // MOVIE
5.4
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 // MOVIE
7.7
UFO
1970 // TV
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 // TV