Michael Jayston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-10-29

Day of death

2024-02-05 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Michael Jayston

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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Holby City

    Holby City

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • UFO

    UFO

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Competition

    Competition

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes

    C.A.T.S. Eyes

  • Press Gang

    Press Gang

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Doctor Who: Mindwarp

    Doctor Who: Mindwarp

  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    Highlander III: The Sorcerer

  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Dominique

    Dominique

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Follow Me!

    Follow Me!

  • Element of Doubt

    Element of Doubt

  • Outside Edge

    Outside Edge

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • Cluedo

    Cluedo

  • The Darling Buds of May

    The Darling Buds of May

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Big Deal

    Big Deal

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • The Power Game

    The Power Game

  • A Bit of a Do

    A Bit of a Do

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • Cromwell

    Cromwell

  • Finisterre

    Finisterre

  • A Dinner of Herbs

    A Dinner of Herbs

  • Love's Labour's Lost

    Love's Labour's Lost

  • The Internecine Project

    The Internecine Project

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

    Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Tales That Witness Madness

    Tales That Witness Madness

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

  • Craze

    Craze

  • Haggard

    Haggard

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Gossip from the Forest

    Gossip from the Forest

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • A Coffin for the Bride

    A Coffin for the Bride

  • She Fell Among Thieves

    She Fell Among Thieves

  • Mad Jack

    Mad Jack

  • From a Far Country

    From a Far Country

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Bequest to the Nation

    Bequest to the Nation

  • Still Crazy Like a Fox

    Still Crazy Like a Fox

  • Somewhere to Run

    Somewhere to Run

  • The Hero of My Life

    The Hero of My Life

  • The Homecoming

    The Homecoming

  • UFO From Earth to the Moon

    UFO From Earth to the Moon

  • Ring Once for Death

    Ring Once for Death

  • The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act

    Alec Guinness: A Class Act

  • Albert's Memorial

    Albert's Memorial

  • The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

    The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

  • The Last Romantic

    The Last Romantic

  • The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

    The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

  • From This Day Forward

    From This Day Forward

  • Green Julia

    Green Julia