James Hayter
Age: 75 | From: Lonavala, India
Person Details
Birthday: 1907-04-23 16:53:29
Death: 1983-03-27 16:53:29
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lonavala, India
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Movie Involvements: 54
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
James Hayter (23 April 1907 – 27 March 1983) was a British actor. He was born in Lonavala, India, brought up in Scotland and died in Spain. His best remembered film roles include Friar Tuck in the 1952 film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men and Samuel Pickwick in The Pickwick Papers of the same year. His rotund appearance and fruity voice made him a natural choice for such roles. A pupil of Dollar Academy, he became a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, his film career began in 1936 in Sensation, but was interrupted by World War II during which he served in the Royal Armoured Corps. His later career included roles in TV series such as The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Onedin Line and Are You Being Served?. His 1946 television series Pinwright's Progress, shown on the BBC, is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy format in the history of British television. He was also the original narrator of the UK television advertisements for Mr. Kipling cakes. In fact, these ads led to his departure from Are You Being Served?; the cake company paid him a significant bonus to withdraw from the series, as they felt his reputation lent an air of dignity to their snack advertisements. In the film Oliver!, he played Mr Jessop the book shop owner. He appeared in scenes when Dodger steals a gentleman's wallet outside the book shop and also when Oliver is in court charged with the robbery. Hayter used to have a tree house in his back garden where he would retire of an evening to learn and practise his lines from his current script. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hayter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Avengers
(1961) Ticket Collector
The Onedin Line
(1971) Captain Webster
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962) Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)
The Flaxton Boys
(1969) Nathan
Oliver!
(1968) Mr. Jessop
The Blood on Satan's Claw
(1971) Squire Middleton
The Fallen Idol
(1948) Perry
I Was Monty's Double
(1958) Sgt. AdamsActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Owl (voice) | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Mr. Tebbs | |
| Dr. Selby | ||
| 1971 | Captain Webster | |
| Mr. Finlay / grocer owner | ||
| Squire Middleton | ||
| Inspector Herman | ||
| 1970 | Bailiff | |
| Butler to Berg | ||
| 1969 | Porter | |
| Nathan | ||
| 1968 | Mr. Jessop | |
| 1967 | Friar Tuck | |
| Harry Hawkins | ||
| 1962 | Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited) | |
| Daniels | ||
| Pipe Smoker | ||
| 1961 | Ticket Collector | |
| 1959 | Mr Memory | |
| Earnshaw | ||
| 1958 | Sgt. Adams | |
| N/A | ||
| Mr Frith | ||
| Robert Mason | ||
| Mason | ||
| 1957 | Monty | |
| Grandfather Willard | ||
| Silvestre | ||
| 'Cookie' Morrow | ||
| 1956 | Bert Fielding | |
| Nino | ||
| Mr. Bouncenboy | ||
| 1955 | Kimball | |
| Mikka | ||
| 1954 | Mortimer | |
| The Chief | ||
| The Plumber | ||
| 1953 | Fred Collins | |
| Dr. Smith | ||
| Dutton | ||
| Dr. Harvey | ||
| Joe Lawson | ||
| Commentator (voice) | ||
| 1952 | Samuel Pickwick | |
| Prof. Prudence | ||
| Horatio Flowerdew | ||
| Friar Tuck | ||
| 1951 | Bill | |
| Old Thomas | ||
| Sir Douglas Manley | ||
| 1950 | Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger") | |
| Ship's Captain | ||
| Figler (uncredited) | ||
| Prouty | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1949 | Mayor | |
| Commissionaire | ||
| Carrell Quire | ||
| Man with Summons | ||
| Councillor Baines | ||
| John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn | ||
| Dr Murdock | ||
| Pa Fox | ||
| Pringle | ||
| Inn Landlord | ||
| 1948 | Councilor Trouncer | |
| Kingsburgh | ||
| Foreman of the Jury | ||
| Mr. Burrell | ||
| Perry | ||
| Nicholas Klausmann | ||
| Tom Morse | ||
| Bandmaster | ||
| 1947 | Chico | |
| Garage Man | ||
| Music Hall Comic (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. White | ||
| Ned and Charles Cheeryble | ||
| 1946 | Warrant Officer | |
| Ostler | ||
| 1940 | Hans | |
| (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Barker | |
| Nick Green | ||
| 1938 | Captain Potts | |
| Peter Gloag | ||
| 1937 | Chuck | |
| Minor Role | ||
| 1936 | Jock | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
