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James Hayter

James Hayter

Actor, Writer

Born April 23, 1907 in Lonavala, India

Died March 27, 1983

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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.

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Filmography

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Type

Year

The Best of 'Are You Being Served?' Poster

The Best of 'Are You Being Served?' TV Movie1992Mr. Tebbs

The Light Princess Poster

The Light Princess TV Movie1978Owl

Under the Same Sun TV Series1978Narrator

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Poster

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Feature Film1976Briggs

Charles Dickens' World of Christmas TV Movie1974

Father Brown Poster

Father Brown TV Series1974Sir Aaron Armstrong

Hunters Walk Poster

Hunters Walk TV Series1973Davenport

Are You Being Served? Poster

Are You Being Served? TV Series1972Mr. Tebbs

Burke & Hare Poster

Burke & Hare Feature Film1972Dr. Selby

Doctor at Large Poster

Doctor at Large TV Series1971Dr. Neilson

Not Tonight, Darling Poster

Not Tonight, Darling Feature Film1971Mr. Finlay

The Blood on Satan's Claw Poster

The Blood on Satan's Claw Feature Film1971Squire Middleton

The Firechasers Poster

The Firechasers Feature Film1971Inspector Herman

The Onedin Line Poster

The Onedin Line TV Series1971Captain Webster

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield TV Movie1970Porter

For the Love of Ada Poster

For the Love of Ada TV Series1970Herbert Jackson

Scramble Poster

Scramble Feature Film1970

Song of Norway Poster

Song of Norway Feature Film1970Butler to Berg

The Adventures of Don Quick Poster

The Adventures of Don Quick TV Series1970Hendenno

The Horror of Frankenstein Poster

The Horror of Frankenstein Feature Film1970Bailiff

Wicked Women Poster

Wicked Women TV Series1970Dr. Macrae

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969Doctor Howard

Stars on Sunday TV Series1969Mr. Pickwick

The Flaxton Boys Poster

The Flaxton Boys TV Series1969Nathan

Oliver! Feature Film1968Mr. Jessop

Rogues' Gallery Poster

Rogues' Gallery TV Series1968Dr. Howard

Tickertape TV Series1968Self

A Challenge for Robin Hood Poster

A Challenge for Robin Hood Feature Film1967Friar Tuck

Blandings Castle Poster

Blandings Castle TV Series1967Smithers

Cop-Out Feature Film1967Harry Hawkins

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Postmaster

The Worker Poster

The Worker TV Series1965Belltower

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook TV Series1962Robsart

Fog for a Killer Poster

Fog for a Killer Feature Film1962Tom Daniels

Go to Blazes Poster

Go to Blazes Feature Film1962Pipe Smoker

Lawrence of Arabia Poster

Lawrence of Arabia Feature Film1962Arab Sheikh at Council

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers TV Series1961Ticket Collector

Man from Interpol Poster

Man from Interpol TV Series1960Henry Roper

The Dickie Henderson Show Poster

The Dickie Henderson Show TV Series1960

Fly Away Peter TV Movie1959Mr. Hapgood

ITV Sunday Night Drama Poster

ITV Sunday Night Drama TV Series1959Newsome

Remembering Summer TV Series1959Self - Presenter

The 39 Steps Poster

The 39 Steps Feature Film1959Mr. Memory

The Boy and the Bridge Poster

The Boy and the Bridge Feature Film1959Tugboat Skipper

The Captain's Table Poster

The Captain's Table Feature Film1959Earnshaw

The Last Chronicle of Barset TV Series1959Mr. Toogood

The Moonstone TV Series1959Gabriel Betteredge

Fair Game TV Series1958Mr. Shaw

Gideon of Scotland Yard Poster

Gideon of Scotland Yard Feature Film1958Robert Mason

Hell, Heaven or Hoboken Poster

Hell, Heaven or Hoboken Feature Film1958Sgt. Adams

Saturday Playhouse TV Series1958Admiral Sir Maximilian Godfrey, K.C.B.

The Key Feature Film1958Locksmith

El aventurero Poster

El aventurero Feature Film1957Monty

Getting Married TV Movie1957Alderman Collins

Highland Fling TV Series1957Augustus Trim

Huntingtower TV Series1957Dickson McCunn

Mañana... Poster

Mañana... Feature Film1957Silvestre - el Sereno

My Pal Bob TV Series1957

O.S.S. TV Series1957Jones

Salute to Show Business TV Special1957Self

Seven Days from Now Poster

Seven Days from Now Feature Film1957'Cookie' Morrow

The Heart Within Poster

The Heart Within Feature Film1957Grandfather Willard

The Ship Was Loaded Poster

The Ship Was Loaded Feature Film1957Member of Parliament

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Arthur Tanner

It's a Wonderful World Poster

It's a Wonderful World Feature Film1956Bert Fielding

Keep It Clean Poster

Keep It Clean Feature Film1956Mr. Bouncenboy

Local Boy Makes Good TV Movie1956Amos

Port Afrique Poster

Port Afrique Feature Film1956Niño

The Big Money Poster

The Big Money Feature Film1956Mr. Frith

Land of the Pharaohs Poster

Land of the Pharaohs Feature Film1955Mikka, Vashtar's Servant

Sailor of Fortune TV Series1955Priest

See How They Run Poster

See How They Run Feature Film1955Bishop of Lax

The Adventures of Robin Hood Poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Series1955Tom the Miller

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Touch and Go Poster

Touch and Go Feature Film1955Kimball

Beau Brummell Poster

Beau Brummell Feature Film1954Mortimer

Cocktails in the Kitchen Poster

Cocktails in the Kitchen Feature Film1954The Plumber

The Vise Poster

The Vise TV Series1954Longhair Smith

A Day to Remember Poster

A Day to Remember Feature Film1953Fred Collins

Always a Bride Poster

Always a Bride Feature Film1953Dutton

Four Sided Triangle Poster

Four Sided Triangle Feature Film1953Dr. Harvey

Rheingold Theatre Poster

Rheingold Theatre TV Series1953'Heavy'

The Great Game Poster

The Great Game Feature Film1953Joe Lawson

The Triangle Feature Film1953Henry Popple

Will Any Gentleman...? Poster

Will Any Gentleman...? Feature Film1953Dr. Smith

I'm a Stranger Poster

I'm a Stranger Feature Film1952Horatio Flowerdew

It's an Ill Wind TV Movie1952Bert Taylor

The Crimson Pirate Poster

The Crimson Pirate Feature Film1952Prof. Elihu Prudence

The Pickwick Papers Poster

The Pickwick Papers Feature Film1952Samuel Pickwick

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Poster

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Feature Film1952Friar Tuck

Wednesday Theatre TV Series1952Georges Duporot

Calling Bulldog Drummond Poster

Calling Bulldog Drummond Feature Film1951Bill

Flesh and Blood Poster

Flesh and Blood Feature Film1951Sir Douglas Manley

Tom Brown's Schooldays Poster

Tom Brown's Schooldays Feature Film1951Old Thomas

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Dr. Kirby

Eye Witness Poster

Eye Witness Feature Film1950Prouty, Trial Witness

Her Panelled Door Poster

Her Panelled Door Feature Film1950Capt. Bradshawe

Night and the City Poster

Night and the City Feature Film1950Figler

Operation Disaster Poster

Operation Disaster Feature Film1950Able Seaman Higgins

Scrapbook for 1933 Short Film1950

Trio Feature Film1950Albert Foreman - Coach Driver

Waterfront Women Poster

Waterfront Women Feature Film1950Ship's captain

All Over the Town Poster

All Over the Town Feature Film1949Baines

Dear Mr. Prohack Poster

Dear Mr. Prohack Feature Film1949Carrell Quire

Don't Ever Leave Me Poster

Don't Ever Leave Me Feature Film1949Man with Summons

For Them That Trespass Poster

For Them That Trespass Feature Film1949John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn

Helter Skelter Poster

Helter Skelter Feature Film1949Inn landlord

Maniacs on Wheels Poster

Maniacs on Wheels Feature Film1949Pa Fox

Passport to Pimlico Poster

Passport to Pimlico Feature Film1949Commissionaire

Shooting Star TV Movie1949Joe Lawson

Silent Dust Poster

Silent Dust Feature Film1949Pringle

The Blue Lagoon Poster

The Blue Lagoon Feature Film1949Doctor Murdoch

The Ghost of Monsieur Tronjolly TV Movie1949Jean Coupri

The Spider and the Fly Poster

The Spider and the Fly Feature Film1949Mayor

A Song for Tomorrow Poster

A Song for Tomorrow Feature Film1948Nicholas Klausmann

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass TV Movie1948Tweedledee

Bonnie Prince Charlie Poster

Bonnie Prince Charlie Feature Film1948Kingsburgh

My Brother Jonathan Poster

My Brother Jonathan Feature Film1948Tom Morse

No Room at the Inn Poster

No Room at the Inn Feature Film1948Councilor Trouncer

Quartet Feature Film1948Foreman of the Jury

The Fallen Idol Poster

The Fallen Idol Feature Film1948Perry

Vice Versa Poster

Vice Versa Feature Film1948Bandmaster

Woman Hater Poster

Woman Hater Feature Film1948Mr. Burrell

Captain Boycott Poster

Captain Boycott Feature Film1947Music Hall Comic

The End of the River Poster

The End of the River Feature Film1947Chico

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Poster

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Feature Film1947Capt. Dodds

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Feature Film1947Ned Cheeryble

The Mark of Cain Poster

The Mark of Cain Feature Film1947Dr. White

The October Man Poster

The October Man Feature Film1947Garage Man

For the Children TV Series1946Toad

Pinwright's Progress TV Series1946Mr. J. Pinwright

Secret Flight Poster

Secret Flight Feature Film1946Warrant Officer

Spring Meeting TV Movie1946James

The Laughing Lady Poster

The Laughing Lady Feature Film1946Ostler, Turk's Head

Band Waggon Poster

Band Waggon Feature Film1940Minor Role

Three Cockeyed Sailors Poster

Three Cockeyed Sailors Feature Film1940Hans

A Night at the Hardcastles TV Movie1939Tony Lumpkin

Behind the Schemes TV Movie1939Lord Fosdyke

Come on George! Poster

Come on George! Feature Film1939Barker

Dance Without Music TV Movie1939John Gay - 23rd March version only

Murder in the Night Poster

Murder in the Night Feature Film1939Nick Green

She Stoops to Conquer TV Movie1939Tony Lumpkin

Marigold Poster

Marigold Feature Film1938Peter Cloag

Red Peppers TV Movie1938Bert Bentley

The Moon in the Yellow River TV Movie1938Captain Potts

Ad Lib TV Movie1937

Aren't Men Beasts Poster

Aren't Men Beasts Feature Film1937Police Sergeant

Big Fella Poster

Big Fella Feature Film1937Chuck

Now You're Here TV Short1937

Queue for Song TV Series1937Self - Performer

Sensation Poster

Sensation Feature Film1936Jock

Writer

1

Remembering Summer TV Series1959

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