James Hayter
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1978 · The Light Princess as Owl (voice)
- 1974 · Father Brown as
- 1972 · Are You Being Served? as Mr. Tebbs
- 1972 · Burke & Hare as Dr. Selby
- 1971 · The Onedin Line as Captain Webster
- 1971 · Not Tonight, Darling as Mr. Finlay / grocer owner
- 1971 · The Blood on Satan's Claw as Squire Middleton
- 1971 · The Firechasers as Inspector Herman
- 1970 · The Horror of Frankenstein as Bailiff
- 1970 · Song of Norway as Butler to Berg
- 1969 · David Copperfield as Porter
- 1969 · The Flaxton Boys as Nathan
- 1968 · Oliver! as Mr. Jessop
- 1967 · A Challenge for Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- 1967 · Cop-Out as Harry Hawkins
- 1962 · Lawrence of Arabia as Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)
- 1962 · Out of the Fog as Daniels
- 1962 · Go to Blazes as Pipe Smoker
- 1961 · The Avengers as Ticket Collector
- 1959 · The Boy and the Bridge as Tugboat Skipper
- 1959 · The 39 Steps as Mr Memory
- 1959 · The Captain's Table as Earnshaw
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Sgt. Adams
- 1958 · Fair Game as
- 1958 · The Big Money as Mr Frith
- 1958 · Gideon's Day as Robert Mason
- 1958 · Gideon's Day as Mason
- 1957 · Sail Into Danger as Monty
- 1957 · The Heart Within as Grandfather Willard
- 1957 · Mañana... as Silvestre
- 1957 · Abandon Ship as 'Cookie' Morrow
- 1956 · It's a Wonderful World as Bert Fielding
- 1956 · Port Afrique as Nino
- 1956 · Keep It Clean as Mr. Bouncenboy
- 1955 · Touch and Go as Kimball
- 1955 · Land of the Pharaohs as Mikka
- 1954 · Beau Brummell as Mortimer
- 1954 · The Awakening as The Chief
- 1954 · For Better, for Worse as The Plumber
- 1953 · A Day to Remember as Fred Collins
- 1953 · Will Any Gentleman...? as Dr. Smith
- 1953 · Always a Bride as Dutton
- 1953 · Four Sided Triangle as Dr. Harvey
- 1953 · The Great Game as Joe Lawson
- 1953 · Royal Review as Commentator (voice)
- 1952 · The Pickwick Papers as Samuel Pickwick
- 1952 · The Crimson Pirate as Prof. Prudence
- 1952 · I'm A Stranger as Horatio Flowerdew
- 1952 · The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Friar Tuck
- 1951 · Calling Bulldog Drummond as Bill
- 1951 · Tom Brown's Schooldays as Old Thomas
- 1951 · Flesh and Blood as Sir Douglas Manley
- 1950 · Trio as Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger")
- 1950 · Waterfront as Ship's Captain
- 1950 · Night and the City as Figler (uncredited)
- 1950 · Your Witness as Prouty
- 1950 · Morning Departure as
- 1949 · The Spider and the Fly as Mayor
- 1949 · Passport to Pimlico as Commissionaire
- 1949 · Dear Mr. Prohack as Carrell Quire
- 1949 · Don't Ever Leave Me as Man with Summons
- 1949 · All Over the Town as Councillor Baines
- 1949 · For Them That Trespass as John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn
- 1949 · The Blue Lagoon as Dr Murdock
- 1949 · Once a Jolly Swagman as Pa Fox
- 1949 · Silent Dust as Pringle
- 1949 · Helter Skelter as Inn Landlord
- 1948 · No Room at the Inn as Councilor Trouncer
- 1948 · Quartet as Foreman of the Jury
- 1948 · Bonnie Prince Charlie as Kingsburgh
- 1948 · Woman Hater as Mr. Burrell
- 1948 · The Fallen Idol as Perry
- 1948 · A Song for Tomorrow as Nicholas Klausmann
- 1948 · My Brother Jonathan as Tom Morse
- 1948 · Vice Versa as Bandmaster
- 1947 · The End of the River as Chico
- 1947 · The October Man as Garage Man
- 1947 · Captain Boycott as Music Hall Comic (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Mark of Cain as Dr. White
- 1947 · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Ned and Charles Cheeryble
- 1946 · School for Secrets as Warrant Officer
- 1946 · The Laughing Lady as Ostler
- 1940 · Sailors Three as Hans
- 1940 · Band Waggon as (uncredited)
- 1939 · Come on George! as Barker
- 1939 · Murder in Soho as Nick Green
- 1938 · The Moon in the Yellow River as Captain Potts
- 1938 · Marigold as Peter Gloag
- 1938 · Big Fella as Chuck
- 1937 · Aren't Men Beasts! as Minor Role
- 1936 · Sensation as Jock