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.
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Fotos
Películas (91)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Mr. Percival Tebbs (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Light Princess
1978 · Owl (voice)
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976 · Briggs
Burke & Hare
1972 · Dr. Selby
Not Tonight, Darling
1971 · Mr. Finlay / grocer owner
Blood on Satan's Claw
1971 · Squire Middleton
The Firechasers
1971 · Inspector Herman
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970 · Bailiff
Song of Norway
1970 · Butler to Berg
David Copperfield
1969 · Porter
Oliver!
1968 · Mr. Jessop
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967 · Friar Tuck
Stranger in the House
1967 · Harry Hawkins
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
1962 · Daniels
Go to Blazes
1962 · Pipe Smoker
You'll Never See Me Again
1959 · Joe Alden
The Boy and the Bridge
1959 · Tugboat Skipper
The 39 Steps
1959 · Mr Memory
The Captain's Table
1959 · Chief Engineer Earnshaw
I Was Monty's Double
1958 · Sgt. Adams
The Big Money
1958 · Mr Frith
Gideon's Day
1958 · Robert Mason, Mason
Sail Into Danger
1957 · Monty
The Heart Within
1957 · Grandfather Willard
Carry On Admiral
1957 · Sir Henry Tomkinson (uncredited)
Mañana...
1957 · Silvestre
Seven Waves Away
1957 · 'Cookie' Morrow
It's a Wonderful World
1956 · Bert Fielding
Port Afrique
1956 · Nino
Keep It Clean
1956 · Mr. Bouncenboy
Touch and Go
1955 · Kimball
Land of the Pharaohs
1955 · Mikka
Beau Brummell
1954 · Mortimer
The Awakening
1954 · The Chief
For Better, for Worse
1954 · Plumber
A Day to Remember
1953 · Fred Collins
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953 · Dr. Smith
Always a Bride
1953 · Dutton
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Dr. Harvey
Royal Review
1953 · Commentator (voice)
The Great Game
1953 · Joe Lawson
The Pickwick Papers
1952 · Samuel Pickwick
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Prof. Elihu Prudence
I'm A Stranger
1952 · Horatio Flowerdew
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · Friar Tuck
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951 · Bill
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951 · Old Thomas
Flesh and Blood
1951 · Sir Douglas Manley
The Woman with No Name
1950 · Captain Bradshawe
Trio
1950 · Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger")
Waterfront
1950 · Ship's Captain
Night and the City
1950 · Figler (uncredited)
Your Witness
1950 · Prouty
Morning Departure
1950
Scrapbook for 1933
1950 · (voice)
The Spider and the Fly
1949 · Mayor
Passport to Pimlico
1949 · Commissionaire
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949 · Carrell Quire
Helter Skelter
1949 · Inn Landlord (uncredited)
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949 · Man with Summons
All Over the Town
1949 · Councillor Baines
For Them That Trespass
1949 · John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn
The Blue Lagoon
1949 · Dr Murdock
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949 · Pa Fox
Silent Dust
1949 · Pringle
No Room at the Inn
1948 · Councilor Trouncer
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948 · Kingsburgh
Quartet
1948 · Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn")
Woman Hater
1948 · Mr. Burrell
The Fallen Idol
1948 · Perry
A Song for Tomorrow
1948 · Nicholas Klausmann
My Brother Jonathan
1948 · Tom Morse
Vice Versa
1948 · Bandmaster
The End of the River
1947 · Chico
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Capt. Dodds (uncredited)
The October Man
1947 · Garage Man
Captain Boycott
1947 · Music Hall Comic (uncredited)
The Mark of Cain
1947 · Dr. White
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Ned and Charles Cheeryble
School for Secrets
1946 · Warrant Officer
The Laughing Lady
1946 · Ostler
Sailors Three
1940 · Hans
Band Waggon
1940 · (uncredited)
Come on George!
1939 · Barker
Murder in Soho
1939 · Nick Green
The Moon in the Yellow River
1938 · Captain Potts
Marigold
1938 · Peter Gloag
Big Fella
1938 · Chuck
Aren't Men Beasts!
1937 · Minor Role
Sensation
1936 · Jock
Series (14)
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Father Brown
1974 · Sir Aaron Armstrong
Are You Being Served?
1972 · Mr. Tebbs
The Onedin Line
1971 · Captain Webster
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970 · Hendenno
Wicked Women
1970 · Dr. Macrae
The Flaxton Boys
1969 · Nathan
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Smithers
The Avengers
1961 · Ticket Collector
Fair Game
1958 · Mr Shaw
Huntingtower
1957 · Dickson McCunn
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Bert Taylor, Arthur Tanner, Mayor, Joe Alden
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Tom the Miller
Mark Saber
1954 · Longhair Smith