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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 23, 1907
Died
March 27, 1983
Place of Birth
Lonavala, India
Also Known As
- Джеймс Хэйтер
- Henry James Hayter
James Hayter
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.5
Self (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
1994
7.0
Owl (voice)
The Light Princess
1978
6.6
Father Brown
1974
7.2
Mr. Tebbs
Are You Being Served?
1972
5.0
Dr. Selby
Burke & Hare
1972
6.8
Captain Webster
The Onedin Line
1971
4.8
Mr. Finlay / grocer owner
Not Tonight, Darling
1971
6.2
Squire Middleton
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
7.2
Inspector Herman
The Firechasers
1971
5.8
Bailiff
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970
Credits
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
6.5
The Light Princess
as Owl (voice)
1978
7.0
Father Brown
1974
6.6
Are You Being Served?
as Mr. Tebbs
1972
7.2
Burke & Hare
as Dr. Selby
1972
5.0
The Onedin Line
as Captain Webster
1971
6.8
Not Tonight, Darling
as Mr. Finlay / grocer owner
1971
4.8
The Blood on Satan's Claw
as Squire Middleton
1971
6.2
The Firechasers
as Inspector Herman
1971
7.2
The Horror of Frankenstein
as Bailiff
1970
5.8
Song of Norway
as Butler to Berg
1970
4.6
The Adventures of Don Quick
as Hendenno
1970
5.0
David Copperfield
as Porter
1969
5.4
The Flaxton Boys
as Nathan
1969
5.5
Oliver!
as Mr. Jessop
1968
7.0
A Challenge for Robin Hood
as Friar Tuck
1967
6.2
Stranger in the House
as Harry Hawkins
1967
5.2
🎬
The World of Wodehouse
as Smithers
1967
0.0
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)
1962
8.0
Out of the Fog
as Daniels
1962
6.5
Go to Blazes
as Pipe Smoker
1962
6.3
The Avengers
as Ticket Collector
1961
7.7
🎬
You'll Never See Me Again
as Joe Alden
1959
0.0
The Boy and the Bridge
as Tugboat Skipper
1959
5.0
The 39 Steps
as Mr Memory
1959
6.2
The Captain's Table
as Chief Engineer Earnshaw
1959
5.8
I Was Monty's Double
as Sgt. Adams
1958
6.9
🎬
Fair Game
1958
0.0
The Big Money
as Mr Frith
1958
6.4
Gideon's Day
as Robert Mason
1958
6.4
Gideon's Day
as Mason
1958
6.4
Sail Into Danger
as Monty
1957
0.0
The Heart Within
as Grandfather Willard
1957
8.5
🎬
Huntingtower
as Dickson McCunn
1957
0.0
Carry On Admiral
as Sir Henry Tomkinson (uncredited)
1957
6.0
Mañana...
as Silvestre
1957
6.4
Abandon Ship
as 'Cookie' Morrow
1957
7.4
It's a Wonderful World
as Bert Fielding
1956
5.3
Port Afrique
as Nino
1956
5.3
Keep It Clean
as Mr. Bouncenboy
1956
4.6
Touch and Go
as Kimball
1955
6.3
Land of the Pharaohs
as Mikka
1955
6.4
Beau Brummell
as Mortimer
1954
6.5
Mark Saber
as Longhair Smith
1954
7.0
The Awakening
as The Chief
1954
6.5
For Better, for Worse
as The Plumber
1954
5.6
A Day to Remember
as Fred Collins
1953
6.9
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Dr. Smith
1953
5.6
Always a Bride
as Dutton
1953
5.9
Four Sided Triangle
as Dr. Harvey
1953
6.0
🎬
Royal Review
as Commentator (voice)
1953
0.0
The Great Game
as Joe Lawson
1953
6.0
The Pickwick Papers
as Samuel Pickwick
1952
6.7
The Crimson Pirate
as Prof. Prudence
1952
7.0
I'm A Stranger
as Horatio Flowerdew
1952
5.0
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Friar Tuck
1952
6.2
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Bill
1951
5.8
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Old Thomas
1951
6.9
Flesh and Blood
as Sir Douglas Manley
1951
0.0
Trio
as Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger")
1950
6.3
Waterfront
as Ship's Captain
1950
6.4
Night and the City
as Figler (uncredited)
1950
7.5
Your Witness
as Prouty
1950
6.0
Morning Departure
1950
6.8
The Spider and the Fly
as Mayor
1949
6.8
Passport to Pimlico
as Commissionaire
1949
6.9
Dear Mr. Prohack
as Carrell Quire
1949
6.0
Helter Skelter
as Inn Landlord (uncredited)
1949
6.2
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Man with Summons
1949
7.5
All Over the Town
as Councillor Baines
1949
6.2
For Them That Trespass
as John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn
1949
5.0
The Blue Lagoon
as Dr Murdock
1949
5.7
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Pa Fox
1949
5.6
Silent Dust
as Pringle
1949
7.3
No Room at the Inn
as Councilor Trouncer
1948
7.0
Quartet
as Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn")
1948
6.2
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Kingsburgh
1948
4.7
Woman Hater
as Mr. Burrell
1948
7.0
The Fallen Idol
as Perry
1948
7.2
A Song for Tomorrow
as Nicholas Klausmann
1948
6.0
My Brother Jonathan
as Tom Morse
1948
6.6
Vice Versa
as Bandmaster
1948
6.3
The End of the River
as Chico
1947
5.0
The October Man
as Garage Man
1947
6.2
Captain Boycott
as Music Hall Comic (uncredited)
1947
6.8
The Mark of Cain
as Dr. White
1947
6.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Ned and Charles Cheeryble
1947
6.5
School for Secrets
as Warrant Officer
1946
7.0
The Laughing Lady
as Ostler
1946
7.0
Sailors Three
as Hans
1940
7.2
Band Waggon
as (uncredited)
1940
5.3
Come on George!
as Barker
1939
5.8
Murder in Soho
as Nick Green
1939
5.0
🎬
The Moon in the Yellow River
as Captain Potts
1938
0.0
Marigold
as Peter Gloag
1938
0.0
Big Fella
as Chuck
1938
7.0
Aren't Men Beasts!
as Minor Role
1937
0.0
Sensation
as Jock
1936
5.0