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The Blood on Satan's Claw

as Squire Middleton

1971
Oliver!

as Mr. Jessop

1968
A Challenge for Robin Hood

as Friar Tuck

1967
Cop-Out

as Harry Hawkins

1968
Out of the Fog

as Daniels

1962
The 39 Steps

as Mr Memory

1960
Gideon's Day

as Robert Mason

1958
The Big Money

as Mr Frith

1958
Abandon Ship

as 'Cookie' Morrow

1957
It's a Wonderful World

as Bert Fielding

1956
Port Afrique

as Nino

1956
Land of the Pharaohs

as Mikka

1955
Touch and Go

as Kimball

1955
Four Sided Triangle

as Dr. Harvey

1953
Always a Bride

as Dutton

1954
A Day to Remember

as Fred Collins

1955
The Crimson Pirate

as Prof. Prudence

1952
Flesh and Blood

as Sir Douglas Manley

1951
Once a Jolly Swagman

as Pa Fox

1949
The Blue Lagoon

as Dr Murdock

1949
A Song for Tomorrow

as Nicholas Klausmann

1948
James Hayter James Hayter

Birthday

1907-04-23

Place of Birth

Lonavala, India

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.
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