James Hayter

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

119

Movies

Born: April 23, 1907 – March 27, 1983
From: 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.

Works

91 films

Lawrence of Arabia

19628.0

Oliver!

19687.0

The Crimson Pirate

19527.0

Sailors Three

19407.6

Always a Bride

19536.5

The Horror of Frankenstein

19705.9

Mañana...

19576.5

Night and the City

19507.5

Vice Versa

19487.2

The Blood on Satan's Claw

19716.2

The Fallen Idol

19487.2

Royal Review

1953

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

19476.7

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

19526.2

Seven Waves Away

19577.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

20056.5

Land of the Pharaohs

19556.4

The 39 Steps

19596.3

The Captain's Table

19596.0

Gideon's Day

19586.4

Burke & Hare

19725.2

I Was Monty's Double

19586.9

Beau Brummell

19546.5

Passport to Pimlico

19496.9

Port Afrique

19565.9

Flesh and Blood

19517.0

The Blue Lagoon

19495.8

Big Fella

19387.3

The Pickwick Papers

19527.0

It's a Wonderful World

19565.8

Captain Boycott

19477.2

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

19763.5

The Awakening

19546.5

Tom Brown's Schooldays

19517.0

Marigold

19388.0

Quartet

19486.3

A Challenge for Robin Hood

19676.3

The Light Princess

19787.0

For Them That Trespass

19495.3

Trio

19506.4

Morning Departure

19506.9

Helter Skelter

19496.4

Stranger in the House

19675.4

Woman Hater

19487.7

Dear Mr. Prohack

19496.4

Go to Blazes

19626.3

A Day to Remember

19537.4

The Heart Within

19578.0

Calling Bulldog Drummond

19516.5

The Woman with No Name

19508.0

David Copperfield

19695.6

The October Man

19476.2

Your Witness

19506.2

For Better, for Worse

19545.8

The Big Money

19587.0

My Brother Jonathan

19486.8

Four Sided Triangle

19535.9

Touch and Go

19556.6

Murder in Soho

19396.0

Waterfront

19506.5

School for Secrets

19467.2

The Spider and the Fly

19496.9

The Firechasers

19717.7

Song of Norway

19705.3

Carry On Admiral

19576.4

You'll Never See Me Again

1959

The End of the River

19476.3

Bonnie Prince Charlie

19485.5

Will Any Gentleman...?

19536.3

Aren't Men Beasts!

19377.0

Once a Jolly Swagman

19495.8

The Great Game

19537.3

Don't Ever Leave Me

19497.7

I'm A Stranger

19526.3

The Boy and the Bridge

19596.0

Silent Dust

19497.4

The Laughing Lady

19467.5

Sail Into Danger

195710.0

Come on George!

19396.0

Out of the Fog

19627.0

No Room at the Inn

19488.5

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

19475.7

All Over the Town

19496.6

Not Tonight, Darling

19715.3

The Mark of Cain

19476.2

The Moon in the Yellow River

19387.0

Sensation

19366.0

A Song for Tomorrow

19486.3

Scrapbook for 1933

19506.0

Keep It Clean

19565.3

Band Waggon

19405.7