James Hayter

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Henry James Goodenough Hayter, better known as James Hayter, was a British actor of television and film. He is best remembered for his roles as Friar Tuck in the film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and as Samuel Pickwick in the film The Pickwick Papers (1952), the latter earning him a BAFTA Award for Best British Actor nomination.

Born

Tuesday, 23 April 1907

Died

Sunday, 27 March 1983

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Masterpiece Mystery	Sir Aaron Armstrong	1980
The Bawdy Adventures Of Tom Jones	Briggs	1976
Father Brown	Sir Aaron Armstrong	1974
Are You Being Served?	Mr. Percival Tebbs	1972
Burke & Hare	Dr. Selby	1972
The Onedin Line	Captain Webster	1971
Not Tonight, Darling	Mr. Finlay	1971
The Firechasers	Inspector Herman	1971
Doctor at Large	Dr. Neilson	1971
The Blood on Satan's Claw	Squire Middleton	1971

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Masterpiece Mystery	Sir Aaron Armstrong	1980
The Bawdy Adventures Of Tom Jones	Briggs	1976
Father Brown	Sir Aaron Armstrong	1974
Are You Being Served?	Mr. Percival Tebbs	1972
Burke & Hare	Dr. Selby	1972
The Onedin Line	Captain Webster	1971
Not Tonight, Darling	Mr. Finlay	1971
The Firechasers	Inspector Herman	1971
Doctor at Large	Dr. Neilson	1971
The Blood on Satan's Claw	Squire Middleton	1971
The Horror of Frankenstein	Bailiff	1970
Song of Norway	Butler to Berg	1970
David Copperfield	Porter	1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre	Doctor Howard	1969
Oliver!	Mr. Jessop	1968
Rogues' Gallery	Dr. Howard	1968
A Challenge for Robin Hood	Friar Tuck	1967
Cop-Out	Harry Hawkins	1967
Lawrence Of Arabia	Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)	1962
Fog for a Killer	Tom Daniels	1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook	Robsart	1962
Go to Blazes	Pipe Smoker	1962
The Avengers	Ticket Collector	1961
The Dickie Henderson Show		1960
The Boy and the Bridge	Tugboat Skipper	1959
The 39 Steps	Mr. Memory	1959
The Captain's Table	Earnshaw	1959
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken	Sgt. Adams	1958
Gideon of Scotland Yard	Mason	1958
O.S.S.	Jones	1957
Seven Days from Now	'Cookie' Morrow	1957
The Big Money	Mr Frith	1956
It's a Wonderful World	Bert Fielding	1956
Armchair Theatre	Arthur Tanner, Bert Taylor, Joe Alden	1956
Port Afrique	Nino	1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood	Tom the Miller	1955
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
Land Of The Pharaohs	Mikka, Vashtar's Servant	1955
Beau Brummell	Mortimer	1954
The Magical World of Disney	Friar Tuck	1954
The Vise		1954
Cocktails in the Kitchen	The Plumber	1954
A Day to Remember	Fred Collins	1953
Always a Bride	Dutton	1953
Will Any Gentleman...?	Dr. Smith	1953
Four Sided Triangle	Dr. Harvey	1953
Rheingold Theatre	Al Hosmer, Brannigan, Dr. Symonds, 'Heavy', Henry Popple, The Chief	1953
The Great Game	Joe Lawson	1953
The Pickwick Papers	Samuel Pickwick	1952
The Crimson Pirate	Prof. Elihu Prudence	1952
I'm A Stranger	Horatio Flowerdew	1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men	Friar Tuck	1952
Calling Bulldog Drummond	Bill	1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays	Old Thomas	1951
Flesh and Blood	Sir Douglas Manley	1951
Her Panelled Door	Capt. Bradshawe	1950
Trio	Albert Foreman - Coach Driver (segment "The Verger")	1950
Waterfront Women	Ship's captain	1950
Night And The City	Figler, King of the Beggars	1950
Operation Disaster	Able Seaman Higgins	1950
Eye Witness	Prouty, Trial Witness	1950
The Spider and the Fly	Mayor	1949
Dear Mr. Prohack	Carrell Quire	1949
Passport To Pimlico	Commissionaire	1949
All Over the Town	Baines	1949
For Them That Trespass	John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn	1949
The Blue Lagoon	Doctor Murdoch	1949
Maniacs on Wheels	Pa Fox	1949
Silent Dust	Pringle	1949
No Room at the Inn	Councilor Trouncer	1948
Quartet	Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn")	1948
Woman Hater	Mr. Burrell	1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie	Kingsburgh	1948
The Fallen Idol	Perry	1948
A Song for Tomorrow	Nicholas Klausmann	1948
My Brother Jonathan	Tom Morse / Tony Dakers	1948
Vice Versa	Bandmaster	1948
The End of the River	Chico	1947
The October Man	Garage Man	1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	Charles Cheeryble	1947
The Mark of Cain	Dr. White	1947
Secret Flight	Warrant Officer	1946
The Laughing Lady	Ostler, Turk's Head	1946
Three Cockeyed Sailors	Hans	1940
Band Waggon	Minor Role	1940
Come on George!	Barker	1940
Murder in the Night	Nick Green	1939
Big Fella	Chuck	1937
Sensation	Jock	1937