James Hayter

Actor 1936–2005 (69 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Highest Rated

The Heart Within

1957 · as Grandfather Willard

8.5

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 · as Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)

8.0

The Avengers

1961 · as Ticket Collector

7.7

Known For

Film

Lawrence of Arabia

Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)

Film

Oliver!

Mr. Jessop

Film

Night and the City

Figler (uncredited)

Film

The Fallen Idol

Perry

Film

The Crimson Pirate

Prof. Prudence

Film

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Tebbs

Film

The Blood on Satan's Claw

Squire Middleton

Film

Passport to Pimlico

Commissionaire

Filmography

Acting (103)

Movies (91)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Mr. Percival Tebbs (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

The Light Princess

1978

as Owl (voice)

7.0

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Briggs

Burke & Hare

as Dr. Selby

The Blood on Satan's Claw

1971

as Squire Middleton

6.2

Not Tonight, Darling

1971

as Mr. Finlay / grocer owner

4.8

The Firechasers

1971

as Inspector Herman

7.2

The Horror of Frankenstein

as Bailiff

Song of Norway

as Butler to Berg

David Copperfield

as Porter

Oliver!

as Mr. Jessop

Stranger in the House

1967

as Harry Hawkins

5.2

A Challenge for Robin Hood

1967

as Friar Tuck

6.2

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)

Go to Blazes

as Pipe Smoker

Out of the Fog

as Daniels

The 39 Steps

as Mr Memory

The Captain's Table

as Chief Engineer Earnshaw

5.8

You'll Never See Me Again

1959

as Joe Alden

The Boy and the Bridge

as Tugboat Skipper

The Big Money

as Mr Frith

Gideon's Day

as Robert Mason

I Was Monty's Double

as Sgt. Adams

The Heart Within

as Grandfather Willard

8.5

Carry On Admiral

1957

as Sir Henry Tomkinson (uncredited)

Seven Waves Away

as 'Cookie' Morrow

Sail Into Danger

as Monty

Mañana...

as Silvestre

Keep It Clean

as Mr. Bouncenboy

It's a Wonderful World

as Bert Fielding

Port Afrique

as Nino

Land of the Pharaohs

as Mikka

Touch and Go

as Kimball

Beau Brummell

as Mortimer

The Awakening

as The Chief

For Better, for Worse

as Plumber

The Great Game

as Joe Lawson

Royal Review

as Commentator (voice)

Always a Bride

as Dutton

Four Sided Triangle

as Dr. Harvey

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Dr. Smith

A Day to Remember

as Fred Collins

The Pickwick Papers

as Samuel Pickwick

The Crimson Pirate

as Prof. Prudence

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

as Friar Tuck

I'm A Stranger

as Horatio Flowerdew

Flesh and Blood

as Sir Douglas Manley

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951

as Old Thomas

6.9

Calling Bulldog Drummond

as Bill

Waterfront

as Ship's Captain

Trio

as Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger")

6.3

Night and the City

1950

as Figler (uncredited)

7.5

Morning Departure

1950

6.8

The Woman with No Name

as Captain Bradshawe

Your Witness

as Prouty

Scrapbook for 1933

as (voice)

The Spider and the Fly

as Mayor

The Blue Lagoon

as Dr Murdock

Passport to Pimlico

as Commissionaire

Helter Skelter

as Inn Landlord (uncredited)

All Over the Town

as Councillor Baines

Don't Ever Leave Me

as Man with Summons

Dear Mr. Prohack

as Carrell Quire

Silent Dust

as Pringle

For Them That Trespass

1949

as John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn

5.0

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949

as Pa Fox

5.6

Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Kingsburgh

Vice Versa

as Bandmaster

Quartet

as Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn")

The Fallen Idol

as Perry

My Brother Jonathan

as Tom Morse

A Song for Tomorrow

as Nicholas Klausmann

Woman Hater

as Mr. Burrell

No Room at the Inn

as Councilor Trouncer

7.0

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947

as Ned and Charles Cheeryble

The October Man

as Garage Man

The End of the River

as Chico

Captain Boycott

as Music Hall Comic (uncredited)

6.8

The Mark of Cain

1947

as Dr. White

6.0

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947

as Capt. Dodds (uncredited)

School for Secrets

as Warrant Officer

The Laughing Lady

as Ostler

Sailors Three

as Hans

Band Waggon

as (uncredited)

Come on George!

as Barker

Murder in Soho

as Nick Green

Big Fella

as Chuck

Marigold

as Peter Gloag

The Moon in the Yellow River

1938

as Captain Potts

Aren't Men Beasts!

1937

as Minor Role

Sensation

1936

as Jock

5.0

Television (12)

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Father Brown

1974

6.6

Are You Being Served?

as Mr. Tebbs

The Onedin Line

as Captain Webster

The Adventures of Don Quick

as Hendenno

The Flaxton Boys

as Nathan

The World of Wodehouse

1967

as Smithers

The Avengers

as Ticket Collector

Fair Game

Huntingtower

as Dickson McCunn

Armchair Theatre

as Bert Taylor

Mark Saber

as Longhair Smith