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Michael Jayston is a Actor and Original Music Composer British born on 29 october 1935 at Nottingham (United-kingdom)

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston
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Birth name Michael A. James
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 29 october 1935 at Nottingham (United-kingdom)
Death 5 february 2024 (at 88 years)

Michael Jayston (born Michael James) born October 29, 1935 is an English actor.

Biography

Il naît sous le nom de Michael A. James. Il travaille brièvement comme stagiaire comptable dans les bureaux de la National Coad Board, avant d'obtenir une bourse d'étude pour la Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Sous son nom de scène, Michael Jayston, il commence sa carrière au théâtre à 27 ans en 1962, dans la comédie The Amorous Prawn. Il joue ensuite pour diverses compagnies, dont le Bristol Old Vic et le Royal Shakespeare Company.

Il amorce sa carrière à la télévision en 1962 avec un petit rôle dans l'épisode On the Night of the Murder, de la deuxième saison la série "Suspense". En 1970, il tient le rôle-titre dans la mini-série britannique Macbeth et, en 1973, le rôle de Edward Rochester dans la mini-série Jane Eyre. Il fait ensuite une carrière impressionnante à la télévision jusqu'à l'interprétation de Bradley dans la saison 2 de Ash et Scribbs (2005), de Gandolfo Petrucci dans Borgia (2014), mais surtout de Donald de Souza dans 82 épisodes du soap opera britannique Emmerdale (2007-2008).

Son premier rôle au cinéma, en 1968, est celui de Demetrius dans Le Songe d'une nuit d'été (A Midsummer Night's Dream), un film américano-britannique réalisé par Peter Hall. Dans Cromwell (1970) de Ken Hughes, il joue le rôle de Henry Ireton. Deux ans plus tard, dans Nicolas et Alexandra (Nicholas and Alexandra) de Franklin J. Schaffner, il est le tsar Nicolas II. Il passe à la comédie en étant Charles, le mari jaloux, dans Sentimentalement vôtre (Follow Me!) de Carol Reed en 1972. La même année, il incarne l'écrivain Lewis Carroll dans le film musical Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) de William Sterling.

Après 1974, où il est de la distribution du film britannique Crime à distance (The Internecine Project) de Ken Hughes, sa carrière à la télévision limite ses apparitions au cinéma. Ainsi, il faut attendre une douzaine d'années pour le retrouver dans le rôle de Jack Donovan pour Highlander 3 (Highlander III: The Sorcerer) d'Andrew Morahan.

Best films

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
(Actor) Cromwell
Cromwell
(1970)
(Actor)

Usually with

Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
(3 films)
Simon Ward
Simon Ward
(3 films)
Flora Robson
Flora Robson
(3 films)
Michael Nightingale
Michael Nightingale
(3 films)
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Jayston (20 films)

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Actor

Element of Doubt
Element of Doubt (1996)

Directed by Christopher Morahan
Genres Thriller
Actors Nigel Havers, Gina McKee, Michael Jayston, Judy Parfitt, Polly Adams, Mary Woodvine
Roles Kirk
Rating63% 3.186263.186263.186263.186263.18626
A seemingly perfect couple begin to dispute when they should have children and their relationship rapidly deteriorates until she is afraid he might kill her.
Highlander: The Final Dimension
Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
, 1h39
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Time travel films
Actors Christophe Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Mako Iwamatsu, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Neufeld, Daniel Dõ
Roles Jack Donovan
Rating44% 2.2037552.2037552.2037552.2037552.203755
From the dawn of time we came, moving silently among you, down through the centuries...Immortals. I'm Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod, the Highlander. After the death of my friend Ramírez and my beloved wife Heather, I left my home in the Highlands of Scotland and began to wander the world, searching for answers. Finally I came to Japan, to the mountains of Niri, and the cave of the sorcerer Nakano.— Connor MacLeod
Somewhere to Run
Somewhere to Run (1988)

Actors Angela Pleasence, Michael Jayston, Josette Simon, Paul Brooke, Sara Kestelman, Michael Grandage
Roles Roger Fitzpatrick
Rating70% 3.509633.509633.509633.509633.50963
Teenagers Sarah (Weaver) and Debbie (Murdock) run away from home, before meeting shortly after arriving in London. Debbie, the older and more streetwise of the two, is running from a generally bad home life, where her family is poor and her father drinks excessively. Sarah is running from a more affluent home, where she has been sexually abused by her father (Jayston). Both girls stay at a hostel for runaways. Debbie manages to get herself into college, while Sarah unsuccessfully tries to get her father prosecuted, but is instead returned home by the authorities. She runs away again, and ends up on the streets selling herself. She attempts suicide by stepping out in front of a lorry, but is injured and ends up in hospital. The film ends as she lies in hospital, while in the background a radio plays. Debbie calls a request show asking for a dedication for Sarah, with whom she has lost touch.
Dominique
Dominique (1980)
, 1h40
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward, Ron Moody, Judy Geeson
Roles Arnold Craven
Rating54% 2.7047752.7047752.7047752.7047752.704775
Greedy David Ballard (Cliff Robertson) wants to get the money of his wife Dominique (Jean Simmons), so he attempts to drive her insane. He succeeds and she hangs herself, only to come back to haunt him from the afterlife.
Dominique
Dominique (1980)
, 1h40
Directed by Michael Anderson, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward, Ron Moody, Judy Geeson
Roles Arnold Craven
Rating54% 2.7047752.7047752.7047752.7047752.704775
Dominique Balard se suicide. Son mari David, qui cherchait à s'approprier sa fortune de son vivant, est peu à peu assailli par des visions de sa défunte épouse.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV miniseries)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV miniseries) (1979)

Directed by John Irvin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton, Ian William Richardson
Roles Peter Guillam
Rating84% 4.2476154.2476154.2476154.2476154.247615
George Smiley (Guinness), deputy head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, is forced into retirement in the wake of "Operation Testify", a failed spy mission to Czechoslovakia. Veteran British agent Jim Prideaux (Bannen) had been sent to meet with a Czech general he's been told has information identifying a deep-cover Soviet spy planted in the highest echelons of British Secret Intelligence Service, known as the Circus because of its headquarters at Cambridge Circus in London.
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn (1979)
, 1h53
Directed by Douglas Hickox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Peter O'Toole, Burt Lancaster, Nigel Davenport, John Mills, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott
Roles Col. Crealock
Rating65% 3.295913.295913.295913.295913.29591
The film is set in British South Africa, in the province of Natal, in January 1879. The first act of the film revolves around the administrators and officials of Cape Colony, notably the supremely arrogant Lord Chelmsford and the scheming Sir Henry Bartle Frere, who both wish to crush the neighbouring Zulu Empire, which is perceived as a threat to Cape Colony's emerging industrial economy. Bartle Frere issues an impossible ultimatum to the Zulu king, Cetshwayo, demanding that he dissolve the Zulu Empire. Cetshwayo refuses, providing Cape Colony with a pretext to invade Zululand. Despite objections from leading members of Cape Colony's high society and from Great Britain itself, Bartle Frere authorises Lord Chelmsford to lead a British invasion force into Zululand.
Craze
Craze (1974)
, 1h36
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Actors Jack Palance, Diana Dors, Julie Ege, Edith Evans, Trevor Howard, Hugh Griffith
Roles Detective Sgt. Wall
Rating50% 2.512782.512782.512782.512782.51278
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project (1974)
, 1h29
Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors James Coburn, Lee Grant, Harry Andrews, Ian Hendry, Michael Jayston, Keenan Wynn
Roles David Baker
Rating61% 3.099043.099043.099043.099043.09904
Ancien agent secret, le Pr Elliot tient à assoir son autorité dans le monde de la finance. Mais quatre personnes sont témoins de ses activités douteuses. Il décide alors de toutes les supprimer...
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
, 1h58
Directed by James Cellan Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston, Anthony Quayle, Margaret Leighton, Dominic Guard
Roles Capt. Hardy
Rating62% 3.143953.143953.143953.143953.14395
Il s'agit d'un film historique relatant les relations entre l'amiral Nelson et Lady Hamilton durant les guerres napoléoniennes.
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
, 1h30
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Donald Pleasence, Joan Collins, Kim Novak, Jack Hawkins, Georgia Brown, Donald Houston
Roles Brian (segment "Mel")
Rating56% 2.8011652.8011652.8011652.8011652.801165
In the Framing Story, Dr. Tremayne (Donald Pleasence), a psychiatrist in a modern mental asylum, reveals a bold new psychiatric theory to colleague Dr. Nicholas (Jack Hawkins). Tremayne uses four patients who went insane - Paul, Timothy, Brian, and Auriol - to illustrate the theory, presenting each in turn to Nicholas:
The Homecoming
The Homecoming (1973)
, 1h51
Directed by Peter Hall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Michael Jayston, Vivien Merchant, Terence Rigby, Paul Rogers
Roles Teddy
Rating67% 3.3903153.3903153.3903153.3903153.390315
Teddy (Michael Jayston) brings his wife (Vivien Merchant) home to meet his estranged family.
Jane Eyre (1973 miniseries)
Jane Eyre (1973 miniseries) (1973)
, 4h35
Directed by Joan Craft
Actors Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston, Megs Jenkins, Stephanie Beacham, Geoffrey Whitehead
Roles Mr Rochester
Rating74% 3.7340653.7340653.7340653.7340653.734065
In this version of Charlotte Brontë's great novel, Jane Eyre (Sorcha Cusack) is an independent and strong-minded young woman who is hired by Mr. Rochester (Michael Jayston) to work as a governess. What she does not realize is that she must share the estate (and ultimately Mr. Rochester) with his wife, Bertha (Brenda Kempner), who is, by this point in her life, mentally ill and kept locked away in an upstairs attic.