James Hayter
1907-04-23 ( 117 years old ) in Lonavala, India

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.

Movies

The Light Princess 1978-12-24
Burke & Hare 1972-02-03
Not Tonight, Darling 1971-09-23
The Blood on Satan's Claw 1971-01-28
The Firechasers 1971-01-01
The Horror of Frankenstein 1970-11-08
Song of Norway 1970-11-04
David Copperfield 1969-12-01
Oliver! 1968-09-26
A Challenge for Robin Hood 1967-07-01
Cop-Out 1967-05-23
Lawrence of Arabia 1962-12-11
Out of the Fog 1962-09-01
Go to Blazes 1962-04-18
The Boy and the Bridge 1959-07-28
The 39 Steps 1959-03-13
The Captain's Table 1959-01-06
I Was Monty's Double 1958-10-21
The Big Money 1958-06-09
Gideon's Day 1958-03-25
Gideon's Day 1958-03-25
Sail Into Danger 1957-11-01
The Heart Within 1957-07-01
Mañana... 1957-03-15
Abandon Ship 1957-03-12
It's a Wonderful World 1956-08-28
Port Afrique 1956-06-18
Keep It Clean 1956-05-01
Touch and Go 1955-10-02
Land of the Pharaohs 1955-07-24
Beau Brummell 1954-11-16
The Awakening 1954-07-14
For Better, for Worse 1954-06-20
A Day to Remember 1953-11-10
Will Any Gentleman...? 1953-08-25
Always a Bride 1953-08-12
Four Sided Triangle 1953-05-25
Royal Review 1953-01-01
The Great Game 1953-01-01
The Pickwick Papers 1952-11-14
The Crimson Pirate 1952-09-27
I'm A Stranger 1952-07-01
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952-05-26
Calling Bulldog Drummond 1951-07-02
Tom Brown's Schooldays 1951-04-17
Flesh and Blood 1951-03-06
Trio 1950-10-10
Waterfront 1950-07-26
Night and the City 1950-06-15
Your Witness 1950-03-06
Morning Departure 1950-02-21
The Spider and the Fly 1949-12-01
Passport to Pimlico 1949-10-26
Dear Mr. Prohack 1949-09-07
Don't Ever Leave Me 1949-07-19
All Over the Town 1949-04-25
For Them That Trespass 1949-04-21
The Blue Lagoon 1949-03-01
Once a Jolly Swagman 1949-02-02
Silent Dust 1949-02-01
Helter Skelter 1949-01-07
No Room at the Inn 1948-11-22
Bonnie Prince Charlie 1948-10-26
Quartet 1948-10-26
Woman Hater 1948-10-13
The Fallen Idol 1948-09-30
A Song for Tomorrow 1948-06-08
My Brother Jonathan 1948-02-05
Vice Versa 1948-01-28
The End of the River 1947-12-01
The October Man 1947-08-28
Captain Boycott 1947-08-26
The Mark of Cain 1947-03-14
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947-03-12
School for Secrets 1946-12-23
The Laughing Lady 1946-10-16
Sailors Three 1940-12-14
Band Waggon 1940-03-23
Come on George! 1939-12-01
Murder in Soho 1939-02-01
The Moon in the Yellow River 1938-12-28
Marigold 1938-11-03
Big Fella 1938-01-03
Aren't Men Beasts! 1937-01-19
Sensation 1936-12-16

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