James Hayter

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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	0.4057
Birthday	1907-04-23
Place of Birth	Lonavala, India
Also Known As	Джеймс Хэйтер, Henry James Hayter,

The Horror of Frankenstein

The Fallen Idol

The Crimson Pirate

The 39 Steps

The Blood on Satan's Claw

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Burke & Hare

Beau Brummell

For Better, for Worse

Tom Brown's Schooldays

The End of the River

Gideon's Day

Royal Review

A Challenge for Robin Hood

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Moon in the Yellow River

Once a Jolly Swagman

Four Sided Triangle

Seven Waves Away

Murder in Soho

Trio

The Pickwick Papers

Always a Bride

The Big Money

Dear Mr. Prohack

Silent Dust

I'm A Stranger

Out of the Fog

Song of Norway

A Day to Remember

A Song for Tomorrow

Marigold

Big Fella

The Blue Lagoon

Bonnie Prince Charlie

All Over the Town

Port Afrique

The Captain's Table

Touch and Go

The Great Game

It's a Wonderful World

David Copperfield

Not Tonight, Darling

Come on George!

For Them That Trespass

My Brother Jonathan

Keep It Clean

Band Waggon

Lawrence of Arabia

Morning Departure

Sensation

Aren't Men Beasts!

Passport to Pimlico

Oliver!

Flesh and Blood

The Firechasers

Land of the Pharaohs

The Light Princess

Mañana...

The October Man

Waterfront

The Awakening

Stranger in the House

Your Witness

Sailors Three

Night and the City

The Heart Within

Go to Blazes

School for Secrets

Calling Bulldog Drummond

I Was Monty's Double

Helter Skelter

Captain Boycott

Will Any Gentleman...?

Gideon's Day

Woman Hater

No Room at the Inn

Don't Ever Leave Me

The Laughing Lady

The Spider and the Fly