James Hayter: movies and TV shows
James Hayter has 108 credits in the archive: 92 films and 16 TV series, from 1936 to 2005. Highest rated: Lawrence of Arabia (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1936 – 2005 · busiest year: 1949 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Mr. Percival Tebbs (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 98 |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 87 |
| 1978 | The Light Princess | Owl (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Briggs | Film | 3.5 | 69 |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Sir Aaron Armstrong | TV | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1972 | Are You Being Served? | Mr. Tebbs | TV | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1972 | Burke & Hare | Dr. Selby | Film | 5.2 | 65 |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | Captain Webster | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1971 | The Blood on Satan's Claw | Squire Middleton | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1971 | The Firechasers | Inspector Herman | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1971 | Not Tonight, Darling | Mr. Finlay / grocer owner | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick | Hendenno | TV | 5.0 | 63 |
| 1970 | The Horror of Frankenstein | Bailiff | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1970 | Song of Norway | Butler to Berg | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1969 | The Flaxton Boys | Nathan | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1969 | David Copperfield | Porter | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1968 | Oliver! | Mr. Jessop | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1967 | The World of Wodehouse | Smithers | TV | — | 60 |
| 1967 | Stranger in the House | Harry Hawkins | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 1967 | A Challenge for Robin Hood | Friar Tuck | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1962 | Go to Blazes | Pipe Smoker | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1962 | Out of the Fog | Daniels | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Ticket Collector | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps | Mr Memory | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Chief Engineer Earnshaw | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1959 | The Boy and the Bridge | Tugboat Skipper | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1959 | You'll Never See Me Again | Joe Alden | Film | — | 52 |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Sgt. Adams | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1958 | Fair Game | Mr Shaw | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Robert Mason | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Mason | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1958 | The Big Money | Mr Frith | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1957 | Mañana... | Silvestre | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1957 | Seven Waves Away | 'Cookie' Morrow | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1957 | Huntingtower | Dickson McCunn | TV | — | 50 |
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | Sir Henry Tomkinson (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1957 | The Heart Within | Grandfather Willard | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1957 | Sail Into Danger | Monty | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Bert Taylor | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Arthur Tanner | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mayor | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Joe Alden | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | It's a Wonderful World | Bert Fielding | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1956 | Port Afrique | Nino | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1956 | Keep It Clean | Mr. Bouncenboy | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Tom the Miller | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1955 | Land of the Pharaohs | Mikka | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1955 | Touch and Go | Kimball | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1954 | Mark Saber | Longhair Smith | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell | Mortimer | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | The Awakening | The Chief | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1954 | For Better, for Worse | Plumber | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1953 | Always a Bride | Dutton | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1953 | Royal Review | Commentator (voice) | Film | — | 46 |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Dr. Smith | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1953 | A Day to Remember | Fred Collins | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Great Game | Joe Lawson | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1953 | Four Sided Triangle | Dr. Harvey | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate | Prof. Prudence | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Friar Tuck | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1952 | The Pickwick Papers | Samuel Pickwick | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1952 | I'm A Stranger | Horatio Flowerdew | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Sir Douglas Manley | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Bill | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1951 | Tom Brown's Schooldays | Old Thomas | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | Night and the City | Figler (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1950 | Waterfront | Ship's Captain | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1950 | Morning Departure | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1950 | The Woman with No Name | Captain Bradshawe | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1950 | Your Witness | Prouty | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1950 | Trio | Albert Foreman (segment "The Verger") | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1950 | Scrapbook for 1933 | (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Inn Landlord (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1949 | The Blue Lagoon | Dr Murdock | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1949 | Dear Mr. Prohack | Carrell Quire | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1949 | Passport to Pimlico | Commissionaire | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1949 | The Spider and the Fly | Mayor | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly Swagman | Pa Fox | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me | Man with Summons | Film | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1949 | For Them That Trespass | John Craigie 'Jocko' Glenn | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1949 | All Over the Town | Councillor Baines | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1949 | Silent Dust | Pringle | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1948 | Vice Versa | Bandmaster | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Fallen Idol | Perry | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan | Tom Morse | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Kingsburgh | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1948 | Quartet | Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn") | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1948 | A Song for Tomorrow | Nicholas Klausmann | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1948 | Woman Hater | Mr. Burrell | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1948 | No Room at the Inn | Councilor Trouncer | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ned and Charles Cheeryble | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1947 | Captain Boycott | Music Hall Comic (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Capt. Dodds (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1947 | The October Man | Garage Man | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1947 | The End of the River | Chico | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1947 | The Mark of Cain | Dr. White | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Warrant Officer | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1946 | The Laughing Lady | Ostler | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1940 | Sailors Three | Hans | Film | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1940 | Band Waggon | (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1939 | Murder in Soho | Nick Green | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1939 | Come on George! | Barker | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1938 | Marigold | Peter Gloag | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1938 | Big Fella | Chuck | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1938 | The Moon in the Yellow River | Captain Potts | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1937 | Aren't Men Beasts! | Minor Role | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1936 | Sensation | Jock | Film | 6.0 | 29 |