James Hayter

Acting

James Hayter

Born 1907-04-23 Lonavala, India 91 films

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 Ac…

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Filmography

91 films
Song of Norway poster

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg…

Song of Norway

★ 5.3 1970

Oliver! poster

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from…

Oliver!

★ 7.0 1968