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Acting

Michael Jayston

Titles
42movies48TV shows
Career

Active from 1965 to 2019, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Michael Jayston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 5.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Literature 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
TypeAllTV shows22Movies14
RoleAnyActing36Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s61970s131980s71990s52000s32010s12020s1
GenreAnyDrama28Crime9Comedy8Mystery5TV Movie4Action & Adventure3War & Politics2Thriller2Documentary2Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Romance2Horror1Fantasy1Talk1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title

2010s

1 title

2000s

3 titles · average score 83
Poster for Finisterre

as Narrator (Voice)

GoodWatch83
Poster for Foyle's War

TV show · as AC Henry Parkins

1990s

5 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch81
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Reverend Arthur Gould

GoodWatch76
Poster for Outside Edge

TV show · as Bob Willis

Poster for 99-1

TV show · as Chauncy

GoodWatch80
Poster for Heartbeat

TV show · as Gerald Hudson / Michael Harvey

GoodWatch78
Poster for The Darling Buds of May

TV show · as Ernest Bristow

1980s

7 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch77
Poster for Press Gang

TV show · as Colonel X

Poster for Stay Lucky

TV show · as Valentine

GoodWatch88
Poster for Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as The Earl of Rufton

GoodWatch76
Poster for Big Deal

TV show · as Grover

Poster for Lady Killers

TV show · as Frederick Henry Seddon

1970s

13 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch92
Poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

TV show · as Peter Guillam

Poster for Gossip from the Forest

as Alfred Maiberling

GoodWatch71
Poster for Tales of the Unexpected

TV show · as G.B. Shaw

Poster for Quiller

TV show · as Quiller

GoodWatch74
Poster for Thriller

TV show · as Roger Masters / Mark Walker

GoodWatch81
Poster for UFO

TV show · as Russell Stone

All 13 titles from the 1970s

1960s

6 titles · average score 76
Poster for ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Gerry Hackett

Poster for The Power Game

TV show · as Lincoln Dowling

GoodWatch76
Poster for Doctor Who

TV show · as The Valeyard