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James Robertson Justice (1907–1975)

Actor

James Robertson Justice was always a noticeable presence in a film with his large stature, bushy beard and booming voice. A Ph.D., a journalist, a naturalist, an expert falconer, a racing car driver, JRJ was certainly a man of many talents. He entered the film industry quite late in life (37) after he was spotted serving as MC for a local music hall... See full bio »

Born:

James Norval Harald Robertson Justice
in Lewisham, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 68) in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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1971 The Massacre of Glencoe
MacIain
 
1970 Doctor in Trouble
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1970 Some Will, Some Won't
Sir Charles Robson
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Fitzwilliam
– Lady on the Rocks (1969) … Fitzwilliam
 
1969 The Love Factor
Maj. Bourdon
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Lord Scrumptious
 
1968 Mayerling
Prince of Wales
 
1968 Spirits of the Dead
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
 
1967 Hell Is Empty
Angus McGee
 
1967 Two Weeks in September
McClintock
 
1966 The Trygon Factor
Sir John (voice: English version)
 
1966 Lucy in London (TV movie)
 
1966 Long Legs, Long Fingers
Sir Hammond
 
1966 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Dalgleesh
– The Uninvited Guest (1966) … Dalgleesh
 
1966 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– The Black Bull of Norroway (1966) … Storyteller
– The Soldier's Tale (1966) … Storyteller
– Diarmid of the Shield (1966) … Storyteller
– The Battle of the Birds (1966) … Storyteller
– The Faery Flag of Dunvegan (1966) … Storyteller
 
1966 Carnaby, M.D.
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1965 The Face of Fu Manchu
Sir Charles
 
1965 You Must Be Joking!
Librarian
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
Narration Spoken by (voice)
 
1965 Up from the Beach
British beachmaster
 
1964 Dr. Crippen
Captain McKenzie
 
1964 Father Came Too!
Sir Beverly Grant
 
1963 Doctor in Distress
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1963 Mystery Submarine
RAdm. Rainbird
 
1963 The Lightship
Kapitän Freytag
 
1962 The Fast Lady
Charles Chingford
 
1962 Love on a Pillow
Katov, Sculptor
 
1962 Guns of Darkness
Hugo Bryant
 
1962 Crooks Anonymous
Sir Harvey Russelrod
 
1962 A Pair of Briefs
Mr. Justice Haddon
 
1961 Roommates
Sir Benjamin Boyd
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone
Jensen
 
1961 A Coming-Out Party
Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS/Lt. Farrow RN
 
1961 Murder She Said
Ackenthorpe
 
1960 Foxhole in Cairo
Capt. Robertson
 
1960 The Ambassadress
Robert Morrison
 
1960 A French Mistress
Robert Martin/'Bow Wow'
 
1960 Doctor in Love
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1959 Upstairs and Downstairs
Mansfield
 
1958 Orders to Kill
Naval Commander
 
1958 Thérèse Étienne
Anton Muller
 
1957 The Beasts of Marseilles
Dr. Martout
 
1957 Campbell's Kingdom
James MacDonald
 
1957 The Living Idol
Doctor Alfred Stoner
 
1957 It Happened in Rome
 
1957 Doctor at Large
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1956 Checkpoint
Warren Ingram
 
1956 The Iron Petticoat
Colonel Sklarnoff
 
1956 Moby Dick
Captain Boomer
 
1955 Storm Over the Nile
General Burroughs
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Sir James Colebrook
 
1955 Doctor at Sea
Capt. Hogg
 
1955 Land of the Pharaohs
Vashtar
 
1955 Above Us the Waves
Adm. Ryder
 
1955 Out of the Clouds
Captain Brent
 
1954 Doctor in the House
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Duke Campbell, of Argyll
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
King Henry VIII
 
1952 Murder Will Out
Jonathan Roche
 
1952 Miss Robin Hood
The Macalister
 
1952 Les Miserables
Robert
 
1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Little John
 
1951 The Lady Says No
Matthew Hatch
 
1951 Anne of the Indies
Red Dougal
 
1951 David and Bathsheba
Abishai
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Seaman Quist (as James R.Justice)
 
1951 Pool of London
Engine Room Officer Trotter
 
1951 Blackmailed
Mr. Sine
 
1950 The Magnet
Tramp (as Seamus Mor na Feaseg)
 
1950 The Black Rose
Simeon Beautrie
 
1950 Operation X
Prof. Keval
 
1950 Prelude to Fame
Sir Arthur Harold
 
1949 Private Angelo
Feste
 
1949 Poet's Pub
Prof. Benbow
 
1949 Whisky Galore
Dr. Maclaren
 
1949 Christopher Columbus
Martin Alonso Pinzon
 
1949 Stop Press Girl
Arthur Peters
 
1948 Scott of the Antarctic
P.O.'Taff' Evans R.N.
 
1948 Quartet
Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")
 
1948 Against the Wind
Ackerman
 
1948 My Brother Jonathan
Eugene Dakers
 
1948 Vice Versa
Dr. Grimstone
 
1947 Hungry Hill
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1946 Appointment with Crime
Prison Governor (as James Robertson)
 
1944 Champagne Charlie
Patron (uncredited)
 
1944 While Nero Fiddled
Centurion of the 8th legion
 
1944 For Those in Peril
Operations Room Officer (uncredited)
 
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1968 Vienna: The Years Remembered (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1964-1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.27 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1964) … Himself
 
1959 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.132 (1958) … Himself
 
1955 Challenge of the North (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 Great Lives (TV series documentary)
 
2001 I Love Christmas (TV documentary)
 
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1985 The Golden Gong (TV documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Sir Lancelot Spratt
 
1955-1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(24th February 1957) Played "Seamus McNasty of McNasty" in "The Last of the McHancocks" episode of the BBC Radio sitcom "Hancock's Half Hour".

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 6 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Seamus Mor na Feaseg | James R.Justice | James Robertson | James Robertson-Justice

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Briefly worked as a journalist with the UK arm of Reuters in the late 1920s, where one of his peers was future 007 creator Ian Fleming. See more »

Nickname:

Jimmy See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini