Biography for
James Robertson Justice More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

15 June 1907, Lewisham, London, England, UK

Date of Death

2 July 1975, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK (effects of a stroke)

Birth Name

James Norval Harald Robertson Justice

Nickname

Jimmy

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

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. He became a familiar figure on-screen after a succession of "larger than life" roles during the 40s and 50s, and particularly as Sir Lancelot Spratt in the "Doctor" film series.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

Spouse

Irene von Meyendorff	(29 June 1975 - 2 July 1975) (his death)
Dillys Ethel Hayden	(February 1941 - November 1968) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

He claimed he was born on the Isle of Skye or in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in 1905. His birth certificate shows he was born in the London borough of Lewisham in 1907.

He was extremely proud of his Scottish family background, and appeared in many films about Scottish subjects.

His son James died at the age of four in 1949 when he drowned in a mill stream near the family home in Whitchurch, Hampshire.