James Hayter, born April 23, 1907 at Lonuvla, India (although raised in Scotland) and died March 27, 1983 in Spain, was a British actor. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

His most famous film roles include that of Friar Tuck in the 1952 film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men and as Samuel Pickwick in The Pickwick Papers of that same year, where it is often commented that his rotund appearance made him a natural choice for Dickensian roles. Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero, an outlaw who, in modern versions of the legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is a live action Disney version of the Robin Hood story. ... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ...

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, his film career began in 1936 in the film Sensation, but was interrupted by World War II during which he served in the Royal Armoured Corps. His later career included roles in TV series such as The Forsyte Saga, The Onedin Line and Are You Being Served?. His 1946 television series Pinwright's Progress, shown on the BBC, is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy format in British televisual history. He was also the original voice of Mr Kipling in UK television advertisements for a brand of cake. RADAs theatre in London Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England is a British drama school. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The Forsyte Saga is the collective title of a series of novels by John Galsworthy. ... The Onedin Line was a popular BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. ... Are You Being Served? was a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Pinwrights Progress was a British television programme, the first regular sitcom to be transmitted in the UK. It was screened by the BBC Television Service from 1946 to 1947, and centred around the character of J. Pinwright (played by James Hayter), who ran Macgillygallys Stores, the smallest multiple... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...

External link

• James Hayter at the Internet Movie Database