James Hayter (actor)

James Hayter
Hayter in 1975
Born	Henry James Goodenough Hayter (1907-04-23)23 April 1907 Lonavala, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	27 March 1983(1983-03-27) (aged 75) Villajoyosa, Spain
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1936–1980
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Lane (m. 1934; div.) Mary E. R. Shaw (m. 1946)
Children	8
Relatives	Charity Wakefield (granddaughter)

Henry James Hayter (23 April 1907 – 27 March 1983) was a British actor of television and film. He is best remembered for his roles as Friar Tuck in the film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and as Samuel Pickwick in the film The Pickwick Papers (1952), the latter earning him a BAFTA Award for Best British Actor nomination.^[1]