Person
James Robertson Justice
Acting · 1907–1975 · Lewisham, London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Robertson Justice, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Name of the Game
Fitzwilliam
Reflets de Cannes
Self
The Guns of Navarone
Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Lord Scrumptious
Moby Dick
Capt. Boomer
Vice Versa
Dr. Grimstone
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Seaman Quist
Spirits of the Dead
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Narrator
Thérèse Étienne
Anton Muller
Filmography
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1990Dors: The Other Diana
- 1971The Massacre of GlencoeMacIain
- 1970Doctor in TroubleSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1970Some Will, Some Won'tSir Charles Robson
- 1969Zeta OneMajor Bourdon
- 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangLord Scrumptious
- 1968MayerlingPrince of Wales
- 1968The Name of the GameFitzwilliam
- 1968Spirits of the DeadCountess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
- 1967Hell Is EmptyAngus McGee
- 1967Two Weeks in SeptemberMcClintock
- 1966The Trygon FactorSir John (voice)
- 1966Lucy in LondonHead of Madame Tussauds' Guides
- 1966Long Legs, Long FingersSir Hammond
- 1966Doctor in CloverSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1965The Face of Fu ManchuSir Charles
- 1965You Must Be JokingLibrarian
- 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesNarrator
- 1965Up from the BeachBritish Beachmaster
- 1964Father Came Too!Sir Beverley Grant
- 1963Dr. CrippenCaptain McKenzie
- 1963Doctor in DistressSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1963Das FeuerschiffKapitän Freytag
- 1963Mystery SubmarineRAdm. Rainbird
- 1962The Fast LadyCommander Charles Chingford
- 1962Love on a PillowKatov - un sculpteur
- 1962Guns of DarknessHugo Bryant
- 1962Crooks AnonymousSir Harvey Russellrod
- 1962A Pair of BriefsJustice Haddon
- 1961Murder She SaidLuther Ackenthorpe
- 1961Raising the WindSir Benjamin Boyd
- 1961The Guns of NavaroneCommodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
- 1961Very Important PersonSir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
- 1960The AmbassadressRobert Morrison
- 1960A French MistressRobert Martin / 'Bow Wow'
- 1960Doctor in LoveSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1960Foxhole in CairoCapt. Robertson
- 1959Upstairs and DownstairsJames Mansfield
- 1958Orders to KillNaval Commander
- 1958Thérèse ÉtienneAnton Muller
- 1957Seven ThundersDr. Martout
- 1957Campbell's Kingdom'Mac' MacDonald
- 1957The Living IdolDoctor Alfred Stoner
- 1957Doctor at LargeSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1956CheckpointWarren Ingram
- 1956The Iron PetticoatColonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
- 1956Moby DickCapt. Boomer
- 1955Storm Over the NileGeneral Burroughs
- 1955An Alligator Named DaisySir James Colebrook
- 1955Land of the PharaohsVashtar
- 1955Doctor at SeaCaptain Wentworth Hogg
- 1955Above Us the WavesAdmiral Ryder
- 1955Out of the CloudsCaptain Brent
- 1954Reflets de CannesSelf
- 1954Doctor in the HouseSir Lancelot Spratt
- 1953Rob Roy, The Highland RogueDuke Campbell, of Argyll
- 1953The Sword and the RoseKing Henry VIII
- 1952The Voice of MerrillJonathan Roche
- 1952Miss Robin HoodThe MacAlister
- 1952Les MiserablesRobert
- 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenLittle John
- 1952The Lady Says NoMatthew Huntington Hatch
- 1951Anne of the IndiesRed Dougal
- 1951David and BathshebaAbishai
- 1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Seaman Quist
- 1951Pool of LondonEngine Room Officer Trotter
- 1951BlackmailedMr. Sine
- 1950The MagnetTramp
- 1950The Black RoseSimeon Beautrie
- 1950My Daughter JoyProf. Keval
- 1950Prelude to FameSir Arthur Harold
- 1949Christopher ColumbusMartin Alonso Pinzon
- 1949Private AngeloFeste
- 1949Poet's PubProf. Benbow
- 1949Whisky Galore!Dr. Maclaren
- 1949Stop Press GirlArthur Peters
- 1948Scott of the AntarcticP.O. (Taff) Evans R.N.
- 1948QuartetBranksome (segment "The Facts of Life")
- 1948My Brother JonathanEugene Dakers
- 1948Against the WindAckerman
- 1948Vice VersaDr. Grimstone
- 1946Appointment with CrimePrison Governor
- 1944Fiddlers ThreeCenturion of the 8th Legion
- 1944Champagne CharliePatron (uncredited)
- 1944For Those in PerilOperations Room Officer
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