Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor. Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum. Jeayes was educated at Merchant Taylor's School, and was originally a farmer, before making his stage debut in 1906. Jeayes made his film debut in the 1918 film ''Nelson'' as Sir William Hamilton. He appeared in a number of films by producer

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''. He starred as Howard Joyce in the original 1927 Broadway production of '' The Letter'' and played Sir Lawrence Wargarve in the 1943 London production of ''

And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...

''. Jeayes died on 20 September 1963, aged 78, in

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, London. The National Portrait Gallery, London, has two photographic portraits of him.

Filmography

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Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

'' (1918) as Sir William Hamilton (film debut) * '' The Solitary Cyclist'' (1921, Short) as Woodly * '' A Gentleman of France'' (1921) as

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The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is se ...

'' (1921) as Dr. James Mortimer * '' The Missioner'' (1922) as Gilbert Deyes * '' The Third Round'' (1925) as Carl Peterson * '' The Hate Ship'' (1929) as Dr. Saunders * '' The Ghost Train'' (1931) as Dr. Sterling * '' Stranglehold'' (1931) as King * '' Above Rubies'' (1932, Short) as Lamont * '' The Impassive Footman'' (1932) as John Marwood * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) as Penvale * '' Purse Strings'' (1933) as Walford * '' Paris Plane'' (1933) as Minor Role * ''

Song of the Plough ''Song of the Plough'', later re-released with the alternative title ''Country Fair'', is a 1933 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Stewart Rome, Rosalinde Fuller and Allan Jeayes. The screenplay concerns an English farmer ...

'' (1933) as Joe Saxby * ''Little Napoleon'' (1933, Short) as Shenstone * '' Eyes of Fate'' (1933) as Knocker * ''

Ask Beccles ''Ask Beccles'' is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. The film was based on a play by Cyril Campion. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree ...

'' (1933) as Matthew Blaise * '' The Rise of Catherine the Great'' (1934) as Colonel Karnilov * '' Colonel Blood'' (1934) as Charles II * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) as Grierson * '' The Camels are Coming'' (1934) as Sheikh * ''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' (1934) as Lord Grenville * '' Sanders of the River'' (1935) as Father O'Leary * '' Drake of England'' (1935) as Don Bernardino * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) as Steel Magnate (uncredited) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) as Grand Duke Rodolphe * '' King of the Damned'' (1935) as Dr. Prada * '' Things to Come'' (1936) as Mr. Cabal (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as London Theatre Manager * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) as Heinrich Wagner * '' Crown v. Stevens'' (1936) as Inspector Carter * '' The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) as Don Pedro de Guzman * '' Rembrandt'' (1936) as Doctor Tulp * '' His Lordship'' (1936) as Barak * ''

Action for Slander ''Action for Slander'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. The plot is about an army officer who is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair ...

'' (1937) as Colonel * '' Elephant Boy'' (1937) as Machua Appa * '' The High Command'' (1937) as H.E., the Governor * '' Knight Without Armour'' (1937) as White General * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) as Inspector Elford * ''

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott and James Mason. It is a sequel to the 1934 film ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' based on ...

'' (1937) as Judge of the Tribunal * ''

The Green Cockatoo ''The Green Cockatoo'' (a.k.a. ''Four Dark Hours'') is a 1937 British drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies from a story by Graham Greene and shot at Denham Studios. Starring John Mills, René Ray, and Robert Newton, it tells the story ...

'' (1937) as The Detective Inspector * ''

I, Claudius ''I, Claudius'' is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934. Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Ro ...

'' (1937, Unreleased) as Musa, the emperor's physician * '' 13 Men and a Gun'' (1938) as General Vloty * '' Dangerous Medicine'' (1938) as Supt. Fox * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) as Marat * '' They Drive by Night'' (1938) as Wally Mason * '' Life of St. Paul'' (1938, Short) as Minor Role * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * ''

Q Planes ''Q Planes'' (known as ''Clouds Over Europe'' in the United States) is a 1939 British comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friendship and were ...

'' (1939) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in th ...

'' (1939) as General Faversham * ''

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'' (1939, Short) as Employer * '' The Stars Look Down'' (1940) as Richard Barras * '' The Proud Valley'' (1940) as Mr. Trevor * '' The Spider'' (1940) as George Hackett * '' Spy for a Day'' (1940) as Col. Roberts * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) as Shadwell * ''

A Window in London ''A Window in London'' is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Michael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Sally Gray, Paul Lukas and Hartley Power. It is a remake of the French film ''Metropolitan'' (1939). The plot focuses ...

'' (1940) as Sir Edward (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Commander Blount * ''

Night Train to Munich ''Night Train to Munich'' is a 1940 British-American thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1939 short story ''Report on a Fugitive'' by Go ...

'' (1940) as Prisoner in Concentration Camp Lineup (uncredited) * '' The Flying Squad'' (1940) as Johnson * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940) as The Story Teller * ''

Sailors Three ''Sailors Three'' (released in the US as ''Three Cockeyed Sailors'') is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. This was cockney music hall comedian Trinder's debut ...

'' (1940) as British Commander * '' You Will Remember'' (1941) as Signor Foli * ''

Old Bill and Son ''Old Bill and Son'' is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple. Centred on the First World War cartoon figure Old Bill and his escapades in the early Phoney War of World War II and with that character's creato ...

'' (1941) as Willoughby * '' Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' (1941) as Brigadier Lloyd (uncredited) * '' "Pimpernel" Smith'' (1941) as Dr Benckendorf * '' Uncensored'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Talk About Jacqueline'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) as Pogo * '' The Shipbuilders'' (1943) as Ralph * ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...

'' (1945) as Maurice Olcott (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1945) as Commander * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) as Dr. Cartier * '' The Man Within'' (1947) as Judge * ''

Blanche Fury ''Blanche Fury'' is a 1948 British Technicolor drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger and Michael Gough. It was adapted from a 1939 novel of the same title by Joseph Shearing. In Victorian era Englan ...

'' (1948) as Mr. Weatherby * ''

Saraband for Dead Lovers ''Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (released in the United States as ''Saraband'') is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the 1935 novel by Helen Simpson. Set i ...

'' (1948) as Governor of Ahlden * '' Obsession'' (1949) as Clubman #2 * '' The Reluctant Widow'' (1950) as Colonel * ''The Song in the Forest'' (1950, TV Movie) as Emperor Franz Josef * '' Waterfront'' (1950) as Prison officer * ''

Reach for Glory ''Reach for Glory'' is a 1962 British film adaptation of John Rae's 1961 novel, '' The Custard Boys'', directed by Philip Leacock. It received a United Nations Award. Plot A group of boys, evacuated during World War II from London to a coas ...

'' (1962) as Crabtree (final film)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeayes, Allan 1885 births 1963 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors 20th-century British male actors Male actors from London