Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor. Jeayes was born in Barnet,

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, 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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. His last film appearance was in 1962's '' Reach for Glory''. 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 ''

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

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, London. The

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, has two photographic portraits of him.

Filmography

* ''

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 Henry of Navarre * ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four Detective fiction, crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serial (literature), serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from ...

'' (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 ''Purse Strings'' is a 1933 British drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified w ...

'' (1933) as Walford * '' Paris Plane'' (1933) as Minor Role * ''

Song of the Plough A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usuall ...

'' (1933) as Joe Saxby * ''Little Napoleon'' (1933, Short) as Shenstone * '' Eyes of Fate'' (1933) as Knocker * '' Ask Beccles'' (1933) as Matthew Blaise * '' The Rise of Catherine the Great'' (1934) as Colonel Karnilov * '' Colonel Blood'' (1934) as Charles II * ''

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'' (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 her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in Lo ...

'' (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) * '' Forget Me Not'' (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 * ''

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'' (1936) as Doctor Tulp * '' His Lordship'' (1936) as Barak * '' Action for Slander'' (1937) as Colonel * '' Elephant Boy'' (1937) as Machua Appa * ''

The High Command ''The High Command'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and location filming, on location on the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold ...

'' (1937) as H.E., the Governor * '' Knight Without Armour'' (1937) as White General * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) as Inspector Elford * '' Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1937) as Judge of the Tribunal * '' The Green Cockatoo'' (1937) as The Detective Inspector * '' I, Claudius'' (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 film, comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friends ...

'' (1939) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Four Feathers'' (1939) as General Faversham * ''

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'' (1939, Short) as Employer * ''

The Stars Look Down ''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) v ...

'' (1940) as Richard Barras * '' The Proud Valley'' (1940) as Mr. Trevor * ''

The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by publisher Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. ''The Spider'' sold well ...

'' (1940) as George Hackett * '' Spy for a Day'' (1940) as Col. Roberts * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) as Shadwell * '' A Window in London'' (1940) as Sir Edward (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Commander Blount * '' Night Train to Munich'' (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'' (1940) as British Commander * '' You Will Remember'' (1941) as Signor Foli * '' Old Bill and Son'' (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 British supernatural horror anthology film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes, and Michael Redgrave. Produ ...

'' (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'' (1948) as Mr. Weatherby * '' Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (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'' (1962) as Crabtree (final film)

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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 Actors from the London Borough of Barnet