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
Complete Filmography
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from inter...
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Documentary about the life and career of actress Diana Dors, Britain's own "Blonde Bombshell".
The Massacre of Glencoe
1971
as MacIain
The true story of the events leading up to the infamous massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in February of 1692.
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise sh...
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Sir Charles Robson
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.
Zeta One
1969
as Maj. Bourdon
Women around the globe begin disappearing when a renegade race of top-heavy aliens from the planet Angvia begin snatching them off the streets.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Lord Scrumptious
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Mayerling
1968
as Prince of Wales
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. R...
Spirits of the Dead
1968
as Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man ha...
Hell Is Empty
1967
as Angus McGee
On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family ...
Two Weeks in September
1967
as McClintock
Story of a woman torn between her love for two different men.
The Trygon Factor
1966
as Sir John (voice)
A Scotland Yard detective is investigating a string of robberies and a murder, and the information he uncovers leads him to the estate of a wealthy bu...
Lucy in London
1966
as Head of Madame Tussauds' Guides
Lucy goes to hip London to experience all the current fads.
Long Legs, Long Fingers
1966
as Sir Hammond
Baron Holberg, who looks back with pride on a long family tradition as hotel thieves, is horrified when his daughter Doris falls in love with the lawy...
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospi...
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
as Sir Charles
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though...
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Librarian
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Narrator
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the Engl...
Up from the Beach
1965
as British Beachmaster
After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US squadron liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.
Father Came Too!
1964
as Sir Beverly Grant
When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up them...
Dr. Crippen
1963
as Captain McKenzie
A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada.
Doctor in Distress
1963
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and som...
Das Feuerschiff
1963
as Kapitän Freytag
Mystery Submarine
1963
as RAdm. Rainbird
A British convoy is trying to elude a group of German U-Boats.
The Fast Lady
1962
as Charles
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
Love on a Pillow
1962
as Katov - un sculpteur
A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emo...
Guns of Darkness
1962
as Hugo Bryant
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife t...
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Sir Harvey Russelrod
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a depart...
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Justice Haddon
She's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what 'is' the true status of the old lady's wartime marriage, and can the two young legal minds fi...
Murder She Said
1961
as Luther Ackenthorpe
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
Raising the Wind
1961
as Sir Benjamin Boyd
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth ...
The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range fiel...
Very Important Person
1961
as Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist ...
The Ambassadress
1960
as Robert Morrison
A French Mistress
1960
as Robert Martin / 'Bow Wow'
The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French Mistr...
Doctor in Love
1960
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-c...
Foxhole in Cairo
1960
as Capt. Robertson
A German spy in Cairo must report back to Rommel with information on British positions.
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
as James Mansfield
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-...
Orders to Kill
1958
as Naval Commander
A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossi...
Thérèse Étienne
1958
as Anton Muller
Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unable to put up with it any longer, the young woman l...
Seven Thunders
1957
as Dr. Martout
Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as 'Mac' MacDonald
Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In ...
The Living Idol
1957
as Doctor Alfred Stoner
An archaeologist believes a Mexican woman is the reincarnation of an Aztec princess.
Doctor at Large
1957
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bog...
Checkpoint
1956
as Warren Ingram
Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, wh...
The Iron Petticoat
1956
as Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Ch...
Moby Dick
1956
as Capt. Boomer
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a s...
Storm Over the Nile
1955
as General Burroughs
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's com...
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Sir James Colebrook
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and wh...
Land of the Pharaohs
1955
as Vashtar
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his ...
Doctor at Sea
1955
as Capt. Hogg
The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape t...
Above Us the Waves
1955
as Admiral Ryder
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to at...
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Captain Brent
A day following workers at an airport
Doctor in the House
1954
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical ...
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
as Duke Campbell, of Argyll
After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becom...
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as King Henry VIII
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She ...
The Voice of Merrill
1952
as Jonathan Roche
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to w...
Miss Robin Hood
1952
as The MacAlister
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition fro...
Les Miserables
1952
as Robert
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both me...
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Little John
Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by ...
The Lady Says No
1952
as Matthew Huntington Hatch
The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine photographer and decides she'd rather say yes.
Anne of the Indies
1951
as Red Dougal
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captai...
David and Bathsheba
1951
as Abishai
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
as Seaman Quist
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship a...
Pool of London
1951
as Engine Room Officer Trotter
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Blackmailed
1951
as Mr. Sine
A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young arti...
The Magnet
1950
as Tramp
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
The Black Rose
1950
as Simeon Beautrie
In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of ...
My Daughter Joy
1950
as Prof. Keval
A financier plots to become the richest man in the world by marrying off his daughter to the son of an Arab sheik.
Prelude to Fame
1950
as Sir Arthur Harold
While holidaying in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician, becomes friendly with young Guido, and ...
Christopher Columbus
1949
as Martin Alonso Pinzon
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical...
Private Angelo
1949
as Feste
Angelo has been drafted into the Italian Army in World War II. He does not like people shooting at him, so he tries all sorts of tricks to avoid being...
Poet's Pub
1949
as Prof. Benbow
A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scot...
Whisky Galore!
1949
as Dr. Maclaren
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, hea...
Stop Press Girl
1949
as Arthur Peters
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange abili...
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
as P.O. (Taff) Evans R.N.
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only t...
Quartet
1948
as Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."
My Brother Jonathan
1948
as Eugene Dakers
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work a...
Against the Wind
1948
as Ackerman
A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to res...
Vice Versa
1948
as Dr. Grimstone
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young agai...
Appointment with Crime
1946
as Prison Governor
Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are committing...
Fiddlers Three
1944
as Centurion of the 8th Legion
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
Champagne Charlie
1944
as Patron (uncredited)
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.
For Those in Peril
1944
as Operations Room Officer
A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking the...