Allan Jeayes
Allan John Jeayes 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 Alexander Korda. 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 And Then There Were None.
Jeayes died on 20 September 1963, aged 78, in Marylebone, London.
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has two photographic portraits of him.
Filmography
Nelson as Sir William Hamilton The Solitary Cyclist as WoodlyA Gentleman of France as Henry of NavarreThe Hound of the Baskervilles as Dr. James MortimerThe Missioner as Gilbert DeyesThe Third Round as Carl PetersonThe Hate Ship as Dr. SaundersThe Ghost Train as Dr. SterlingStranglehold as KingAbove Rubies as LamontThe Impassive Footman as John MarwoodAnne One Hundred as PenvalePurse Strings as WalfordParis Plane as Minor RoleSong of the Plough as Joe SaxbyLittle Napoleon as Shenstone Eyes of Fate as KnockerAsk Beccles as Matthew BlaiseThe Rise of Catherine the Great as Colonel KarnilovColonel Blood as Charles IIRed Ensign as GriersonThe Camels Are Coming as SheikhThe Scarlet Pimpernel as Lord GrenvilleSanders of the River as Father O'LearyDrake of England as Don BernardinoThe Tunnel as Steel Magnate Koenigsmark as Grand Duke RodolpheKing of the Damned as Dr. PradaThings to Come as Mr. Cabal Forget Me Not as London Theatre ManagerSeven Sinners as Heinrich WagnerCrown v. Stevens as Inspector CarterThe House of the Spaniard as Don Pedro de GuzmanRembrandt as Doctor TulpHis Lordship as BarakAction for Slander as ColonelElephant Boy as Machua AppaThe High Command as H.E., the GovernorKnight Without Armour as White GeneralThe Squeaker as Inspector ElfordReturn of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Judge of the TribunalThe Green Cockatoo as The Detective InspectorI, Claudius as Musa, the emperor's physician13 Men and a Gun as General VlotyDangerous Medicine as Supt. FoxA Royal Divorce as MaratThey Drive by Night as Wally MasonLife of St. Paul as Minor RoleEverything Happens to Me Q Planes as Minor Role The Four Feathers as General FavershamSmith as EmployerThe Stars Look Down as Richard BarrasThe Proud Valley as Mr. TrevorThe Spider as George HackettSpy for a Day as Col. RobertsThe Good Old Days as ShadwellA Window in London as Sir Edward Convoy as Commander BlountNight Train to Munich as Prisoner in Concentration Camp Lineup The Flying Squad as JohnsonThe Thief of Bagdad as The Story TellerSailors Three as British CommanderYou Will Remember as Signor FoliOld Bill and Son as WilloughbyInspector Hornleigh Goes To It as Brigadier Lloyd "Pimpernel" Smith as Dr BenckendorfUncensored Talk About Jacqueline Tomorrow We Live as PogoThe Shipbuilders as RalphDead of Night as Maurice Olcott Perfect Strangers as CommanderLisbon Story as Dr. CartierThe Man Within as JudgeBlanche Fury as Mr. WeatherbySaraband for Dead Lovers as Governor of AhldenObsession as Clubman #2The Reluctant Widow as ColonelThe Song in the Forest as Emperor Franz JosefWaterfront as Prison officerReach for Glory as Crabtree