Deceased

When Did James Robertson Justice Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asJames Robertson-Justice, James Robertson, James R. Justice, Seamus Mor Na Feasag, James Norval Harald JusticeGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn15/06/1907Born inLewisham, London, England, UKDied02/07/1975Died inRomseyWikidataQ254265 ↗TMDb#11130 ↗

James Robertson Justice was a British actor. He often portrayed pompous authority figures in comedies, including each of the seven films in the Doctor series. He also co-starred with Gregory Peck in several adventure movies, notably The Guns of Navarone. Born in south-east London to a Scottish father, he became prominent in Scottish public life, helping to launch Scottish Television (STV) and serving as Rector of the University of Edinburgh.

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Filmography53 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2000	Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovie	Self (archive footage)	93
1990	Dors: The Other DianaMovie	—	83
1969	Zeta OneMovie	Major Bourdon	62
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Fitzwilliam	61
1968	Spirits of the DeadMovie	Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")	61
1968	Chitty Chitty Bang BangMovie	Lord Scrumptious	61
1968	MayerlingMovie	Prince of Wales	61
1967	Two Weeks in SeptemberMovie	McClintock	60
1966	Doctor in CloverMovie	Sir Lancelot Spratt	59
1966	The Trygon FactorMovie	Sir John (voice)	59
1966	Long Legs, Long FingersMovie	Sir Hammond	59
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMovie	Narrator	58
1963	Dr. CrippenMovie	Captain McKenzie	56
1963	Doctor in DistressMovie	Sir Lancelot Spratt	56
1963	Das FeuerschiffMovie	Kapitän Freytag	56
1962	Guns of DarknessMovie	Hugo Bryant	55
1961	Very Important PersonMovie	Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS	54
1961	The Guns of NavaroneMovie	Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator	54
1960	A French MistressMovie	Robert Martin / 'Bow Wow'	53
1960	The AmbassadressMovie	Robert Morrison	53
1959	Upstairs and DownstairsMovie	James Mansfield	52
1958	Orders to KillMovie	Naval Commander	51
1958	Thérèse ÉtienneMovie	Anton Muller	51
1957	Doctor at LargeMovie	Sir Lancelot Spratt	50
1957	Seven ThundersMovie	Dr. Martout	50
1956	Moby DickMovie	Capt. Boomer	49
1955	Land of the PharaohsMovie	Vashtar	48
1955	Out of the CloudsMovie	Captain Brent	48
1955	Above Us the WavesMovie	Admiral Ryder	48
1955	Doctor at SeaMovie	Captain Wentworth Hogg	48
1955	An Alligator Named DaisyMovie	Sir James Colebrook	48
1954	Reflets de CannesSeries	Self	47
1954	Doctor in the HouseMovie	Sir Lancelot Spratt	47
1953	The Sword and the RoseMovie	King Henry VIII	46
1953	Rob Roy, The Highland RogueMovie	Duke Campbell, of Argyll	46
1952	Les MiserablesMovie	Robert	45
1952	The Voice of MerrillMovie	Jonathan Roche	45
1952	The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie	Little John	45
1951	Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Movie	Seaman Quist	44
1951	Anne of the IndiesMovie	Red Dougal	44
1951	Pool of LondonMovie	Engine Room Officer Trotter	44
1950	The Black RoseMovie	Simeon Beautrie	43
1950	Prelude to FameMovie	Sir Arthur Harold	43
1949	Stop Press GirlMovie	Arthur Peters	42
1949	Christopher ColumbusMovie	Martin Alonso Pinzon	42
1948	My Brother JonathanMovie	Eugene Dakers	41
1948	QuartetMovie	Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")	41
1948	Vice VersaMovie	Dr. Grimstone	41
1948	Scott of the AntarcticMovie	P.O. (Taff) Evans R.N.	41
1946	Appointment with CrimeMovie	Prison Governor	39
1944	For Those in PerilMovie	Operations Room Officer	37
1944	Champagne CharlieMovie	Patron (uncredited)	37
1944	Fiddlers ThreeMovie	Centurion of the 8th Legion	37