James Robertson Justice
With his broad chest, bushy beard, and booming voice, Scottish actor James Robertson Justice brought a commandingly regal air to his performances in films of the '40s, '50's, and '60s. Justice flitted between colleges in England and Germany before landing at Reuters, serving as a reporter beside future James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Additional exploits included selling insurance in Canada and fighting against Franco in the Spanish Civil War before Justice made his way into small film roles in the mid '40s. Eventually, he began to get larger parts, including that of an ill-fated explorer in "Scott of the Antarctic." Further climbing the credits, he put his stature to good use as King Henry VIII in "The Sword and the Rose" before establishing his best known role, as the intimidating Sir Lancelot Spratt in "Doctor in the House," a part he would revisit in several more films in the series. He played strong supporting roles in other renowned dramas of the era, including "Moby Dick" and "The Guns of Navarone," both with Gregory Peck. As the amusingly named Lord Scrumptious in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," he had the chance to bring to a life a less famous character created by his old friend Ian Fleming. Off-screen, he also lived a full life, with a passion for women, fast cars, falconry, and politics, as well as serving as the Rector of the University of Edinburgh for two separate terms.
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James Robertson Justice
Filmography
Movies
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Doctor in Trouble | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Zeta One | Unknown (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Bedroom Romp Through the Fifth Dimension | Unknown (Character) | - | 1969 |
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86% |
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Spirits of the Dead | Countess' Advisor (Character) | - | 1968 |
70% |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Lord Scrumptious (Character) | - | 1968 |
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Mayerling | Prince of Wales (Character) | - | 1968 |
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Two Weeks in September | McClintock (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Doctor in Clover | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1966 |
80% |
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The Face of Fu Manchu | Sir Charles (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Must Be Joking | Librarian (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Doctor in Distress | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Came Too | Sir Beverley Grant (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Crippen | Captain McKenzie (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mystery Submarine | RAdm. Rainbird (Character) | - | 1963 |
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Love on a Pillow | Katov (Character) | - | 1962 |
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Crooks Anonymous | Sir Harvey Russelrod (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Warrior's Rest | Katov, Sculptor (Character) | - | 1962 |
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The Fast Lady | Charles Chingford (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Pair of Briefs | Mr. Justice Haddon (Character) | - | 1962 |
89% |
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Murder, She Said | Ackenthorpe (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Upstairs and Downstairs | Mansfield (Character) | - | 1961 |
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A Very Important Person |
Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS/ |
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92% |
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The Guns of Navarone |
Commodore Jensen/ |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Raising the Wind | Sir Benjamin Boyd (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A French Mistress |
Robert Martin / |
- | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Foxhole in Cairo | Capt. Robertson (Character) | - | 1960 |
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Doctor in Love | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beasts of Marseilles | Dr. Martout (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Orders to Kill | Naval Commander (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Doctor at Large | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Out of the Clouds | Captain Brent (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seven Thunders | Dr. Martout (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Living Idol | Doctor Alfred Stoner (Character) | - | 1957 |
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The Iron Petticoat | Colonel Sklarnoff (Character) | - | 1956 |
81% |
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Moby Dick | Captain Boomer (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Checkpoint | Warren Ingram (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Storm Over the Nile | General Burroughs (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Doctor at Sea | Capt. Hogg (Character) | - | 1955 |
80% |
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Land of the Pharaohs | Vashtar (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Above Us the Waves | Adm. Ryder (Character) | - | 1955 |
86% |
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Doctor in the House | Sir Lancelot Spratt (Character) | - | 1954 |
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The Sword and the Rose | King Henry VIII (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue | Duke Campbell (Character) | - | 1953 |
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Little John (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Les Misérables | Robert (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Miss Robin Hood | The Macalister (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder Will Out | Jonathan Roche (Character) | - | 1952 |
100% |
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Captain Horatio Hornblower | Seaman Quist (Character) | - | 1951 |
60% |
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David and Bathsheba | Abishai (Character) | - | 1951 |
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The Lady Says No | Matthew Hatch (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Anne of the Indies | Red Dougal (Character) | - | 1951 |
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The Black Rose | Simeon Beautrie (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Daughter Joy | Professor Keval (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prelude to Fame | Sir Arthur Harold (Character) | - | 1950 |
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Christopher Columbus | Martin Pinzon (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stop Press Girl | Arthur Peters (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Poet's Pub | Prof. Benbow (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Scott of the Antarctic | P.O."Taff" Evans R.N. (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Quartet | Branksome (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Against the Wind | Ackerman (Character) | - | 1948 |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |