James Hazeldine (4 April 1947 – 17 December 2002) was a British film, stage and television actor. He was born in Salford, Lancashire.

James started his career in repertory theatre, firstly in weekly rep, then at the Manchester Library theatre and on to the Royal Court Theatre in London's Sloane Square, where he appeared in the Edward Bond season and then "Over Garden's Out", by Peter Gill. During his career he played leading parts at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and The National Theatre.

He was best known for his television appearances in London's Burning in which he played Mike "Bayleaf" Wilson from 1986 to 1996. He also directed some episodes.

In 1973 he appeared as Frank Barraclough in the drama series Sam. He also played the lead role of Tom Crane in the 1979 paranormal thriller series The Omega Factor, and starred in the series Chocky (1984) and its sequels Chocky's Children (1985) and Chocky's Challenge (1986), all scripted by one of The Omega Factor's writers, Anthony Read. In 1983 he played the part of Kidder in Willy Russell's 5 part Channel 4 drama One Summer, also starring David Morrissey. In 1988, Hazeldine also starred in BBC comedy series Streets Apart. In 1999, he played Austin Danforth in the ITV drama The Last Train and in 2001 he played the role of Ivan Braithwaite in Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years. His film credits included The National Health (1973) and The Medusa Touch (1978).

Hazeldine also starred in Granada television's production of "The Musgrave Ritual", as part of ITV's The Return of Sherlock Holmes series, alongside Jeremy Brett, as well as the Miss Marple story "The Murder at the Vicarage" alongside Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington and Cheryl Campbell. Shortly before he died, Hazeldine appeared as DI Stan Egerton in the ITV television drama Shipman (2002).

At the time of his death Hazeldine was appearing at the Cottesloe Theatre as Sigmund Freud in Christopher Hampton's play "The Talking Cure". He appeared in only three performances before he was taken ill. When Hazeldine died suddenly of aortic dissection, six months after having a triple heart bypass, Trevor Nunn, director of the Royal National Theatre, described him as "a leading actor of minutely observed truthfulness, comic brio and emotional daring".^{[citation needed]}

His son, Sam Hazeldine, is an actor, as are his nieces, Robyn Moore, Charlotte Moore and Angela Hazeldine.

Selected filmography[link]

• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
• The Ruling Class (1972)
• The National Health (1973)
• Stardust (1974)
• The Medusa Touch (1978)
• Business as Usual (1987)

External links[link]

• James Hazeldine at the Internet Movie Database

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Daniel Anthony James (born August 10, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former professional American football offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1966. He played college football at Ohio State University.

Dan attended Elder High School and the Center was drafted with the eight pick in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.[1]

He eventually played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and retired in the late 1960s. He then returned home to Cincinnati with his wife and children.

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