James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for portraying 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 (1957–60 and 1963–66). Provided by Wikipedia