Jay Robinson Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and "Much Ado About Nothing", as well as several other plays by the age of 19. His first film role was as the notorious Emperor Caligula in "The Robe" (1953), which he reprised in that movie’s sequel, "Demetrius and the Gladiators" (1954). This was followed by roles in a variety of films, including "The Virgin Queen" (1955) starring Bette Davis, "My Man Godfrey" (1957) with David Niven and June Allyson, Woody Allen's comedy "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972), and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992). He was also
Hamlet on screen 43 Minutes" (GB, 1957), "Danger Within" (GB, 1958), "The Pure Hell of St Trinian's" (GB, 1960), "Shakespeare Wallah" (India, 1965), "The Magic Christian" (GB, 1969), "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask" (USA, 1972), "Theatre of Blood" (GB, 1973), "Mephisto" (Hungary, 1981), "An Englishman Abroad" (GB, 1983), "Withnail and I" (GB, 1986), "Comic Relief 2" (GB, 1989), "Great Expectations" (GB/USA, 1989), "Hysteria 2" (GB, 1989), "The Voice Over Queen" (USA, 1990) and "Tectonic Plates" (GB, 1992). This list includes adaptations of the Hamlet story, and films in which the characters are involved in acting