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Born in Lee , he worked as a Journalist and Botanist , before turning to Acting . With his dominant personality and booming voice he soon established himself as a major supporting player in British Comedy films, especially the "Doctor" series of the 1950s and 1960s , beginning with '' Doctor In The House '' in 1954 . He fought in the Spanish Civil War , on the Republican side, served as a sailor in the Royal Navy during World War II , unsuccessfully fought a constituency for the Labour Party in the 1950 United Kingdom General Election , and became Rector of the University Of Edinburgh . In his films he was sometimes credited as ''Seamus Mor na Feaseg'', ''James R. Justice'', ''James Robertson'' or ''James Robertson-Justice''. Note: Some reference works incorrectly give his birth place as Wigtown , Dumfries And Galloway , Scotland , and his birth year as 1905 . His birth certificate shows he was born in Lee in 1907. SELECTED FILMS
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