James Donald
Born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK — May 18 1917• Died Aug 03 1993
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Donald (18 May 1917 - 3 August 1993) was a Scottish actor. Tall and gaunt, he specialised in playing authority figures; military officers, doctors or scientists. Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-1930s, having been educated at Rossall School on Lancashire's Fylde coast. During World War II he appeared in minor roles in such propaganda classics as In Which We Serve (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942) and The Way Ahead (1944), and he played Mr. Wink…
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Ben Casey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Harry Pope
The Great Escape
Ramsey 'The SBO'
DuPont Show of the Month
Sydney Carton
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Prince Albert
Play of the Week
Priest
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Maj. Clipton
The Vikings
Lord Egbert
The Big Sleep
Inspector Gregory
The Way Ahead
Pvt. Evans Lloyd
Lust for Life
Theo van Gogh
The Jokers
Col. Gurney-Simms
Edward, My Son
Bronton
Conduct Unbecoming
The Doctor
Quatermass and the Pit
Dr. Mathew Roney
Hannibal Brooks
Padre
In Which We Serve
Doc
David Copperfield
Mr. Murdstone
Broken Journey
Bill Haverton
King Rat
Dr. Kennedy
Gift Horse
Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Cast a Giant Shadow
Maj. Safir
Beau Brummell
Lord Edwin Mercer
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
Cage of Gold
Alan
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Dr. Mathew Roney (archive footage)
Third Man on the Mountain
Franz Lerner
The Small Voice
Murray Byrne
The Net
Michael Heathley
Victoria Regina
Prince Albert
Destiny of a Spy
Sir Martin Rolfe
Trottie True
Lord Digby Langdon
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
(uncredited)
White Corridors
Neil Marriner
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
King Carlos
The Pickwick Papers
Nathaniel Winkle
Brandy for the Parson
Bill Harper
San Demetrio London
Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Perilous Assignment
Self
Pygmalion
Henry Higgins
Doc in the Box
Crabs Guy