Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther. He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones. His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
Eastern Promises
as YuriA Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that...
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Detective Inspector Gustaf MorellDisgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's...
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The Constant Gardener
as Tim DonohueJustin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly,...
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When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to...
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Enigma
as LeveretThe story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans...
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London Boulevard
as Pentonville GovernorA parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
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Richard III
as BrackenburyA murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the...
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Haddock / Ghost of MarleyIn 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book...
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Einstein and Eddington
as Max PlanckA look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship...
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Curse of the Pink Panther
as DaveInspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Party GuestRecently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...
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Dracula
as Alfred SingletonThe Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who...
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Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
as Pythol (voice)A squad of Ultramarines answer a distress call from an Imperial Shrine World. A full Company of...
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Into the Storm
as Lord HalifaxThis powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he...
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Being Human
as SalgadoOne man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
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Les Misérables
as AgentIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...
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The Murder at Road Hill House
as Peter Edlin QCIn 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the...
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as ClaudiusTwo minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and...
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Great Expectations
as CompeysonA young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few...
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Stardust
as TV Concert ProducerJim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he...
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mr. BrookerAdaptation of the Dickens novel.
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The Point Men
as Benni BaumSome time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of...
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The Lost Continent
as Sparks, the RadiomanAn eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to...
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The Walking Stick
as MaxA young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a...
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The Black Panther
as Donald NeilsonA gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a...
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Bleak Moments
as Norman's FriendMoments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled...
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
as PogossianThe story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of...
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Among Us
as Man on benchAn accident overthrows Ernst and Cecilia's well-ordered life. Chance rules in Ernst's rational...
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Antony & Cleopatra
as PompeiusOctavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony,...
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Hardcore
as MarkAka Hardcore, aka Frankly Fiona. The heavily fictionalised fantastical autobiography of the...
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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
as SelfThe Constant Gardener featurette.
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Bypass
as GrandfatherTim has no job, but Tim ‘works’, selling stolen goods... In the face of mounting internal and...
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Coalition
as Paddy AshdownPolitical drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election....
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Catchpenny Twist
as SpaldingRoy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who...
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Grushko
as KartashovA restaurant is fire-bombed, a TV journalist and a member of a local mafia are murdered, and a...
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Bad Ronald
as Michael, le pèreA teenager, Ronald, unintentionally causes the death of a young girl on a beach. So that the...
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I Am a Groupie
as SteveA bored teenage girl decides that she wants to meet rock stars, and the best way to do that is...
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Mad Jack
as uncreditedPlay dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests...
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Mr. Axelford's Angel
as DavidA romantic tale of a scatty secretary and a stuffy boss.
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Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as Commander RidgewayThe Master joins forces with The Sea Devils to take over the world, unless The Doctor and The...
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Night After Night After Night
as Pete LaverThere's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan...
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Aimée
as FrankA white Mercedes, the English countryside, a cathedral city, a haunted figure at the wheel with...
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Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
as Enrico CasaliThe Second Doctor and Jamie arrive on what appears to be a space station called the "Wheel in...
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Doctor Who
as Enrico CasaliThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Doctor Who
as Commander RidgewayThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Doctor Who
as The PresidentThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...
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Midsomer Murders
as Tim SettingfieldThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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Game of Thrones
as Maester LuwinSeven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the...
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Bergerac
as RoscoeBergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...
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Bergerac
as Harry TilsonBergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...
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Spooks
as Stephen KirbyTense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as CustFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...
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12 Monkeys
as SeerThe provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race...
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Play for Today
as uncreditedPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Minder
as SudburyThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Black Mirror
as Julian HerefordOver the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...
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Endeavour
as Emil ValdemarThe early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the...
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A Touch of Frost
as uncreditedJack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and...
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Peaky Blinders
as Arthur BiggeA gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor...
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Edward PeverilThe Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television...
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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Dalziel & Pascoe
as uncreditedBritish crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...
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Drop the Dead Donkey
as uncreditedDrop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom...
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Chernobyl
as ZharkovThe true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear...
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Merlin
as The Fisher KingThe unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers,...
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Between the Lines
as uncreditedDetective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation...
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Atlantis
as TiresiusA fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and...
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Shoestring
as uncreditedShoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his...
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Jesus of Nazareth
as AramDramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely...
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Justice
as VilliersJustice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...
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Taggart
as uncreditedTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of...
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Ultimate Force
as uncreditedThis covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British...
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Les Misérables
as MabeufFrance, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in...
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Softly, Softly
as uncreditedSoftly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1...
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Being Human
as uncreditedDeciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and...
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The Last Detective
as uncredited"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he...
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Our Friends in the North
as Harold ChappleAn epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.
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Our Friends in the North
as Commander Harold ChappleAn epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.
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Rose and Maloney
as uncreditedRose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
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The Bill
as uncreditedThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
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The Mill
as Samuel GregPowerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young...
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The Cleaner
as uncreditedAfter CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Wicky, a bloodbath...
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The First Churchills
as uncreditedThe lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the...
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Heroes and Villains
as uncreditedHeroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in...
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as Parson TringhamThe story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble...
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In Deep
as Keith SullivanLying, cheating, thieving—they’re the best undercover cops in the business. Liam Ketman (Nick...
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Jekyll and Hyde
as GarsonInspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s...
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Quirke
as Josh CrawfordQuirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes...
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
as Gordon PykeA year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters...
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New Worlds
as SidneySet in the turbulent 1680s, this four-part drama takes place on both sides of the Atlantic, as...
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Entitled
as QuincyGabe, an American widower, must get to know his British wife's estranged family in their...
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Quiller
as BrenmanQuiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by...
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as uncreditedSeven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television...
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Hadleigh
as uncreditedHadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from...
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Eleventh Hour
as uncreditedProfessor Ian Hood is a former physics professor recruited by the British government as its...
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One Child
as Jim ArthurtonMei, a young woman who was adopted from China as a baby, is dramatically pulled back into the...
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Crocodile Shoes
as uncreditedCrocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in...
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The Adventures of Don Quick
as uncreditedThe Adventures of Don Quick is a science fiction comedy television series that ran from...
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Target
as uncreditedA crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
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Fallen Angel
as Simon MartleshamFallen Angel is an ITV series broadcast on 11–13 March 2007 based on the Roth Trilogy of novels...
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Bombay Blue
as Supt. John MayberryScotland Yard Agents Donald Sumpter and Shan Khan come to Mumbai in search of a Drug Dealer and...
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Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
as Bishop Peter BallThe story of the individuals who brought Bishop Peter Ball to justice and the cover-up that went...
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