James Donald
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. Winkle in the 1952 film version of The Pickwick Papers. However, leading roles eluded him until Lust for Life (1956), in which he played Theo Van Gogh. His work in the theatre included Noël Coward's Present Laughter (1943) which starred Coward himself, and The Eagle with Two Heads (1947), You Never Can Tell (1948), and The Heiress (1949) with Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and Donald Sinden. He memorably portrayed Major Clipton, the doctor who expresses grave doubts about the sanity of Col. Nicholson's (Alec Guinness) efforts to build the bridge in order to show up his Japanese captors, in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). The final words are his: "Madness!, Madness!" He also played Group Captain Ramsey, the Senior British Officer in The Great Escape (1963), as well as supporting roles in other notable films both in Britain and the United States, including The Vikings (1958), King Rat (1965), Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), and Quatermass and the Pit (1967). Donald starred in a 1960 television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's The Citadel and appeared regularly in many other television dramas in the UK and USA, as well as on stage. In 1961, he played Prince Albert opposite Julie Harris's Queen Victoria, in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Laurence Housman's play Victoria Regina. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Donald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of...
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Cast a Giant Shadow
as Maj. SafirAn American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He...
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Quatermass and the Pit
as Dr. Mathew RoneyA mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic...
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The Vikings
as Lord EgbertEinar, brutal son of Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with Eric, a wily slave, for...
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The Big Sleep
as Inspector GregoryPrivate eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of...
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King Rat
as Dr. KennedyWhen Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but...
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Lust for Life
as Theo van GoghAn intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable...
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In Which We Serve
as DocThe story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during...
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The Pickwick Papers
as Nathaniel WinkleThe Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to...
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The Small Voice
as Murray ByrneA man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they...
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Conduct Unbecoming
as The DoctorA company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored...
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The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Evans LloydA mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry ...
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as (uncredited)On its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down...
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San Demetrio London
as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis BayBritish drama documentary from 1943, based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV...
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Beau Brummell
as Lord Edwin MercerCaptain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative...
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Third Man on the Mountain
as Franz LernerThird Man on the Mountain is an American film directed by Ken Annakin and produced by Walt...
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Edward, My Son
as BrontonFollowing the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy...
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David Copperfield
as Mr. MurdstoneA made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into...
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Cage of Gold
as AlanThe love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged,...
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The Jokers
as Col. Gurney-SimmsBrothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London,...
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Gift Horse
as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The...
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Brandy for the Parson
as Bill HarperA young couple get involved with a smuggler
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Dr. Mathew Roney (archive footage)A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror...
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as Carlos VThe Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon...
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as King CarlosThe Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon...
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as Neil MarrinerWhite Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the...
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Destiny of a Spy
as Sir Martin RolfeA veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important...
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The Net
as Michael HeathleyA secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by...
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Broken Journey
as Bill HavertonA plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a...
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The Citadel
as Dr. Andrew MansonThe good doctor is on trial before the British Medical Association Council, if he is found...
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Doc in the Box
as Crabs GuyTwo bungling robbers try to play doctors at a 24hr. clinic while they wait for the time lock...
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Perilous Assignment
as Self"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers...
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Trottie True
as Lord Digby LangdonTottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags...
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Pygmalion
as Henry HigginsCan Professor Higgins transform cockney flower girl Eliza Dolittle into a lady by teaching her...
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Victoria Regina
as Prince Albert1961 adaptation of "Victoria Regina".
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Ben Casey
as uncreditedBen Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...
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DuPont Show of the Month
as Sydney CartonDuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Harry PopeA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mark CavendishA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Play of the Week
as PriestThis syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas,...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Prince AlbertHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry HigginsHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as WarwickHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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