James Donald

James Donald

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday18 May 1917
Died3 August 1993 (age 76)
Place of birthAberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Known credits43

Biography

​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 Pickw…

Doc in the Box
Doc in the Box
2015 · Crabs Guy
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Dr. Mathew Roney (archive footage)
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978 · Inspector Gregory
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
1975 · The Doctor
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1969 · Mr. Murdstone
Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy
1969 · Sir Martin Rolfe
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 · King Carlos
Hannibal Brooks
Hannibal Brooks
1969 · Padre
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · Dr. Mathew Roney
The Jokers
The Jokers
1967 · Col. Gurney-Simms
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · Maj. Safir
King Rat
King Rat
1965 · Dr. Kennedy
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Edward Chamberlayne
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963 · Ramsey 'The SBO'
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
1963 · Henry Higgins
Victoria Regina
Victoria Regina
1961 · Prince Albert
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
1961
The Citadel
The Citadel
1960 · Dr. Andrew Manson
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain
1959 · Franz Lerner
Perilous Assignment
Perilous Assignment
1959 · Self
Play of the Week
Play of the Week
1959 · Priest
The Vikings
The Vikings
1958 · Lord Egbert
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Maj. Clipton
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Sydney Carton
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
1956 · Theo van Gogh
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Harry Pope
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Mark Cavendish
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell
1954 · Lord Edwin Mercer
The Net
The Net
1953 · Michael Heathley
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
1952 · Nathaniel Winkle
Gift Horse
Gift Horse
1952 · Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Brandy for the Parson
Brandy for the Parson
1952 · Bill Harper
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Prince Albert
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Henry Higgins
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Warwick
White Corridors
White Corridors
1951 · Neil Marriner
Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold
1950 · Alan
Trottie True
Trottie True
1949 · Lord Digby Langdon
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son
1949 · Bronton
The Small Voice
The Small Voice
1948 · Murray Byrne
Broken Journey
Broken Journey
1948 · Bill Haverton
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944 · Pvt. Evans Lloyd
San Demetrio London
San Demetrio London
1943 · Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
1942 · Doc
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 · (uncredited)
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