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James Donald

James Donald

Actor May 18 (died age 76) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK 1942–2015 (73 year career)
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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 W…

Known For

The Great Escape
Film

The Great Escape

Ramsey 'The SBO'
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Film

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Maj. Clipton
The Vikings
Film

The Vikings

Lord Egbert
Lust for Life
Film

Lust for Life

Theo van Gogh
Quatermass and the Pit
Film

Quatermass and the Pit

Dr. Mathew Roney
In Which We Serve
Film

In Which We Serve

Doc
King Rat
Film

King Rat

Dr. Kennedy
The Big Sleep
Film

The Big Sleep

Inspector Gregory

Filmography

Acting (42)

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Movies (36)

Doc in the Box

Doc in the Box

2015

as Crabs Guy

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as Dr. Mathew Roney (archive footage)

6.4
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978

as Inspector Gregory

5.9
Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

as The Doctor

5.7
Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks

1969

as Padre

6.3
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1969

as Mr. Murdstone

5.4
Destiny of a Spy

Destiny of a Spy

1969

as Sir Martin Rolfe

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

as King Carlos

5.9
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

as Dr. Mathew Roney

6.6
The Jokers

The Jokers

1967

as Col. Gurney-Simms

6.0
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

as Maj. Safir

6.2
King Rat

King Rat

1965

as Dr. Kennedy

7.1
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963

as Ramsey 'The SBO'

7.9
Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1963

as Henry Higgins

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

1961

as Prince Albert

The Citadel

The Citadel

1960

as Dr. Andrew Manson

Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

as Franz Lerner

6.6
Perilous Assignment

Perilous Assignment

1959

as Self

10.0
The Vikings

The Vikings

1958

as Lord Egbert

7.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Maj. Clipton

7.8
Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956

as Theo van Gogh

7.2
Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

1954

as Lord Edwin Mercer

6.5
The Net

The Net

1953

as Michael Heathley

5.6
The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1952

as Nathaniel Winkle

6.7
Gift Horse

Gift Horse

1952

as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

6.6
Brandy for the Parson

Brandy for the Parson

1952

as Bill Harper

6.3
White Corridors

White Corridors

1951

as Neil Marriner

6.6
Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950

as Alan

6.7
Trottie True

Trottie True

1949

as Lord Digby Langdon

7.0
Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

1949

as Bronton

6.4
The Small Voice

The Small Voice

1948

as Murray Byrne

6.2
Broken Journey

Broken Journey

1948

as Bill Haverton

6.0
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

as Pvt. Evans Lloyd

6.5
San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London

1943

as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

7.0
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942

as Doc

6.8
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

as (uncredited)

6.6