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