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