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