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