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James Donald
Actor 1917 - 1993

James Donald

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

​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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from The Way Ahead
Character Pvt. Evans Lloyd
Shot from Quatermass and the Pit
Character Dr. Mathew Roney
Shot from Gift Horse
Character Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

Gift Horse

1952

Shot from The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Character Carlos V
Shot from The Great Escape
Character Group Capt. Ramsey "The SBO"
Title screen of The Bridge on the River Kwai No snapshots yet
Character Maj. Clipton
The Big Sleep No snapshots yet
Character Inspector Gregory
David Copperfield No snapshots yet
Character Mr. Murdstone
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Character Padre
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Character Maj. Safir
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Character Dr. Kennedy

King Rat

1965

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Character Franz Lerner
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Character Lord Egbert
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Character Theo van Gogh
Best snapshot from Beau Brummell No snapshots yet
Character Lord Edwin Mercer
The Net No snapshots yet
Character Michael Heathley

The Net

1953

The Pickwick Papers No snapshots yet
Character Nathaniel Winkle
Cage of Gold No snapshots yet
Character Alan

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

22 titles
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep 1978
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969
Hannibal Brooks
Hannibal Brooks 1969
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 1969
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit 1967
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow 1966
King Rat
King Rat 1965
The Great Escape
The Great Escape 1963
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain 1959
The Vikings
The Vikings 1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 1956
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell 1954
The Net
The Net 1953
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers 1952
Gift Horse
Gift Horse 1952
Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold 1950
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son 1949
The Small Voice
The Small Voice 1948
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead 1944
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve 1942

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