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James Donald

James Donald

Acting · Born 1917-05-18 · 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 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 Pickwick Papers. However, leading roles eluded him until Lust for Life (1956), in which he played Theo Va...

Known For

movie 7.9 The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
movie 7.8 The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
movie 7.0 The Vikings
The Vikings
1958
movie 6.7 Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
tv 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
movie 7.2 Lust for Life
Lust for Life
1956
movie 6.8 In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
1942
movie 5.9 The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978
movie 7.2 King Rat
King Rat
1965
movie 6.3 Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
movie 6.6 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
movie 6.5 The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944
movie 6.4 Hannibal Brooks
Hannibal Brooks
1969
movie 6.5 Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell
1954
movie 6.7 Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
movie 5.9 Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
1975
movie 6.6 Gift Horse
Gift Horse
1952
movie 6.5 Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son
1949