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James Donald was a Scottish actor. Tall and thin, he specialised in playing authority figures.
Birth Name
James Robert MacGeorge Donald
Born
Friday, 18 May 1917
Died
Tuesday, 03 August 1993
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| The Big Sleep | Inspector Gregory | 1978 |
| Conduct Unbecoming | The Doctor | 1975 |
| David Copperfield | Mr. Murdstone | 1969 |
| The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Carlos V / King Carlos | 1969 |
| Hannibal Brooks | Padre | 1969 |
| Quatermass and the Pit | Dr. Mathew Roney / Doctor Roney | 1967 |
| The Jokers | Col. Gurney-Simms | 1967 |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | Maj. Safir | 1966 |
| King Rat | Dr. Kennedy | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| The Big Sleep | Inspector Gregory | 1978 |
| Conduct Unbecoming | The Doctor | 1975 |
| David Copperfield | Mr. Murdstone | 1969 |
| The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Carlos V / King Carlos | 1969 |
| Hannibal Brooks | Padre | 1969 |
| Quatermass and the Pit | Dr. Mathew Roney / Doctor Roney | 1967 |
| The Jokers | Col. Gurney-Simms | 1967 |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | Maj. Safir | 1966 |
| King Rat | Dr. Kennedy | 1965 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Commander John McAuliffe | 1963 |
| The Great Escape | Ramsey 'The SBO' | 1963 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Alvin MacKenzie | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Major Frazer | 1961 |
| Third Man on the Mountain | Franz Lerner | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Priest | 1959 |
| The Vikings | Egbert / Lord Egbert | 1958 |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | Major Clipton / Maj. Clipton | 1957 |
| Suspicion | James Thomason | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Captain Vere / John Shand / Sydney Carton | 1957 |
| The Errol Flynn Theatre | Andrew | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Miles Denshaw | 1956 |
| Lust for Life | Theo Van Gogh | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harry Pope / Mark Cavendish | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Dr. Davidson / Will Trenting | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Napoleon | 1955 |
| Beau Brummell | Lord Edwin Mercer | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Franz Lerner | 1954 |
| Project M7 | Michael Heathley / Prof. Michael Heathley | 1953 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Nathaniel Winkle | 1952 |
| Glory at Sea | Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1 / Lt. Richard Jennings RN | 1952 |
| Brandy for the Parson | Bill Harper | 1952 |
| White Corridors | Dr. Neil Marriner / Neil Marriner | 1951 |
| Cage of Gold | Alan / Dr Alan Keam | 1950 |
| The Gay Lady | Lord Digby Landon / Lord Digby Langdon | 1949 |
| Edward, My Son | Bronton | 1949 |
| The Hideout | Murray Byrne | 1948 |
| Broken Journey | Bill Haverton | 1948 |
| The Way Ahead | Pte. Evan Lloyd / Pvt. Evans Lloyd | 1944 |
| San Demetrio London | Gunnery Control Officer / Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay | 1943 |
| Went the Day Well? | German Corporal | 1942 |
| In Which We Serve | Doc | 1942 |
| Alibi | Barman | 1942 |
| The Missing Million | Assistant to Dicker | 1942 |
