James Donald
British actor (1917-1993) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
James Robert MacGeorge Donald was a Scottish actor. Tall and thin, he specialised in playing authority figures, particularly military doctors.
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1993Died3 August 19931978
The Big SleepFilm, Inspector Gregory1969
David CopperfieldFilm, Mr. Murdstone1966
Cast a Giant ShadowFilm, Maj. Safir1965
King RatFilm, Dr. Kennedy1964Thursday TheatreSeries, Edward Chamberlayne1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1961
Ben CaseySeries
Victoria ReginaFilm, 1961Prince Albert1959
Play of the WeekSeries, Priest
Perilous AssignmentFilm, 19591957
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Sydney Carton
The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm, 1957Maj. Clipton1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Harry Pope1954
Beau BrummellFilm, Lord Edwin Mercer1952
Brandy for the ParsonFilm, Bill Harper1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Prince Albert
White CorridorsFilm, 1951Neil Marriner1949
Edward, My SonFilm, Bronton1944
The Way AheadFilm, Pvt. Evans Lloyd1942
In Which We ServeFilm, Doc1917Born18 May 1917
The Big SleepFilm, Inspector Gregory1969David CopperfieldFilm, Mr. Murdstone1966Cast a Giant ShadowFilm, Maj. Safir1965King RatFilm, Dr. Kennedy1964Thursday TheatreSeries, Edward Chamberlayne1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1961Ben CaseySeriesVictoria ReginaFilm, 1961Prince Albert1959Play of the WeekSeries, PriestPerilous AssignmentFilm, 19591957DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Sydney CartonThe Bridge on the River KwaiFilm, 1957Maj. Clipton1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Harry Pope1954Beau BrummellFilm, Lord Edwin Mercer1952Brandy for the ParsonFilm, Bill Harper1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Prince AlbertWhite CorridorsFilm, 1951Neil Marriner1949Edward, My SonFilm, Bronton1944The Way AheadFilm, Pvt. Evans Lloyd1942In Which We ServeFilm, Doc1917Born18 May 1917People around James
Close ties
Walter Fitzgerald Also in Edward, My Son and In Which We Serve
Michael Winner Directed The Big Sleep and The Jokers
Richard Attenborough Also in In Which We Serve and Gift Horse
George Cukor Directed Lust for Life and Edward, My Son
David Lean Directed The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
Ken Annakin Directed Third Man on the Mountain (1959)- Gordon Jackson Also in The Great Escape (1963)
Michael Balcon Produced San Demetrio London and Cage of Gold
Kirk Douglas Also in Lust for Life and The Vikings
Peter Ustinov Also in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
John Mills Also in King Rat and In Which We Serve
Herbert Lom Also in Cage of Gold (1950)
Pamela Brown Also in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Noel Langley Directed The Pickwick Papers (1952)
James Hayter Also in Beau Brummell and The Pickwick Papers- Robert Beatty Also in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
David Horne Also in San Demetrio London and Beau Brummell- Noel Willman Also in The Pickwick Papers and The Net
Andrew Keir Also in The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1972)- John Boxer Also in In Which We Serve (1942)
Walt Disney Produced Third Man on the Mountain (1959)- James Clavell Wrote The Great Escape and King Rat
Edward Fox Also in The Big Sleep and The Jokers
Malcolm Arnold Wrote The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
Known for
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The Great Escape 1963
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Lust for Life 1956
King Rat 1965
The Vikings 1958
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 36
46 credits on file
Television 7
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1993 · aged 76
