James Donald
Acting
Born May 18, 1917 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Ben Casey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Thursday Theatre
The Great Escape
DuPont Show of the Month
Play of the Week
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Vikings
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lust for Life
Cast a Giant Shadow
Victoria Regina
Quatermass and the Pit
The Big Sleep
In Which We Serve
Third Man on the Mountain
Beau Brummell
King Rat
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Citadel
Conduct Unbecoming
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
David Copperfield
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
The Pickwick Papers
Cage of Gold
Gift Horse
Doc in the Box
The Way Ahead
Edward, My Son
San Demetrio London
The Jokers
Broken Journey
Perilous Assignment
Hannibal Brooks
White Corridors
The Small Voice
Destiny of a Spy
Trottie True