Acting
Donald Sinden
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE (born 9 October 1923) is an English actor of theatre, film and television. Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden and his wife Mabel Agnes (née Fuller), he grew up in the Sussex village of Ditchling, where their home ('The Limes') doubled as the local chemist shop. He was married to actress Diana Mahony from 1948 until her death in 2004. He lives near Tenterden, Kent. The couple had two sons: actor Donald Sinden, who died of lung cancer in 1996, and Marc Sinden who is a West End theatre producer. Early career He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance at the Brighton Little Theatre (of which he later became President) in January 1941, playing Dudley in George and Margaret. He broke into professional acting after appearing with the Mobile Entertainments Southern Area company in modern comedies for the armed forces during the Second World War. Rank Organisation In 1953 he was contracted for seven years to the Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios and subsequently starred in many outstanding British films of the 1950s including The Cruel Sea, Mogambo, Doctor in the House, Above Us The Waves, Doctor at Large, The Siege of Sidney Street, Twice Round the Daffodils and with a very young Adam Faith in Mix Me a Person. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Sinden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Run For Your Wife
Film · 2012
The Accidental Detective
Film · 2003
Judge John Deed
Series · 2001
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Film · 2000
Nancherrow
Film · 1999
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1999
Nancherrow
Series · 1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Film · 1998
Atatürk
Film · 1998
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1997
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1996
The Treasure Seekers
Film · 1996
Cuts
Film · 1996
Balto
Film · 1995
Performance
Series · 1991
The Children
Film · 1990
Challenge Anneka
Series · 1989
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Film · 1985
Theatre Night
Series · 1985
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Film · 1984
Playing Shakespeare
Series · 1984
Present Laughter
Film · 1981
All's Well That Ends Well
Film · 1981
Never the Twain
Series · 1981
That Lucky Touch
Film · 1975
Two's Company
Series · 1975
The Island at the Top of the World
Film · 1974
The Day of the Jackal
Film · 1973
The National Health
Film · 1973
Father Dear Father
Film · 1973
Rentadick
Film · 1972
The Organization
Series · 1972
Villain
Film · 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
The Ten Commandments
Series · 1971
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Film · 1968
The Judgement of Albion
Film · 1968
William and Mary
Film · 1968
Ooh La La!
Series · 1968
Late Night Horror
Series · 1968
The Prisoner
Series · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
The Wars of the Roses
Film · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
The Wars of the Roses
Series · 1965
Festival
Series · 1963
Mix Me a Person
Film · 1962
Twice Round the Daffodils
Film · 1962
The Siege of Sidney Street
Film · 1960
Your Money or Your Wife
Film · 1960
Operation Bullshine
Film · 1959
The Captain's Table
Film · 1959
Rockets Galore
Film · 1958
Doctor at Large
Film · 1957
Tiger in the Smoke
Film · 1956
The Black Tent
Film · 1956
Eyewitness
Film · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Above Us the Waves
Film · 1955
Simba
Film · 1955
Josephine and Men
Film · 1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
Film · 1955
This Is Your Life
Series · 1955
Doctor in the House
Film · 1954
Mad About Men
Film · 1954
You Know What Sailors Are
Film · 1954
The Beachcomber
Film · 1954
Mogambo
Film · 1953
The Cruel Sea
Film · 1953
A Day to Remember
Film · 1953
Portrait from Life
Film · 1948