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
as Man on Bus
Run For Your Wife
as Man on Bus
The Accidental Detective
as Professor Stein
The Accidental Detective
as Professor Stein
How Proust Can Change Your Life
as Duc d'Albufera
How Proust Can Change Your Life
as Duc d'Albufera
Alice in Wonderland
as Gryphon (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
as Gryphon (voice)
Nancherrow
as Robin Jarvis
Nancherrow
as Robin Jarvis
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Col. Pickering
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Col. Pickering
The Canterville Ghost
as Lord Dumbleton
The Canterville Ghost
as Lord Dumbleton
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
Cuts
as Sir Luke Trimingham
Cuts
as Sir Luke Trimingham
The Treasure Seekers
as Old Wincott
The Treasure Seekers
as Old Wincott
The Canterville Ghost
as Mr. Umney
The Canterville Ghost
as Mr. Umney
Balto
as Doc (voice)
Balto
as Doc (voice)
The Children
as Lord Wrench
The Children
as Lord Wrench
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
Present Laughter
as Garry Essendine
Present Laughter
as Garry Essendine
All's Well That Ends Well
as King of France
All's Well That Ends Well
as King of France
That Lucky Touch
as British Gen. Armstrong
That Lucky Touch
as British Gen. Armstrong
The Island at the Top of the World
as Sir Anthony Ross
The Island at the Top of the World
as Sir Anthony Ross
Father Dear Father
as Philip Glover
Father Dear Father
as Philip Glover
The Day of the Jackal
as Mallinson
The Day of the Jackal
as Mallinson
The National Health
as Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
The National Health
as Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
Rentadick
as Jeffrey Armitage
Rentadick
as Jeffrey Armitage
Villain
as Gerald Draycott
Villain
as Gerald Draycott
The Judgement of Albion
as Voice
The Judgement of Albion
as Voice
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
as The Prison Governor
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
as The Prison Governor
William and Mary
as William Pearl
William and Mary
as William Pearl
The Wars of the Roses
as Duke of York
The Wars of the Roses
as Duke of York
Mix Me a Person
as Philip Bellamy, QC
Mix Me a Person
as Philip Bellamy, QC
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Ian Richards
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Ian Richards
The Siege of Sidney Street
as Inspector Mannering
The Siege of Sidney Street
as Inspector Mannering
Your Money or Your Wife
as Pelham Butterworth
Your Money or Your Wife
as Pelham Butterworth
Operation Bullshine
as Lt. Gordon Brown
Operation Bullshine
as Lt. Gordon Brown
The Captain's Table
as Chief Officer Shawe-Wilson
The Captain's Table
as Chief Officer Shawe-Wilson
Rockets Galore
as Hugh Mander
Rockets Galore
as Hugh Mander
Doctor at Large
as Dr. Tony Benskin
Doctor at Large
as Dr. Tony Benskin
Tiger in the Smoke
as Geoffrey Leavitt
Tiger in the Smoke
as Geoffrey Leavitt
Eyewitness
as Wade
Eyewitness
as Wade
The Black Tent
as Col. Sir Charles Holland
The Black Tent
as Col. Sir Charles Holland
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Peter Weston
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Peter Weston
Josephine and Men
as Alan Hartley
Josephine and Men
as Alan Hartley
Above Us the Waves
as Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Above Us the Waves
as Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Simba
as Inspector Drummond
Simba
as Inspector Drummond
Mad About Men
as Jeff Saunders
Mad About Men
as Jeff Saunders
The Beachcomber
as Ewart Gray
The Beachcomber
as Ewart Gray
Doctor in the House
as Tony Benskin
Doctor in the House
as Tony Benskin
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are
A Day to Remember
as Jim Carver
A Day to Remember
as Jim Carver
Mogambo
as Donald Nordley
Mogambo
as Donald Nordley
The Cruel Sea
as Lockhart
The Cruel Sea
as Lockhart
Portrait from Life
as Minor Role
Portrait from Life
as Minor Role