8.5
8.5
Mr. Axelford's Angel
1974
as David
Donald Sumpter
Acting
Born:February 13, 1943(age 83)
Birthplace:Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
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CommunityBiography
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther. He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones. His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
Filmography (51 movies)
8.0
8.0
Way of the Morris
2011
as Voice of Creation
7.8
7.8
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mr. Brooker
7.5
7.5
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as Commander Ridgeway
7.5
7.5
The Walking Stick
1970
as Max
7.4
7.4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
7.3
7.3
Eastern Promises
2007
as Yuri
7.0
7.0
Coalition
2015
as Paddy Ashdown
7.0
7.0
The Constant Gardener
2005
as Tim Donohue
6.9
6.9
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Claudius
6.9
6.9
Einstein and Eddington
2008
as Max Planck
6.8
6.8
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
6.8
6.8
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Paul Macy
6.7
6.7
Richard III
1995
as Brackenbury
6.5
6.5
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
as Dr. Savran
6.4
6.4
Limonov: The Ballad
2024
as Eddie's Father
6.4
6.4
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Pogossian
6.3
6.3
Antony & Cleopatra
1981
as Pompeius
6.3
6.3
Into the Storm
2009
as Lord Halifax
6.3
6.3
Enigma
2001
as Leveret
6.3
6.3
Great Expectations
1999
as Compeyson
6.2
6.2
Among Us
2010
as Man on bench
6.1
6.1
The Murder at Road Hill House
2011
as Peter Edlin QC
6.0
6.0
Bypass
2014
as Grandfather
6.0
6.0
Grushko
1994
as Kartashov
6.0
6.0
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968
as Enrico Casali
6.0
6.0
Bleak Moments
1971
as Norman's Friend
5.9
5.9
London Boulevard
2010
as Pentonville Governor
5.8
5.8
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010
as Pythol (voice)
5.6
5.6
The Black Panther
1977
as Donald Neilson
5.6
5.6
Dracula
2006
as Alfred Singleton
5.5
5.5
The Lost Continent
1968
as Sparks, the Radioman
5.4
5.4
Stardust
1974
as TV Concert Producer
5.2
5.2
Heist
2008
as King Edward
4.6
4.6
Night After Night After Night
1969
as Pete Laver
4.0
4.0
The Point Men
2001
as Benni Baum
4.0
4.0
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
as Self
3.1
3.1
Hardcore
1977
as Mark
2.8
2.8
I Am a Groupie
1970
as Steve
2.0
2.0
Aimée
1991
as Frank
1.0
1.0
Tangier Cop
1997
as Ahmed Yaasin
The Window Cleaner
1968
as David
A Light That Shines
1979
as Brother Martin Jerome
Time Trouble
1985
as Makov
Bad Ronald
1992
as Michael, le père
Mad Jack
1970
Catchpenny Twist
1977
as Spalding
The Saliva Milkshake
1975
as Johnny
The Tom Machine
1980
as Tom
Hello Sailor!
2008
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972
as Dellow
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