8.5
8.5
The Wars of the Roses
1965
as Duke of York
Donald Sinden
Acting
Born:October 9, 1923
Died:September 11, 2014(aged 90)
Birthplace:Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
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CommunityBiography
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 (45 movies)
7.3
7.3
Balto
1995
as Doc (voice)
6.9
6.9
A Day to Remember
1953
as Jim Carver
6.9
6.9
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Lockhart
6.8
6.8
The National Health
1973
as Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
6.7
6.7
Simba
1955
as Inspector Drummond
6.7
6.7
Eyewitness
1956
as Wade
6.6
6.6
Twice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Ian Richards
6.5
6.5
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
1997
6.5
6.5
Doctor in the House
1954
as Tony Benskin
6.5
6.5
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
as Sir Anthony Ross
6.4
6.4
Mogambo
1953
as Donald Nordley
6.3
6.3
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as King of France
6.3
6.3
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Geoffrey Leavitt
6.2
6.2
Mad About Men
1954
as Jeff Saunders
6.2
6.2
Mix Me a Person
1962
as Philip Bellamy, QC
6.2
6.2
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Peter Weston
6.1
6.1
Above Us the Waves
1955
as Lieutenant Tom Corbett
6.1
6.1
Villain
1971
as Gerald Draycott
6.1
6.1
The Canterville Ghost
1996
as Mr. Umney
6.0
6.0
Josephine and Men
1955
as Alan Hartley
6.0
6.0
The Black Tent
1956
as Col. Sir Charles Holland
6.0
6.0
Nancherrow
1999
as Robin Jarvis
6.0
6.0
Rockets Galore
1958
as Hugh Mander
6.0
6.0
The Beachcomber
1954
as Ewart Gray
6.0
6.0
That Lucky Touch
1975
as British Gen. Armstrong
5.9
5.9
Portrait from Life
1948
as Minor Role
5.8
5.8
The Captain's Table
1959
as Chief Officer Shawe-Wilson
5.6
5.6
Doctor at Large
1957
as Dr. Tony Benskin
5.3
5.3
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Old Wincott
5.1
5.1
Operation Bullshine
1959
as Lt. Gordon Brown
5.0
5.0
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968
as The Prison Governor
4.8
4.8
Father Dear Father
1973
as Philip Glover
4.7
4.7
Atatürk
1998
as Narrator (voice)
4.7
4.7
How Proust Can Change Your Life
2000
as Duc d'Albufera
4.2
4.2
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
4.0
4.0
Your Money or Your Wife
1960
as Pelham Butterworth
3.8
3.8
Rentadick
1972
as Jeffrey Armitage
3.8
3.8
The Children
1990
as Lord Wrench
2.0
2.0
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
as Inspector Mannering
Present Laughter
1981
as Garry Essendine
The Accidental Detective
2003
as Professor Stein
The Judgement of Albion
1968
as Voice
The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Lord Dumbleton
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