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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 Pickwick Papers. However, leading roles eluded him until Lust for Life (1956), in which he played Theo Van Gogh. His work in the theatre included Noël Coward's Present Laughter (1943) which starred Coward himself, and The Eagle with Two Heads (1947), You Never Can Tell (1948), and The Heiress (1949)...
Known for
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
The Bridge on the River KwaiMovie • 1957
The Great EscapeMovie • 1963
Play of the WeekSeries • 1959
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957
The VikingsMovie • 1958
Cast a Giant ShadowMovie • 1966
Quatermass and the PitMovie • 1967
Lust for LifeMovie • 1956
The Big SleepMovie • 1978
In Which We ServeMovie • 1942
Gift HorseMovie • 1952
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingMovie • 1942
Third Man on the MountainMovie • 1959
King RatMovie • 1965
Beau BrummellMovie • 1954
Hannibal BrooksMovie • 1969
Conduct UnbecomingMovie • 1975
The Way AheadMovie • 1944
Edward, My SonMovie • 1949