About
Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts. His films included Barnacle Bill (1957), The Captain's Table (1959), Victim (1961), The Wild Affair (1964), Zeppelin (1971), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Doctor Watson.[1] On television he starred in Bulldog Breed (1962), Spooner's Patch (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in Goodnight and God Bless (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1988, and appeared in Stanley and the Women (1991) and C.A.T.S. Eyes. His plays include Mixed Feelings, The Decorator, and Moments of Weakness.
Known for
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
The SweeneySeries • 1975
The SandbaggersSeries • 1978
Van der ValkSeries • 1972
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
Mystery and ImaginationSeries • 1966
Citizen SmithSeries • 1977
DetectiveSeries • 1964
Village HallSeries • 1974
The First Great Train RobberyMovie • 1978
Sink the Bismarck!Movie • 1960
VictimMovie • 1961
The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1983
ZeppelinMovie • 1971
Barnacle BillMovie • 1957
Yesterday's EnemyMovie • 1959