Donald Sumpter

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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...

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Game of ThronesSeries • 2011Doctor WhoSeries • 2005Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Doctor WhoSeries • 1963Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Black MirrorSeries • 2011Peaky BlindersSeries • 2013Play for TodaySeries • 1970MinderSeries • 1979SpooksSeries • 2002A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992The BillSeries • 1984MerlinSeries • 2008Screen TwoSeries • 1985EndeavourSeries • 2013ChernobylSeries • 2019New TricksSeries • 200412 MonkeysSeries • 2015BergeracSeries • 1981Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeries • 2003ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969The Sarah Jane AdventuresSeries • 2007TaggartSeries • 1983The Phoenician SchemeMovie • 2025