About
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...
Known for
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
PerformanceSeries • 1991
The PrisonerSeries • 1967
Judge John DeedSeries • 2001
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1971
Never the TwainSeries • 1981
The Day of the JackalMovie • 1973
BaltoMovie • 1995
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 1999
MogamboMovie • 1953
The Island at the Top of the WorldMovie • 1974
Above Us the WavesMovie • 1955
The Cruel SeaMovie • 1953
The Canterville GhostMovie • 1996
Doctor in the HouseMovie • 1954
VillainMovie • 1971
Doctor at LargeMovie • 1957
Mad About MenMovie • 1954