fiction.wikisort.org - ActorDonald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a Scottish actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows.
Scottish actor
For other people named Donald Douglas, see Donald Douglas (disambiguation).
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Donald Douglas |
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Born | (1933-03-07) 7 March 1933 (age 89)
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Occupation | Actor |
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Years active | 1960–present |
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He was educated at Falkirk High School, Edinburgh College of Art and RADA.[1] His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.[2]
His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series.[3]
On television, he played Tsar Alexander I in the 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace, alongside Anthony Hopkins.[4] He starred in the original TV series of Poldark in 1975/6 as Malcolm McNeil, the army captain who frequently allowed his fondness for Demelza Poldark to obstruct his quest to arrest her husband.[5] He is also remembered by cult TV fans for roles in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.[6][7] His TV career continued into the 1990s, playing Franklin Clarke in the 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot movie The ABC Murders.[8] He has also played Dr. Gordon McKendrick on several episodes of Monarch of the Glen, and has appeared in episodes of EastEnders, Kavanagh QC and Casualty.[9]
Film and television credits
Film credits include:
Television credits include:
- The Avengers, The Morning After (1969) - Major Parsons
- Budgie (1971/72) - Tony Pringle, Budgie's brother-in-law
- War and Peace (1972) - Tsar Alexander I
- Doctor Who, The Sontaran Experiment (1975) Vural
- Five Red Herrings aka Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings (1975) - Hugh Farren
- Poldark (1975) - Captain Malcolm MacNeil
- The Professionals (1977) - Eric Sutton
- Blake's 7, Rumours of Death (1980) - Major Grenlee
- Take the High Road. (1980) - Peter Cunningham
- Sense and Sensibility (1981) - Sir John Middleton
- Goldeneye (1989) - Lord Kemsley
- Agatha Christie's Poirot - The ABC Murders (1992) - Franklin Clarke
- Diana: Her True Story (1993) - Prince Philip
- Alleyn Mysteries, Scales of Justice (1994) - Sir George Alleyn
- EastEnders (3 episodes, 1995) - Hugh Aitken
- Kavanagh QC (2 episodes, 1996–1999) - Mr. Justice Halliwell
- Goodnight Sweetheart, California Dreamin' (1999) - Angus
- Sweet Revenge (2001) - Patrick's father
- A Is for Acid (2002) - William McSwan
- Casualty, Flash in the Pan (2003) - Teddy
- Monarch of the Glen (3 episodes, 2004–2005) - Dr. Gordon McKendrick
Theatre credits
Theatre credits include:
- Medea, Broadway, Longacre Theatre (1994) - Aegeus
References
External links
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