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Donald Sinden

Born 9 Oct 1923 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UKDied 11 Sept 2014aged 9043 credits

​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 Entertainments Southern Area company in modern comedies for the armed forces during the Second World War. Rank Organisation In 1953 he was contracted for seven years to the Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios and subsequently starred in many outstanding British films of the 1950s including The Cruel Sea, Mogambo, Doctor in the House, Above Us The Waves, Doctor at Large, The Siege of Sidney Street, Twice Round the Daffodils and with a very young Adam Faith in Mix Me a Person. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Sinden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sir Donald Alfred Sinden (Saint Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, 9 d’octubre de 1923 - Wittersham, Kent, 12 de setembre de 2014) va ser un actor anglès. Va estar casat amb l'actriu Diana Mahony.

Acting (43)

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife2012 · Man on Bus
Great West End Theatres
Great West End Theatres2012 · Self - Presenter
The Accidental Detective
The Accidental Detective2003 · Professor Stein
How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life2000 · Duc d'Albufera
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland1999 · Gryphon (voice)
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers1996 · Old Wincott
Cuts
Cuts1996 · Sir Luke Trimingham
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost1996 · Mr. Umney
Balto
Balto1995 · Doc (voice)
The Children
The Children1990 · Lord Wrench
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985 · Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks
An Audience with Mel Brooks1984 · Self (uncredited)
That Lucky Touch
That Lucky Touch1975 · British Gen. Armstrong
The Island at the Top of the World
The Island at the Top of the World1974 · Sir Anthony Ross
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal1973 · Mallinson
The National Health
The National Health1973 · Senior Surgeon Boyd
The National Health
The National Health1973 · Mr. Carr
Rentadick
Rentadick1972 · Jeffrey Armitage
Villain
Villain1971 · Gerald Draycott
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher1968 · The Prison Governor
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses1965 · Duke of York
Twice Round the Daffodils
Twice Round the Daffodils1962 · Ian Richards
Mix Me a Person
Mix Me a Person1962 · Philip Bellamy, QC
Your Money or Your Wife
Your Money or Your Wife1960 · Pelham Butterworth
The Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street1960 · Mannering
The Captain's Table
The Captain's Table1959 · Shawe-Wilson
Operation Bullshine
Operation Bullshine1959 · Lt. Gordon Brown
Mad Little Island
Mad Little Island1958 · Hugh Mander
Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large1957 · Dr. Tony Benskin
Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke1956 · Geoffrey Leavitt
Eyewitness
Eyewitness1956 · Wade
The Black Tent
The Black Tent1956 · Col. Sir Charles Holland
Josephine and Men
Josephine and Men1955 · Alan Hartley
Simba
Simba1955 · Inspector Drummond
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy1955 · Peter Weston
Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves1955 · Lieutenant Tom Corbett
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are1954 · Lt. Sylvester Green
Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House1954 · Tony Benskin
Mad About Men
Mad About Men1954 · Jeff Saunders
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber1954 · Ewart Gray
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember1953 · Jim Carver
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea1953 · Lockhart
Mogambo
Mogambo1953 · Donald Nordley