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Donald Sinden

1923-10-09 Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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Biografia

​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.

Películas

Run For Your Wife Man on Bus 2012-05-16
How Proust Can Change Your Life Duc d'Albufera 2000-03-19
Nancherrow Robin Jarvis 1999-01-01
Alice in Wonderland Gryphon (voice) 1999-02-28
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Col. Pickering 1998-11-07
The Canterville Ghost Lord Dumbleton 1997-10-31
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett 1997-10-25
The Canterville Ghost Mr. Umney 1996-01-27
The Treasure Seekers Old Wincott 1996-12-25
Balto Doc (voice) 1995-12-22
The Children Lord Wrench 1990-05-18
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio Self 1985-01-01
An Audience with Mel Brooks Self (uncredited) 1984-02-04
All's Well That Ends Well King of France 1981-01-04
Present Laughter Garry Essendine 1981-12-16
That Lucky Touch British Gen. Armstrong 1975-08-07
The Island at the Top of the World Sir Anthony Ross 1974-12-16
The National Health Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd 1973-03-06
The Day of the Jackal Mallinson 1973-05-16
Father Dear Father Philip Glover 1973-05-25
Rentadick Jeffrey Armitage 1972-12-31
Villain Gerald Draycott 1971-05-26
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher The Prison Governor 1968-10-30
The Judgement of Albion 1968-12-01
The Wars of the Roses Duke of York 1965-04-08
Twice Round the Daffodils Ian Richards 1962-04-02
Mix Me a Person Philip Bellamy, QC 1962-08-31
Your Money or Your Wife Pelham Butterworth 1960-03-01
The Siege of Sidney Street Inspector Mannering 1960-10-11
Operation Bullshine Lt. Gordon Brown 1959-06-30
The Captain's Table Shawe-Wilson 1959-01-06
Rockets Galore Hugh Mander 1958-10-19
Doctor at Large Dr Tony Benskin 1957-03-26
The Black Tent Col. Sir Charles Holland 1956-04-09
Tiger in the Smoke Geoffrey Leavitt 1956-11-27
Eyewitness Wade 1956-08-14
Above Us the Waves Lieutenant Tom Corbett 1955-03-29
An Alligator Named Daisy Peter Weston 1955-12-13
Simba Inspector Drummond 1955-01-07
Josephine and Men Alan Hartley 1955-11-09
The Beachcomber Ewart Gray 1954-08-10
You Know What Sailors Are 1954-02-09
Doctor in the House Tony Benskin 1954-03-23
Mad About Men Jeff Saunders 1954-11-16
Mogambo Donald Nordley 1953-09-23
The Cruel Sea Lockhart 1953-02-24
A Day to Remember Jim Carver 1953-11-10
Portrait from Life Minor Role 1948-12-01