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Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

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Biography

​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.

Known For

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973

Villain

Villain

1971

Mogambo

Mogambo

1953

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

1955

The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World

1974

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953

An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

1984

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

1954

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

1957

Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

1968

The Black Tent

The Black Tent

1956

That Lucky Touch

That Lucky Touch

1975

Simba

Simba

1955

Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore

1958

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

1954

The Judgement of Albion

The Judgement of Albion

1968

The Siege of Sidney Street

The Siege of Sidney Street

1960

Nancherrow

Nancherrow

1999

The National Health

The National Health

1973

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1956

Rentadick

Rentadick

1972

Josephine and Men

Josephine and Men

1955

Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father

1973

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1998

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

1953

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965

Operation Bullshine

Operation Bullshine

1959

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

1959

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1996

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1997

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

2012

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife

1960

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

1997

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 Studio

1985

The Children

The Children

1990

Balto

Balto

1995

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person

1962

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954

Twice Round the Daffodils

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962

Present Laughter

Present Laughter

1981

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1981

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life

2000

Atatürk

Atatürk

1998

The Accidental Detective

The Accidental Detective

2003

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1967

Never the Twain

Never the Twain

1981

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

Two's Company

Two's Company

1975

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!

1968

Nancherrow

Nancherrow

1999

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

1984

The Organization

The Organization

1972

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1955

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1971

Performance

Performance

1991

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror

1968

Festival

Festival

1963

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956