Donald Sinden
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
Mallinson
The Day of the Jackal
Gerald Draycott
Villain
Donald Nordley
Mogambo
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Above Us the Waves
Sir Anthony Ross
The Island at the Top of the World
Lockhart
The Cruel Sea
Self (uncredited)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Tony Benskin
Doctor in the House
Dr. Tony Benskin
Doctor at Large
Geoffrey Leavitt
Tiger in the Smoke
The Prison Governor
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Col. Sir Charles Holland
The Black Tent
British Gen. Armstrong
That Lucky Touch
Inspector Drummond
Simba
Hugh Mander
Rockets Galore
Jeff Saunders
Mad About Men
Voice
The Judgement of Albion
Inspector Mannering
The Siege of Sidney Street
Robin Jarvis
Nancherrow
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
The National Health
Wade
Eyewitness
Jeffrey Armitage
Rentadick
Alan Hartley
Josephine and Men
Philip Glover
Father Dear Father
Col. Pickering
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Jim Carver
A Day to Remember
Peter Weston
An Alligator Named Daisy
Duke of York
The Wars of the Roses
Lt. Gordon Brown
Operation Bullshine
Chief Officer Shawe-Wilson
The Captain's Table
Mr. Umney
The Canterville Ghost
Lord Dumbleton
The Canterville Ghost
Man on Bus
Run For Your Wife
You Know What Sailors Are
Pelham Butterworth
Your Money or Your Wife
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
Self
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Lord Wrench
The Children
Doc (voice)
Balto
Philip Bellamy, QC
Mix Me a Person
Gryphon (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Ewart Gray
The Beachcomber
Ian Richards
Twice Round the Daffodils
Garry Essendine
Present Laughter
King of France
All's Well That Ends Well
Minor Role
Portrait from Life
Old Wincott
The Treasure Seekers
Duc d'Albufera
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Narrator (voice)
Atatürk
Professor Stein
Detective per caso
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-10-09
Place of Birth
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Also Known As
Sir Donald Sinden