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.
Acted in 67
2010s
- 2012
Run For Your Wife
Man on Bus
2000s
- 2003
The Accidental Detective
Professor Stein
- 2001
- 2000
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Duc d'Albufera
1990s
- 1999
Nancherrow
TV
Nancherrow
Robin Jarvis
- 1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Col. Pickering
- 1997
The Canterville Ghost
Lord Dumbleton
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
Movie
- 1996
Cuts
Sir Luke Trimingham
The Treasure Seekers
Old Wincott
- 1995
- 1991
- 1990
The Children
Lord Wrench
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
- 1981
Present Laughter
Garry Essendine
All's Well That Ends Well
King of France
1970s
- 1975
Two's Company
Robert Hiller · 28 episodes
That Lucky Touch
British Gen. Armstrong
- 1974
- 1973
Father Dear Father
Philip Glover
The National Health
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
- 1972
Rentadick
Jeffrey Armitage
The Organization
David Pulman · 7 episodes
- 1971
Villain
Gerald Draycott
1960s
- 1968
The Judgement of Albion
Voice
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
The Prison Governor
William and Mary
William Pearl
Late Night Horror
William Pearl · 1 episode
Ooh La La!
TV
- 1967
- 1965
The Wars of the Roses
Duke of York
The Wars of the Roses
Plantagenet · 1 episode
- 1962
Mix Me a Person
Philip Bellamy, QC
Twice Round the Daffodils
Ian Richards
- 1960
The Siege of Sidney Street
Inspector Mannering
Your Money or Your Wife
Pelham Butterworth
1950s
- 1959
Operation Bullshine
Lt. Gordon Brown
The Captain's Table
Chief Officer Shawe-Wilson
- 1958
Rockets Galore
Hugh Mander
- 1957
Doctor at Large
Dr. Tony Benskin
- 1956
Tiger in the Smoke
Geoffrey Leavitt
Eyewitness
Wade
Armchair Theatre
Faulk · 1 episode
The Black Tent
Col. Sir Charles Holland
- 1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
Peter Weston
Josephine and Men
Alan Hartley
Above Us the Waves
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Simba
Inspector Drummond
- 1954
Mad About Men
Jeff Saunders
The Beachcomber
Ewart Gray
Doctor in the House
Tony Benskin
You Know What Sailors Are
Movie
- 1953
A Day to Remember
Jim Carver
1940s
- 1948
Portrait from Life
Minor Role
No release date
Network First
TV
Sound 1
1970s
- 1975
Two's Company
Theme Song Performance
Appearances4
1990s
- 1998
Atatürk
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
1950s
- 1955
