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Donald Sinden‌

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Donald Sinden

Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Donald Sinden

Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1923-10-09

Popularity

star2.2

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.

Movie Credits

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal‌
star7.5
calendar 1973

Villain

Villain‌
star6.2
calendar 1971

Mogambo

Mogambo‌
star6.4
calendar 1953

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World‌
star6.4
calendar 1974

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea‌
star6.9
calendar 1953

An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks‌
star6.5
calendar 1984

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House‌
star6.3
calendar 1954

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large‌
star5.6
calendar 1957

Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher‌
star5.0
calendar 1968

The Black Tent

The Black Tent‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

That Lucky Touch

That Lucky Touch‌
star6.3
calendar 1975

Simba

Simba‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Mad About Men

Mad About Men‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

The Judgement of Albion

The Judgement of Albion‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Siege of Sidney Street

The Siege of Sidney Street‌
star2.0
calendar 1960

Nancherrow

Nancherrow‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

The National Health

The National Health‌
star6.6
calendar 1973

Eyewitness

Eyewitness‌
star6.7
calendar 1956

Rentadick

Rentadick‌
star4.4
calendar 1972

Josephine and Men

Josephine and Men‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father‌
star4.8
calendar 1973

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

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh‌
star2.0
calendar 1998

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember‌
star7.2
calendar 1953

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy‌
star6.2
calendar 1955

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses‌
star8.5
calendar 1965

Operation Bullshine

Operation Bullshine‌
star5.1
calendar 1959

The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table‌
star5.8
calendar 1959

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife‌
star4.2
calendar 2012

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are‌
star4.2
calendar 1954

Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife‌
star4.0
calendar 1960

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett‌
star6.5
calendar 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
star6.0
calendar 1985

The Children

The Children‌
star5.2
calendar 1990

Balto

Balto‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person‌
star6.2
calendar 1962

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star6.3
calendar 1999

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Twice Round the Daffodils

Twice Round the Daffodils‌
star6.6
calendar 1962

Present Laughter

Present Laughter‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well‌
star7.0
calendar 1981

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life‌
star5.9
calendar 1948

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

Tv Credits

The Prisoner

The Prisoner‌
star7.8
calendar 1967

Never the Twain

Never the Twain‌
star6.4
calendar 1981

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

Two's Company

Two's Company‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Ooh La La!

Ooh La La!‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Nancherrow

Nancherrow‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

The Organization

The Organization‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

Omnibus

Omnibus‌
star7.0
calendar 1967

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders‌
star7.6
calendar 1997

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
star6.4
calendar 1955