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Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Day of the Jackal
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The Day of the Jackal

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The Day of the Jackal
Mallinson
Poster for Villain
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Villain

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Villain
Gerald Draycott
Poster for Mogambo
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Mogambo

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Mogambo
Donald Nordley
Poster for Above Us the Waves
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Above Us the Waves

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Above Us the Waves
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Poster for The Island at the Top of the World
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The Island at the Top of the World

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The Island at the Top of the World
Sir Anthony Ross
Poster for The Cruel Sea
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The Cruel Sea

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The Cruel Sea
Lockhart
Poster for An Audience with Mel Brooks
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An Audience with Mel Brooks

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An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
Poster for Doctor in the House
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Doctor in the House

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Doctor in the House
Tony Benskin
Poster for Doctor at Large
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Doctor at Large

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Doctor at Large
Dr. Tony Benskin
Poster for Tiger in the Smoke
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Tiger in the Smoke

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Tiger in the Smoke
Geoffrey Leavitt

Gallery

Donald Sinden portrait
Donald Sinden portrait