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Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Known for ActingBorn 1923-10-09Died 2014-09-11Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
​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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Accidental Detective10.0
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The Accidental Detective

2003 · Movie

Ooh La La!10.0
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Ooh La La!

1968 · Series

Playing Shakespeare9.7
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Playing Shakespeare

1984 · Series

The Wars of the Roses9.0
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The Wars of the Roses

1965 · Series

The Wars of the Roses8.7
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The Wars of the Roses

1965 · Movie

The Organization8.5
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The Organization

1972 · Series

Nancherrow8.0
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Nancherrow

1999 · Series

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
8.0
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985 · Movie

Festival
8.0
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Festival

1963 · Series

Midsomer Murders7.5
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Midsomer Murders

1997 · Series

The Prisoner7.7
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The Prisoner

1967 · Series

Balto7.3
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Balto

1995 · Movie

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes7.5
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Series

The Day of the Jackal7.5
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The Day of the Jackal

1973 · Movie

Two's Company7.4
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Two's Company

1975 · Series

A Day to Remember7.4
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A Day to Remember

1953 · Movie

Omnibus7.2
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Omnibus

1967 · Series

An Audience with Mel Brooks7.0
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An Audience with Mel Brooks

1984 · Movie

Judge John Deed6.8
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Judge John Deed

2001 · Series

Never the Twain7.0
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Never the Twain

1981 · Series

The National Health7.0
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The National Health

1973 · Movie

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh6.7
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1998 · Movie

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett6.7
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An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

1997 · Movie

Twice Round the Daffodils7.0
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Twice Round the Daffodils

1962 · Movie

Eyewitness7.0
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Eyewitness

1956 · Movie

The Cruel Sea7.0
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The Cruel Sea

1953 · Movie

All's Well That Ends Well6.5
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All's Well That Ends Well

1981 · Movie

Tiger in the Smoke6.7
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Tiger in the Smoke

1956 · Movie

The Canterville Ghost6.3
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The Canterville Ghost

1996 · Movie

Performance6.3
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Performance

1991 · Series

The Island at the Top of the World6.5
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The Island at the Top of the World

1974 · Movie

This Is Your Life6.7
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This Is Your Life

1955 · Series

Nancherrow6.2
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Nancherrow

1999 · Movie

Alice in Wonderland6.2
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Alice in Wonderland

1999 · Movie

That Lucky Touch6.4
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That Lucky Touch

1975 · Movie

Simba6.6
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Simba

1955 · Movie

Doctor in the House6.5
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Doctor in the House

1954 · Movie

Mad About Men6.5
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Mad About Men

1954 · Movie

Rockets Galore6.4
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Rockets Galore

1958 · Movie

An Alligator Named Daisy6.4
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An Alligator Named Daisy

1955 · Movie

Mogambo6.4
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Mogambo

1953 · Movie

Josephine and Men6.4
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Josephine and Men

1955 · Movie

The Black Tent6.4
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The Black Tent

1956 · Movie

Villain6.2
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Villain

1971 · Movie

Mix Me a Person6.3
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Mix Me a Person

1962 · Movie

Portrait from Life6.3
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Portrait from Life

1948 · Movie

The Beachcomber6.3
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The Beachcomber

1954 · Movie

Above Us the Waves6.2
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Above Us the Waves

1955 · Movie