Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Acting

​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.

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Filmography

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Run For Your Wife ★ 4.4 Run For Your Wife 2012 The Accidental Detective ★ 10.0 The Accidental Detective 2003 Judge John Deed ★ 6.8 Judge John Deed 2001 How Proust Can Change Your Life ★ 5.2 How Proust Can Change Your Life 2000 Nancherrow ★ 8.0 Nancherrow 1999 Alice in Wonderland ★ 6.2 Alice in Wonderland 1999 Nancherrow ★ 6.2 Nancherrow 1999 Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh ★ 6.7 Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh 1998 Atatürk ★ 4.7 Atatürk 1998 The Canterville Ghost The Canterville Ghost 1997 An Audience with Ronnie Corbett ★ 6.7 An Audience with Ronnie Corbett 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 The Treasure Seekers ★ 5.6 The Treasure Seekers 1996 The Canterville Ghost ★ 6.3 The Canterville Ghost 1996 Balto ★ 7.3 Balto 1995 Performance ★ 6.3 Performance 1991 The Children ★ 4.9 The Children 1990 The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio ★ 8.0 The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio 1985 Playing Shakespeare ★ 9.7 Playing Shakespeare 1984 An Audience with Mel Brooks ★ 7.0 An Audience with Mel Brooks 1984 Present Laughter Present Laughter 1981 Never the Twain ★ 7.0 Never the Twain 1981 All's Well That Ends Well ★ 6.5 All's Well That Ends Well 1981 Two's Company ★ 7.4 Two's Company 1975 That Lucky Touch ★ 6.4 That Lucky Touch 1975 The Island at the Top of the World ★ 6.5 The Island at the Top of the World 1974 Father Dear Father ★ 5.4 Father Dear Father 1973 The Day of the Jackal ★ 7.5 The Day of the Jackal 1973 The National Health ★ 7.0 The National Health 1973 Rentadick ★ 4.2 Rentadick 1972 The Organization ★ 8.5 The Organization 1972 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Villain ★ 6.2 Villain 1971 The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments 1971 The Judgement of Albion The Judgement of Albion 1968 Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher ★ 6.0 Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher 1968 William and Mary William and Mary 1968 Late Night Horror Late Night Horror 1968 Ooh La La! ★ 10.0 Ooh La La! 1968 Omnibus ★ 7.2 Omnibus 1967 The Prisoner ★ 7.7 The Prisoner 1967 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ★ 4.3 Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 The Wars of the Roses ★ 8.7 The Wars of the Roses 1965 The Wars of the Roses ★ 9.0 The Wars of the Roses 1965 Festival ★ 8.0 Festival 1963 Mix Me a Person ★ 6.3 Mix Me a Person 1962 Twice Round the Daffodils ★ 7.0 Twice Round the Daffodils 1962 The Siege of Sidney Street ★ 4.5 The Siege of Sidney Street 1960 Your Money or Your Wife ★ 4.5 Your Money or Your Wife 1960 Operation Bullshine ★ 5.5 Operation Bullshine 1959 The Captain's Table ★ 6.0 The Captain's Table 1959 Rockets Galore ★ 6.4 Rockets Galore 1958 Doctor at Large ★ 5.7 Doctor at Large 1957 Tiger in the Smoke ★ 6.7 Tiger in the Smoke 1956 Eyewitness ★ 7.0 Eyewitness 1956 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 The Black Tent ★ 6.4 The Black Tent 1956 An Alligator Named Daisy ★ 6.4 An Alligator Named Daisy 1955 Josephine and Men ★ 6.4 Josephine and Men 1955 This Is Your Life ★ 6.7 This Is Your Life 1955 Above Us the Waves ★ 6.2 Above Us the Waves 1955 Simba ★ 6.6 Simba 1955 Mad About Men ★ 6.5 Mad About Men 1954 The Beachcomber ★ 6.3 The Beachcomber 1954 Doctor in the House ★ 6.5 Doctor in the House 1954 You Know What Sailors Are ★ 5.2 You Know What Sailors Are 1954 A Day to Remember ★ 7.4 A Day to Remember 1953 Mogambo ★ 6.4 Mogambo 1953 The Cruel Sea ★ 7.0 The Cruel Sea 1953 Portrait from Life ★ 6.3 Portrait from Life 1948