
Donald Sinden
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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.547 |
Birthday | 1923-10-09 |
Place of Birth | Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
Also Known As | Sir Donald Sinden, |

1973

The Day of the Jackal
7.5/576
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated genda...
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The Day of the Jackal

1971

Villain
6.2/38
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
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Villain

1953

Mogambo
6.434/159
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley'...
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Mogambo

1955

Above Us the Waves
6.121/29
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to at...
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Above Us the Waves

1974

The Island at the Top of the World
6.4/80
A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished while searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere i...
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The Island at the Top of the World

1953

The Cruel Sea
6.909/66
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. Th...
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The Cruel Sea

1984

An Audience with Mel Brooks
6.5/2
Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham and British Shakespe...
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An Audience with Mel Brooks

1954

Doctor in the House
6.4/28
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical...
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Doctor in the House

1957

Doctor at Large
5.6/23
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bog...
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Doctor at Large

1956

Tiger in the Smoke
7.1/5
In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he ta...
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Tiger in the Smoke

1968

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
5/3
A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.
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Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

1956

The Black Tent
6/7
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime late...
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The Black Tent

1975

That Lucky Touch
6.3/3
A European arms dealer meets a liberated woman journalist, who is writing a story about the ridiculous things men do with the armaments during a NATO...
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That Lucky Touch

1955

Simba
6.5/13
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-...
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Simba

1958

Rockets Galore
6/6
The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...
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Rockets Galore

1954

Mad About Men
6.059/17
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
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Mad About Men

1968

The Judgement of Albion
0/0
Visual commentary on the way in which the prophetic poems of William Blake are reflected in modern London and the political upheavals of 1968.
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The Judgement of Albion

1960

The Siege of Sidney Street
2/1
A police inspector (Donald Sinden) tracks down Russian anarchist Peter the Painter (Peter Wyngarde) and his gang in circa-1911 London.
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The Siege of Sidney Street

1999

Nancherrow
6/3
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.
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Nancherrow

1973

The National Health
6.6/8
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it...
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The National Health

1956

Eyewitness
6.7/7
After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the o...
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Eyewitness

1972

Rentadick
4.4/9
Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is also...
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Rentadick

1955

Josephine and Men
6/4
The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch from needful men to even more needful men...
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Josephine and Men

1973

Father Dear Father
4.8/6
After divorcing his wife, Patrick Glover decides it is time to remarry, and chooses his literary agent, only to then mistakenly propose to the cleanin...
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Father Dear Father

1998

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
2/2
'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs...
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1953

A Day to Remember
7.1/4
A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get i...
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A Day to Remember

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy
6.2/6
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and wh...
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An Alligator Named Daisy

1965

The Wars of the Roses
8.5/2
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the c...
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The Wars of the Roses

1959

Operation Bullshine
5.1/6
During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary Territoria...
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Operation Bullshine

1959

The Captain's Table
5.8/5
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take...
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The Captain's Table

1996

The Canterville Ghost
6/56
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's...
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The Canterville Ghost

1997

The Canterville Ghost
0/0
'The Canterville Ghost' is one of the most popular choice for making a film in Oscar Wilde's works, and the original short story deserves the populari...
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The Canterville Ghost

2012

Run For Your Wife
4.2/9
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately...
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Run For Your Wife

1954

You Know What Sailors Are
4.2/4
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One n...
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You Know What Sailors Are

1960

Your Money or Your Wife
4/5
Newly wed couple Gay and Pel Butterworth are forced to take in some strange paying guests when their inheritance proves troublesome, but all is not as...
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Your Money or Your Wife

1997

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
6.5/1
Super-talented comic Ronnie Corbett pulls out all the stops to entertain a celebrity audience including on-screen sidekick Ronnie Barker, Damien Hirst...
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An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

1985

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
6/1
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with hi...
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1990

The Children
5.2/2
Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new relati...
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The Children

1995

Balto
7.3/2047
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
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Balto

1962

Mix Me a Person
6.2/10
Eighteen-year-old Harry Jukes is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. His lawyer thinks he did it, but his psychiatrist disagrees -- and sets...
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Mix Me a Person

1999

Alice in Wonderland
6.3/345
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy W...
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Alice in Wonderland

1954

The Beachcomber
6/7
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the...
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The Beachcomber

1962

Twice Round the Daffodils
6.6/6
Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenn...
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Twice Round the Daffodils

1981

Present Laughter
0/0
Often regarded as semi-autobiographical, Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he p...
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Present Laughter

1981

All's Well That Ends Well
7/2
Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill, an...
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All's Well That Ends Well

1948

Portrait from Life
5.9/7
A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering...
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Portrait from Life

1996

The Treasure Seekers
5.333/6
Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.
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The Treasure Seekers

2000

How Proust Can Change Your Life
6.5/2
A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day s...
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How Proust Can Change Your Life

1998

Atatürk
4.7/5
Designed primarily for non-Turkish viewers, Tolda Örnek's documentary has a portentous narration by Sir Donald Sinden, focusing mostly on Atatürk's qu...
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