Donald Sinden

Donald Alfred Sinden
1923 -
British born Plymounth

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . The son of a country chemist, the British actor Donald Sinden intended to pursue a career in architecture but was spotted in an amateur theatrical production and asked to join a company that entertained the troops during World War II (Sinden was rejected for naval service because of asthma). Following a brief training at drama school, he established himself in theater, particularly as a Shakespearean actor. Having made his film debut in The Cruel Sea (1953) , Sinden became a leading man in British films during the 1950s and then moved onto character roles later in his career. While his film appearances became less frequent, he worked steadily in theater (with the Royal Shakespeare Company, primarily) and in television, notably as the unperturbable butler in "Two's Company" (1975) and as a miserable in-law in "Never the Twain" (1981) . Spouse Diana Sinden (3 May 1948 - 15 September 2004) (her death) 2 children.

"Judge John Deed" (2006) , The Accidental Detective (2003) , How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000) , Nancherrow (1999) , Alice in Wonderland (1999) , Creche Landing (1998) , Richard II (1997) , The Canterville Ghost (1997) , Cuts (1996) , The Canterville Ghost (1996) , Treasure Seekers (1996) , Balto (1995) , "Never the Twain" (1990) , The Children (1990) , The Rivals (1988) , All's Well That Ends Well (1981) , That Lucky Touch (1975), "Two's Company" (1975) , The Island at the Top of the World (1974) , The Day of the Jackal (1973) , The National Health (1973) , Rentadick (1972) , Father Dear Father (1972) , "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" (1971) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1971) , Villain (1971) , "The Organisation" (1971) , "Father Dear Father" (1969) , Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) , "Late Night Horror" (1968) , "Armchair Theatre" (1968) , "The Prisoner" (1967) , "War of the Roses" (1965) , "Our Man at St. Mark's" (1963) , The Comedy of Errors (1964) , Mix Me a Person (1962) , Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) , The Siege of Sidney Street (1960), Your Money or Your Wife (1960) , The Captain's Table (1959) , Operation Bullshine (1959) , The Frog (1958) , Doctor at Large (1957) , Rockets Galore! (1957) , Tiger in the Smoke (1956) , Eyewitness (1956) , The Black Tent (1956) , An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) , Above Us the Waves (1955) , Simba (1955) , Josephine and Men (1955) , Doctor in the House (1954) , You Know What Sailors Are (1954) , Mad About Men (1954) , The Beachcomber (1954) , A Day to Remember (1953) , Mogambo (1953) , The Cruel Sea (1953) , Portrait from Life (1948)