Donald Sumpter
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Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is a British actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid 1960s.
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Life and work
One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who episode The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 episode The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther.
He has since appeared in many television movies and mini-series, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985 he will be remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot television movie, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and, most recently portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington.
His recent film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), and Enigma (2001).
Filmography
Film
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
- The Black Panther (1977) - Donald Neilson
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) - Pogossian
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) - Dave
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990) - Claudius
- Richard III (1995) - Brackenbury
- Enigma (2001) - Leveret
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) - Dr. Savran
- The Constant Gardener (2005) - Tim Donohue
- Eastern Promises (2007) - Yuri
Television
- Doctor Who, The Wheel in Space (1968) - Enrico Casali
- Doctor Who, The Sea Devils (1972) - Commander Ridgeway
- Shoestring, The Teddy Bears' Nightmare (1980) - Stanley Reeves
- Antony & Cleopatra (1981) - Pompeius
- Big Deal (1985) - Ronnie Day
- Bleak House (1985) - Nemo
- Agatha Christie's Poirot, The ABC Murders (1992) - Alexander Bonaparte Cust
- Our Friends in the North (1996) - Commander Harold Chapple
- Cold Lazarus (1996) - Dr. Rawl
- Great Expectations (1999) - Compeyson
- Dalziel and Pascoe, A Sweeter Lazarus (2000) - Gus Mullavey
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) - Mr. Brooker
- Holby City, Façade (2003) - Professor Jay Miller
- The Bill (2003) as Archie Foster. (1993) as DCI Grant
- Ultimate Force, Mad Dogs (2003) - General Harkin
- A Touch of Frost, Hidden Truth (2003) - Maynard
- The Last Detective, The Long Bank Holiday (2004) - Alfie Clemens
- Midsomer Murders, Sins of Commission (2004) - Tim Settingfield
- Eleventh Hour, (2005) Kryptos - Richard Adams
- The Chatterley Affair (2006) (TV) - Mr. Gerald Gardiner
- Heist (2008) - Edward I
- Tess of the d'Urbevilles (2008) as Parson Tringham
- Einstein and Eddington (2008) as Max Planck
