Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)

Donald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a Scottish actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows.

Donald Douglas
Born	7 March 1933 Falkirk, Scotland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present

He was educated at Falkirk High School, Edinburgh College of Art and RADA.[1] His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.[2]

His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series.[3]

On television, he played Tsar Alexander I in the 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace, alongside Anthony Hopkins.[4] He starred in the original TV series of Poldark in 1975/6 as Malcolm McNeil, the army captain who frequently allowed his fondness for Demelza Poldark to obstruct his quest to arrest her husband.[5] He is also remembered by cult TV fans for roles in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.[6][7] His TV career continued into the 1990s, playing Franklin Clarke in the 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot movie The ABC Murders.[8] He has also played Dr. Gordon McKendrick on several episodes of Monarch of the Glen, and has appeared in episodes of EastEnders, Kavanagh QC and Casualty.[9]

Film and television credits

Film credits include:

• Tunes of Glory (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Brig. Gen. Gerald Lathbury
• Peter and Paul (1981) - Burrus
• Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984) - Police Detective
• Creatures of Light (1992) - Minister
• Photographing Fairies (1997) - Judge
• What Rats Won't Do (1998) - Diner on Boat
• Highlander: Endgame (2000) - Father Rainy
• Greenfingers (2000) - Nigel aka Jailbuds
• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - Admiral Darcy
• From Hell (2001) - Hospital Director
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Admiral Darcy
• En fiende att dö för (2012) - British Admiral (final film role)

Television credits include:

• The Avengers, The Morning After (1969) - Major Parsons
• Budgie (1971/72) - Tony Pringle, Budgie's brother-in-law
• War and Peace (1972) - Tsar Alexander I
• Doctor Who, The Sontaran Experiment (1975) Vural
• Five Red Herrings aka Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings (1975) - Hugh Farren
• Poldark (1975) - Captain Malcolm MacNeil
• The Professionals (1977) - Eric Sutton
• Blake's 7, Rumours of Death (1980) - Major Grenlee
• Take the High Road. (1980) - Peter Cunningham
• Sense and Sensibility (1981) - Sir John Middleton
• Goldeneye (1989) - Lord Kemsley
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - The ABC Murders (1992) - Franklin Clarke
• Diana: Her True Story (1993) - Prince Philip
• Alleyn Mysteries, Scales of Justice (1994) - Sir George Alleyn
• EastEnders (3 episodes, 1995) - Hugh Aitken
• Kavanagh QC (2 episodes, 1996–1999) - Mr. Justice Halliwell
• Goodnight Sweetheart, California Dreamin' (1999) - Angus
• Sweet Revenge (2001) - Patrick's father
• A Is for Acid (2002) - William McSwan
• Casualty, Flash in the Pan (2003) - Teddy
• Monarch of the Glen (3 episodes, 2004–2005) - Dr. Gordon McKendrick

Theatre Credits

Theatre credits include:

• Medea, Broadway, Longacre Theatre (1994) - Aegeus

References

1. Fabrique. "Donald Douglas — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
2. "Donald Douglas - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
3. "Donald Douglas". BFI.
4. "War and Peace (1972) - John Davies - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
5. "Poldark Part 9 (1975)". BFI.
6. "Donald Douglas - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
7. "The Avengers Forever: The Morning After". theavengers.tv.
8. "The Abc Murders (1992)". BFI.
9. "Donald Douglas". www.aveleyman.com.

External links

• Donald Douglas at IMDb