Donald Sinden was a British actor known for decades of work in theater, film and television.
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England, Sinden originally intended to folllow his father into a career as a pharmacist but ultimately chose performing. He appeared in productions mounted to entertain British troops during World War II, after which he established himself as a Shakespearen actor to be reckoned with. He continued to work on the stage throughout his career.
Donald Sinden was a British actor known for decades of work in theater, film and television.
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England, Sinden originally intended to folllow his father into a career as a pharmacist but ultimately chose performing. He appeared in productions mounted to entertain British troops during World War II, after which he established himself as a Shakespearen actor to be reckoned with. He continued to work on the stage throughout his career.
He made his feature film debut in the 1953 release The Cruel Sea. Other movies in the years that followed included Mogambo, Simba, Doctor at Large and The Day of the Jackal.
In the late 1950s he began working in television and went on to appear in dozens of series, miniseries and made-for-TV movies, including The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The War of the Roses, Our Man at St. Mark's, Thirty-Minute Theatre, The Organization, Father Dear Father, Two's Company, Never the Twain and Judge John Deed.
He was knighted for his services to drama in 1997.
Sinden died September 11, 2014, in Kent, England. He was 90.
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