Donald Churchill

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Donald Churchill

Acting November 6, 1930

Southall, Middlesex, England, UK

Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote sever…

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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

8.2 1984 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

6.7 1978 Movie
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.1 1975 TV Show
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7.0 1969 TV Show
Victim

Victim

7.5 1961 Movie
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

6.8 1960 Movie
Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

5.8 1966 TV Show
Van der Valk

Van der Valk

6.2 1972 TV Show

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Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts. His films included Barnacle Bill (1957), The Captain's Table (1959), Victim (1961), The Wild Affair (1964), Zeppelin (1971), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Doctor Watson.[1] On television he starred in Bulldog Breed (1962), Spooner's Patch (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in Goodnight and God Bless (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1988, and appeared in Stanley and the Women (1991) and C.A.T.S. Eyes. His plays include Mixed Feelings, The Decorator, and Moments of Weakness.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1991
    Stanley and the Women

    TV show Harry Coote

  2. 1990
    El C.I.D.

    TV show Metcalf

  3. 1989
    Deux hommes dans une valise

    Movie Author

  4. 1988
    The Master Builder

    Movie Dr. Herdal

  5. 1986
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Scott Eccles

  6. 1986
    Mr Pye

    TV show Creator

  7. 1986
    Mr. Pye

    Movie Adaptation

  8. 1984
    Sharing Time

    TV show Geoffrey

  9. 1984
    Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Scott Eccles

  10. 1983
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Movie Dr. John Watson

  11. 1983
    Good Night And God Bless

    TV show Ronnie Kemp

  12. 1979
    Charlie Muffin

    Movie Wilberforce

  13. 1979
    An Honourable Retirement

    Movie Writer

  14. 1979
    Heartland

    TV show Henry Sutcliffe

  15. 1979
    Spooner's Patch

    TV show DI Spooner

  16. 1978
    The First Great Train Robbery

    Movie Prosecutor

More credits
  1. 1978
    The Sandbaggers

    TV show Professor Colby

  2. 1978
    Father, Dear Father

    TV show Writer

  3. 1977
    Citizen Smith

    TV show Murdoch

  4. 1976
    Our Mutual Friend

    TV show Writer

  5. 1975
    The Sweeney

    TV show Writer

  6. 1974
    The Aweful Mr Goodall

    TV show Millbrook

  7. 1973
    A Bit of a Lift

    Movie Frank

  8. 1972
    A Fluid Arrangement

    Movie Writer

  9. 1972
    Van der Valk

    TV show Johnny Roos

  10. 1972
    The Left Overs

    Movie Writer

  11. 1972
    Knightsbridge

    Movie Henry

  12. 1971
    The Loving Lesson

    Movie Harry

  13. 1971
    Zeppelin

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1970
    Hearts and Flowers

    Movie Tony

  15. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show Tony Goodliffe

  16. 1970
    A Room in Town

    Movie Writer

  17. 1970
    Curse of the Mummy

    Movie Corbeck

  18. 1969
    Happy Ever After

    TV show Writer

  19. 1969
    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

    TV show Adaptation

  20. 1969
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    TV show Robert

  21. 1968
    The Sex Game

    TV show Writer

  22. 1967
    The Spare Tyres

    Movie Milkman

  23. 1966
    Mystery and Imagination

    TV show Eugene Corbeck

  24. 1965
    The Wild Affair

    Movie Andy