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Donald Sumpter Born 13 February 1943
United KingdomOccupation actor 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 serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther.
He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was 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 episode, 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 portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human
His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
Filmography
Films
Year Film Role Notes 1968 The Window Cleaner David The Lost Continent Sparks - the radioman Uncredited 1969 Night After Night After Night Pete Laver 1970 Groupie Girl Steve The Walking Stick Max 1971 Bleak Moments Norman's friend Sunday Bloody Sunday Uncredited 1974 Stardust TV Concert Producer 1977 Hardcore Mark The Black Panther Donald Neilson 1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men Pogossian 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Dave 1990 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Claudius 1992 Méchant garçon Michael, le père 1993 Being Human Salgedo as Don Sumpter 1995 Richard III Brackenbury 1997 Tangier Cop Ahmed Yaasin 2001 Enigma Leveret The Point Men Benni Baum 2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Dr. Gennadi Savran 2005 The Constant Gardener Tim Donohue 2007 Eastern Promises Yuri 2009 God & Lucy God Short film 2010 Among Us Man on bench London Boulevard Pentonville Governor Ultramarines: The Movie Pythol Voice actor TV
Year Show Role Notes 1966 The Wednesday Play Soldier 1 episode: A Hero of Our Time 1967 Softly Softly Ted Reece 1 episode: Ted Reece Love Story 1 episode: Cinéma Vérité Z Cars Dave Caller 2 episodes: It's Easy Once You Know How (Parts 1 & 2) 1968 Doctor Who Enrico Casali 6 episodes: The Wheel in Space (Parts 1-6) Sanctuary Lee 1 episode: The Girl with the Blue Guitar 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Leary 1 episode: Pig in a Poke The First Churchills Lord Cutts 1 episode: A Famous Victory 1970 Mad Jack Wilmot The Adventures of Don Quick Gezool 1 episodes: The Benefits of Earth 1972 Doctor Who Commander Ridgeway 3 episodes: The Sea Devils (Parts 3-5) Armchair Theatre Dellow 1 episode: The Breaking of Colonel Keyser 1973 Barlow at Large Jim Page 1 episode: Strays Hadleigh Tony 1975 Centre Play Johnny 1 episode: The Saliva Milkshake Sadie, It's Cold Outside Plumber 1 episode: 1.5 Quiller Hudson 1 episode: Assault on the Ritz Softly Softly George Hartley 1 episode: Choirboy 1977 Jesus of Nazareth Aram Seven Faces of Woman Joe Belladona 1 episode: She: Anxious Anne Play for Today Spalding 1 episode: Catchpenny Twist The Children of the New Forest Ned Corbould 1978 Crown Court 1 episode: To Catch a Thief Target Heslop 1 episode: Promises Les miserables Agent 1979 The Other Side 1 episode: Contact 1980 Shoestring Stanley Reeves 1 episode: The Teddy Bears' Nightmare 1981 BBC Television Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra Sextus Pompeius The Rose Medallion Harry 1982 The Brack Report Paul Brack 1983 Bergerac Roscoe 1 episode: Fall of a Birdman 1984 Minder Sudbury 1 episode: Hypnotizing Rita 1985 Time Trouble Oscar Clibborn 1 episode: Gilded Youth Bleak House Nemo 2 episodes: 1.1 & 1.2 1985–1986 Big Deal Ronnie Day Recurring 1986 Boon Jack Evans, Doreen's ex-husband 2 episodes: Grand Expectations & For Whom the Chimes Toll 1989 Bergerac Harry Tilson 1 episode: Second Time Around 1990 Ruth Rendell Mysteries Edward Peveril 3 episodes: Some Lie and Some Die (Parts 1-3) 1991 Aimée Frank 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot Alexander Bonaparte Cust 1 episode: The ABC Murders The Blackheath Poisonings Insp. Titmarsh 1993 The Buddha of Suburbia Matthew Pyke The Bill DCI Grant 1 episode: Nothing Ventured 1994 Grushko Kartashov Drop the Dead Donkey Inspector 1 episode: The Strike Between the Lines Milan 2 episodes: The End User (Parts 1 & 2) 1995–2000 The Queen's Nose Uncle Ginger Recurring 1996 Our Friends in the North Commander Harold Chapple Recurring Cold Lazarus Dr. Rawl 2 episodes: 1.3 & 1.4 1998 Bombay Blue Supt. John Mayberry 1999 Great Expectations Compeyson 2000 Dalziel and Pascoe Gus Mullavey 1 episode: A Sweeter Lazarus 2001 In Deep Keith Sullivan 1 episode: Romeo Trap The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Mr. Brooker 2002 The Estate Agents Mr. Love 1 episode: Gangsters 2003 Serious and Organised Jimmy Fisk 1 episode: 1.2 A Touch of Frost Maynard 1 episode: Hidden Truth Ultimate Force General Harkin 1 episode: Mad Dogs The Bill Archie Foster 2 episode: 127 & 128 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Farrington 1 episode: Brooklyn Bridge Holby City Jay Miller 1 episode: Façade 2004 Midsomer Murders Tim Settingfield 1 episode: Sins of Commission The Last Detective Alfie Clemens 1 episode: The Long Bank Holiday 2005 Rose and Maloney Ronnie Johnson 1 episode: 2.2 2006 Eleventh Hour Richard Adams 1 episode: Kryptos The Chatterley Affair Mr. Gerald Gardiner Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé Aca Popov / Milan Nacuk 2 episodes: Kodenavn: Minos - Del 22 & Kodenavn: Ithaka - Del 24 The Bill Alfie Sutton 1 episode: 470 Dracula Alfred Singleton 2007 Fallen Angel Simon Martlesham Holby City William Chase 1 episode: Past Imperfect 2008 Heist King Edward Heroes and Villains Garnier 1 episode: Richard the Lionheart Taggart Alex Sternwood 1 episode: Point of Light New Tricks Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam 1 episode: Couldn't Organise One Tess of the d'Urbevilles Parson Tringham Einstein and Eddington Max Planck 2009 Into the Storm Lord Halifax The Sarah Jane Adventures Erasmus Darkening 2 episodes: The Eternity Trap (Parts 1 & 2) 2009–2010 Being Human Kemp Recurring; 9 episodes 2010 Spooks Stephen Kirby 1 episode Series 9 Ep 3 Merlin The Fisher King 1 episode: "The Eye of the Phoenix" 2011 Game of Thrones Maester Luwin External links
Categories:- 1943 births
- British film actors
- British television actors
- Living people
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