Donald Sumpter

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-13 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Donald Sumpter

Biography

Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. 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...

Acting

2007

2005

The Constant Gardener

as Tim Donohue

2001

Enigma

as Leveret

1994

Grushko

as Kartashov

2002

2011

Way of the Morris

as Voice of Creation

2009

Into the Storm

as Lord Halifax

2010

Among Us

as Man on bench

1978

2011

2001

The Point Men

as Benni Baum

2010

London Boulevard

as Pentonville Governor

1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Party Guest

1977

The Black Panther

as Donald Neilson

1970

1972

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

as Commander Ridgeway

1977

Hardcore

as Mark

2014

Bypass

as Grandfather

1991

Aimée

as Frank

2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

1980

2015

Coalition

as Paddy Ashdown

2015

2008

2006

Dracula

as Alfred Singleton

2024

Limonov: The Ballad

as Eddie's Father

1968

The Lost Continent

as Sparks, the Radioman

1968

1999

Great Expectations

as Compeyson

1995

Richard III

as Brackenbury

1971

Bleak Moments

as Norman's Friend

2008

Heist

as King Edward

1994

Being Human

as Salgado

1974

Stardust

as TV Concert Producer

2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Haddock / Ghost of Marley

1981

1968

1977

Catchpenny Twist

as Spalding

1997

Tangier Cop

as Ahmed Yaasin

1992

Bad Ronald

as Michael, le père

1979

A Light That Shines

as Brother Martin Jerome

2025

2004

The Long Bank Holiday

as Alfie Clemens

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