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Donald Sumpter
Actor
Born February 13, 1943 (79 years)
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, 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. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
Filmography
| 2021 | The Cleaner (2021) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2020 | Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret (TV Series) · as Bishop Peter Ball |
| 2019 | Chernobyl (TV Series) · as Zharkov |
| 2019 | Temple (TV Series) · as George |
| 2018 | Les Misérables (2018) (TV Series) · as Mabeuf |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmas · as Haddock / Ghost of Marley |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea · as Paul Macy |
| 2015 | Coalition · as Paddy Ashdown |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys (TV Series) · as Seer |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde (TV Series) · as Garson |
| 2014 | Bypass · as Grandfather |
| 2014 | One Child (TV Series) · as Jim Arthurton |
| 2014 | New Worlds (TV Series) · as Sidney |
| 2013 | The Mill (TV Series) · as Samuel Greg |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders (TV Series) · as Arthur Bigge |
| 2013 | Quirke (TV Series) · as Josh Crawford |
| 2013 | Atlantis (2013) (TV Series) · as Tiresius |
| 2012 | Endeavour (TV Series) · as Emil Valdemar |
| 2012 | The Secret Of Crickley Hall (TV Series) · as Gordon Pyke |
| 2011 | The Murder at Road Hill House · as Peter Edlin QC |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell |
| 2011 | Way of the Morris · as Voice of Creation |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Julian Hereford |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Maester Luwin |
| 2010 | Among Us · as Man on bench |
| 2010 | London Boulevard · as Pentonville Governor |
| 2010 | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie · as Pythol (voice) |
| 2009 | Into the Storm · as Lord Halifax |
| 2008 | Einstein and Eddington · as Max Planck |
| 2008 | Being Human (TV Series) · as Kemp |
| 2008 | Merlin (2008) (TV Series) · as The Fisher King |
| 2008 | Wallander (UK) (TV Series) · as Fredrik Thorson |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) (TV Series) · as Parson Tringham |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises · as Yuri |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains (TV Series) · as Garnier |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV Series) · as Erasmus Darkening |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel (TV Series) · as Simon Martlesham |
| 2006 | Dracula · as Alfred Singleton |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener · as Tim Donohue |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as The President |
| 2004 | The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (TV Series) · as Aca Popov |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam |
| 2003 | The Last Detective (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Serious and Organised (TV Series) · as Jimmy Fisk |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker · as Dr. Savran |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Stephen Kirby |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Rose and Maloney (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | The Point Men · as Benni Baum |
| 2001 | In Deep (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Enigma · as Leveret |
| 2000 | The Estate Agents (TV Series) · as Mr. Love |
| 1999 | Great Expectations · as Compeyson |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Jay Miller |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Bombay Blue (TV Series) · as Supt. John Mayberry |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North (TV Series) · as Commander Harold Chapple |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus (TV Series) · as Dr. Rawl |
| 1995 | Richard III · as Brackenbury |
| 1995 | The Queen's Nose (TV Series) · as Uncle Ginger |
| 1994 | Being Human · as Salgado |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoes (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia (TV Series) · as Matthew Pyke |
| 1992 | The Blackheath Poisonings (TV Series) · as Inspector Titmarsh |
| 1992 | Between The Lines (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · as Claudius |
| 1990 | Drop The Dead Donkey (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Cust |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Boon (TV Series) · as Jack Evans, Doreen's ex-husband |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Macro |
| 1985 | Bleak House (TV Series) · as 'Nemo' |
| 1984 | Big Deal (1984) (TV Series) · as Ronnie Day |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther · as Dave |
| 1981 | Antony & Cleopatra · as Pompeius |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Roscoe |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men · as Pogossian |
| 1979 | Shoestring (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Sudbury |
| 1978 | Les Miserables · as Agent |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Black Panther · as Donald Neilson |
| 1977 | Fiona · as Mark |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Aram |
| 1977 | Target (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | The Fight Against Slavery (TV Series) · as Alexander Falconbridge |
| 1974 | Stardust · as TV Concert Producer |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday · as Party Guest |
| 1971 | Bleak Moments · as Norman's Friend |
| 1970 | I Am a Groupie · as Steve |
| 1970 | The Walking Stick · as Max |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Night After Night After Night · as Pete Laver |
| 1969 | The First Churchills (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Leary |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as George Hartley |
| 1968 | The Lost Continent · as Sparks, the Radioman |
| 1968 | The Window Cleaner · as David |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as David |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Soldier |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Enrico Casali |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Dave Caller |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Dellow |