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Donald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a
Scottish actor
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who has appeared in films and many well known
television
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shows.
He was educated at
Falkirk High School,
Edinburgh College of Art
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and
RADA
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. His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.
His film appearances include ''
A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), ''
Highlander: Endgame'' (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the ''
Bridget Jones
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'' film series.
On television, he played
Tsar Alexander I
Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
The son of G ...
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television adaptation of ''
War and Peace
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'', alongside
Anthony Hopkins
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. He starred in the original TV series of ''
Poldark
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'' in 1975/6 as Malcolm McNeil, the army captain who frequently allowed his fondness for Demelza Poldark to obstruct his quest to arrest her husband. He is also remembered by cult TV fans for roles in ''
Doctor Who'', ''
Blake's 7
''Blake's 7'' (sometimes styled ''Blakes7'') is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first ...
'', and ''
The Avengers''. His TV career continued into the 1990s, playing Franklin Clarke in the 1992 ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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'' movie ''
The ABC Murders''. He has also played Dr. Gordon McKendrick on several episodes of ''
Monarch of the Glen'', and has appeared in episodes of ''
EastEnders'', ''
Kavanagh QC'' and ''
Casualty
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
''.
Film and television credits
Film credits include:
*''
Tunes of Glory
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'' (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
*''
A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) - Brig. Gen. Gerald Lathbury
*''
Peter and Paul'' (1981) - Burrus
*''
Give My Regards to Broad Street
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'' (1984) - Police Detective
*''Creatures of Light'' (1992) - Minister
*''
Photographing Fairies
''Photographing Fairies'' is a 1997 British fantasy film based on Steve Szilagyi's 1992 novel ''Photographing Fairies''. The film explores some of the themes of folklore, such as possession, paganism, animism, hallucinogens, parapsychology and ...
'' (1997) - Judge
*''What Rats Won't Do'' (1998) - Diner on Boat
*''
Highlander: Endgame'' (2000) - Father Rainy
*''
Greenfingers
''Greenfingers'' is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on the true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in the Cotswolds, England, a story publis ...
'' (2000) - Nigel aka Jailbuds
*''
Bridget Jones's Diary
''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is based on Fielding's 1 ...
'' (2001) - Admiral Darcy
*''
From Hell
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Set during the Whitechapel murders of ...
'' (2001) - Hospital Director
*''
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) - Admiral Darcy
*''En fiende att dö för'' (2012) - British Admiral (final film role)
Television credits include:
*''
The Avengers,
The Morning After'' (1969) - Major Parsons
*''
Budgie (1971/72) - Tony Pringle, Budgie's brother-in-law
*''
War and Peace
''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
'' (1972) -
Tsar Alexander I
Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
The son of G ...
*''
Doctor Who,
The Sontaran Experiment
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The serial is set on Earth more than 10 ...
'' (1975) Vural
*''
Five Red Herrings'' aka ''
Lord Peter Wimsey
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:
Five Red Herrings'' (1975) - Hugh Farren
*''
Poldark
''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice ...
'' (1975) - Captain Malcolm MacNeil
*''
The Professionals'' (1977) - Eric Sutton
*''
Blake's 7
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, Rumours of Death'' (1980) - Major Grenlee
*''
Take the High Road
''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the ficti ...
''. (1980) - Peter Cunningham
*''
Sense and Sensibility
''Sense and Sensibility'' is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was published anonymously; ''By A Lady'' appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) a ...
'' (1981) - Sir John Middleton
* ''
Goldeneye
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'' (1989) - Lord Kemsley
*''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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-
The ABC Murders'' (1992) - Franklin Clarke
*''
Diana: Her True Story'' (1993) -
Prince Philip
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*''
Alleyn Mysteries, Scales of Justice'' (1994) - Sir George Alleyn
*''
EastEnders'' (3 episodes, 1995) - Hugh Aitken
*''
Kavanagh QC'' (2 episodes, 1996–1999) - Mr. Justice Halliwell
*''
Goodnight Sweetheart, California Dreamin' '' (1999) - Angus
*''
Sweet Revenge'' (2001) - Patrick's father
*''
A Is for Acid
''A Is for Acid'' is a 2002 British television film based on the life of the serial killer John George Haigh, known as the Acid Bath Murderer, because he dissolved the bodies of six people in sulphuric acid. Haigh, hanged in 1949 for his crimes, ...
'' (2002) - William McSwan
*''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
, Flash in the Pan'' (2003) - Teddy
*''
Monarch of the Glen'' (3 episodes, 2004–2005) - Dr. Gordon McKendrick
Theatre credits
Theatre credits include:
*''
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...
'', Broadway,
Longacre Theatre
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(1994) - Aegeus
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Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
Living people
1933 births
Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
Alumni of RADA