Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor who has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s.
Career
One of his early television appearances was the 1968 ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...
'' serial ''
The Wheel in Space'' with
Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in ''Doctor Who'' again in the 1972 serial ''
The Sea Devils
''The Sea Devils'' is the third serial of the ninth season of the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 February to 1 April 1972. It was written by Ma ...
'' with
Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''
The Sarah Jane Adventures''. In 2015 he appears as the Time Lord President
Rassilon in "
Hell Bent".
His early film work included a lead role as real life 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
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...
'', ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused o ...
'', ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...
'', ''
Black Mirror'', and ''
A Touch of Frost'' and ''
Endeavour''. 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 Kemp may refer to:
Places
* Kemp, Illinois
* Kemp, Ohio
* Kemp, Oklahoma
* Kemp, Texas
* Kemp Land and Kemp Coast, Antarctica
* Kemp Town, a 19th-century estate in East Sussex, England
* Kemps Corner, place in India
People
* Kemp (surname)
* Ke ...
in the horror-drama series ''
Being Human''. In seasons 1 and 2, he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of '' A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the fir ...
''.
His film appearances include ''
The Constant Gardener'' (2005), ''
K-19: The Widowmaker'' (2002), ''
Enigma'' (2001) and ''
Ultramarines: The Movie'' (2010).
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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1943 births
English male film actors
English male television actors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century British male actors
20th-century British male actors
English male stage actors
English male Shakespearean actors