Donald Sumpter
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 197
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).
Born
Feb 13, 1943
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
58 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.1
Known For
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Chairman
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Paul Macy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Eastern Promises
2007
as Yuri
The Constant Gardener
2005
as Tim Donohue
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
as Dr. Savran
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Dave
London Boulevard
2010
as Pentonville Governor
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Enigma
2001
as Leveret
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