Donald Sinden
Acting

Donald Sinden

Born 9 October 1923 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK · Died 11 September 2014

​Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE (born 9 October 1923) is an English actor of theatre, film and television. Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden and his wife Mabel Agnes (née Fuller), he grew up in the Sussex village of Ditchling, where their home ('The Limes') doubled as the local chemist shop. He was married to actress Diana Mahony from 1948 until her death in 2004. He lives near Tenterden, Kent. The couple had two sons: actor Donald Sinden, who died of lung cancer in 1996, and Marc Sinden who is a West End theatre producer. Early career

Known for

Balto
The Day of the Jackal
Alice in Wonderland
Midsomer Murders
Mogambo
The Island at the Top of the World
The Cruel Sea
The Canterville Ghost
Villain
Above Us the Waves
Doctor in the House
Doctor at Large
Run For Your Wife
The Accidental Detective
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Nancherrow
Alice in Wonderland
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Atatürk
The Canterville Ghost
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
The Canterville Ghost
The Treasure Seekers
Cuts
Balto
The Children
Present Laughter
All's Well That Ends Well
That Lucky Touch
The Island at the Top of the World
The Day of the Jackal
The National Health
Father Dear Father
Rentadick
Villain
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
The Judgement of Albion
William and Mary
The Wars of the Roses
Mix Me a Person
Twice Round the Daffodils
The Siege of Sidney Street
Your Money or Your Wife
Operation Bullshine
The Captain's Table
Rockets Galore
Doctor at Large
Tiger in the Smoke
The Black Tent
Eyewitness
Above Us the Waves
Simba
Josephine and Men
An Alligator Named Daisy
Doctor in the House
Mad About Men
You Know What Sailors Are
The Beachcomber
Mogambo
The Cruel Sea
A Day to Remember
Portrait from Life
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