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Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Actor Apr 20 (died age 65) New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK 1931–1968 (37 year career)
6.2 avg rating

Biography

Donald Wolfit (born Donald Woolfitt; 20 April 1902 – 17 February 1968) was an English actor-manager, best known for touring productions of Shakespeare and his performances as King Lear. Born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, he made his London stage debut in 1924 and later joined the companies at the Old Vic and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. After playing Hamlet at Stratford, he formed his own touring company in 1937, taking Shakespeare and other plays to audiences a…

Known For

Lawrence of Arabia
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

General Murray
Becket
Film

Becket

Bishop Folliot
Room at the Top
Film

Room at the Top

Mr. Brown
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film

The Charge of the Light Brigade

'Macbeth'
Blood of the Vampire
Film

Blood of the Vampire

Doctor Callistratus
The Pickwick Papers
Film

The Pickwick Papers

Sergeant Buzfuz
The Mark
Film

The Mark

Clive
Dr. Crippen
Film

Dr. Crippen

R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)

Filmography

Acting (44)

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Movies (38)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

as 'Macbeth'

6.2
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

1968

as Dr. Augustus Fagan

6.0
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Car Salesman

6.5
Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

as Abe Brown

5.9
90° in the Shade

90° in the Shade

1965

as Bažant (Auditor #1)

5.6
Becket

Becket

1964

as Bishop Folliot

7.2
Dr. Crippen

Dr. Crippen

1963

as R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)

6.0
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as General Murray

8.0
The Mark

The Mark

1961

as Clive

6.3
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960

as Professor Volchett

4.4
The Angry Hills

The Angry Hills

1959

as Dr. Stergion

4.8
The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth

1959

as Lord Drewell

6.3
The House of the Seven Hawks

The House of the Seven Hawks

1959

as Inspector Van Der Stoor

6.1
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

as Gen. Mercier

6.6
Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

1958

as Doctor Callistratus

5.8
Room at the Top

Room at the Top

1958

as Mr. Brown

6.9
The Master Builder

The Master Builder

1958

as Halvard Solness

The Traitor

The Traitor

1957

as Colonel Price

7.6
Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky

1956

as Prof. Merrity

5.5
Guilty?

Guilty?

1956

as Judge

4.8
The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road

1956

as Prof. Cattrell

6.3
A Man on the Beach

A Man on the Beach

1955
6.0
A Prize of Gold

A Prize of Gold

1955

as Alfie Stratton

5.7
Svengali

Svengali

1954

as Svengali

5.9
Isn't Life Wonderful!

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

as Willie, the boy's uncle

5.2
The Ringer

The Ringer

1952

as Dr. Lomond

6.1
The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1952

as Sergeant Buzfuz

7.0
England's Shakespeare

England's Shakespeare

1939

as Hamlet

The Claydon Treasure Mystery

The Claydon Treasure Mystery

1938

as Executive

Calling the Tune

Calling the Tune

1936

as Dick Finlay

10.0
The Silent Passenger

The Silent Passenger

1935

as Henry Camberley

5.8
Late Extra

Late Extra

1935

as Inspector Greville

5.6
Checkmate

Checkmate

1935

as Jack Barton

4.8
Drake of England

Drake of England

1935

as Thomas Doughty

6.8
Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park Corner

1935

as George Francis Howard

6.2
Inasmuch...

Inasmuch...

1934

as St. Francis

Death at Broadcasting House

Death at Broadcasting House

1934

as Sydney Parsons

5.8
Down River

Down River

1931