Donald Churchill
Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts.
His films included Barnacle Bill (1957), The Captain's Table (1959), Victim (1961), The Wild Affair (1964), Zeppelin (1971), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Doctor Watson.[1] On television he starred in Bulldog Breed (1962), Spooner's Patch (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in Goodnight and God Bless (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1988, and appeared in Stanley and the Women (1991) and C.A.T.S. Eyes. His plays include Mixed Feelings, The Decorator, and Moments of Weakness.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6699 |
| Birthday | 1930-11-06 |
| Place of Birth | Southall, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1957
Barnacle Bill
6.563/24
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'
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Barnacle Bill
1961
The Omega Mystery
0/0
Butler and Robinson have to track down a saboteur at an atomic research station before it is too late.
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The Omega Mystery
1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.521/47
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
The Gay Dog
0/0
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The Gay Dog
1965
Spaceflight IC-1
4.5/6
In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet to settle on. The commander, Captain Ralston, is st...
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Spaceflight IC-1
1970
Curse of the Mummy
7/1
An archaeologist unearths the mummy of an Egyptian queen. He doesn't realize that his daughter has a strong resemblance to the dead queen, and soon th...
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Curse of the Mummy
1964
The Hothouse
0/0
Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delivery boy in his teens - is now over forty and obsess...
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The Hothouse
1971
The Loving Lesson
0/0
Mary Abbott is a schoolteacher whose husband has to go away for the night on business. After returning home from a party she has an unexpected caller.
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The Loving Lesson
1988
The Master Builder
0/0
Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpa...
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The Master Builder
1967
The Spare Tyres
8/2
Dennis is told by his wife to remove two old tyres from the garden of their new home. He tries various ways to dispose of them.
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The Spare Tyres
1978
The First Great Train Robbery
6.685/439
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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The First Great Train Robbery
1973
A Bit of a Lift
9/2
A man meets a woman at a wedding and manages to sweet talk her, only to end up inadvertently helping out another male.
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A Bit of a Lift
1970
Hearts and Flowers
6.5/2
A family gather together for the funeral and cremation of the head of the family.
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Hearts and Flowers
1965
The Wild Affair
5.286/7
Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is the right one. On her last day at work, her male col...
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The Wild Affair
1979
Charlie Muffin
6.4/5
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas t...
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Charlie Muffin
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
6.848/122
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bi...
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Sink the Bismarck!
1961
Victim
7.447/160
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of suc...
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Victim
1960
Doctor in Love
5.472/18
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-c...
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Doctor in Love
1959
Yesterday's Enemy
7.205/39
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enem...
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Yesterday's Enemy
1961
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
0/1
A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.
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The Ship That Couldn't Stop
1959
The Captain's Table
6/6
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take...
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The Captain's Table
1972
Knightsbridge
0/0
Francesca's upbringing has been sheltered, but her fiancé isn't slow to realise that his future mother-in-law is in a very lucrative line of business.
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Knightsbridge
1961
No Love for Johnnie
6.667/9
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional proble...
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