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Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 13, 1943 (82)
Birthplace Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 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, 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).

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The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Chairman

Limonov: The Ballad

Limonov: The Ballad

2024

as Eddie's Father

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

as Haddock / Ghost of Marley

Coalition

Coalition

2015

as Paddy Ashdown

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

2015

as Paul Macy

Bypass

Bypass

2014

as Grandfather

Way of the Morris

Way of the Morris

2011

as Voice of Creation

The Murder at Road Hill House

The Murder at Road Hill House

2011

as Peter Edlin QC

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

London Boulevard

London Boulevard

2010

as Pentonville Governor

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009

as Lord Halifax

Heist

Heist

2008

as King Edward

Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

2008

as Max Planck

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

2007

as Yuri

Dracula

Dracula

2006

as Alfred Singleton

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005

as Tim Donohue

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

as Dr. Savran

The Point Men

The Point Men

2001

as Benni Baum

Enigma

Enigma

2001

as Leveret

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

as Compeyson

Tangier Cop

Tangier Cop

1997

as Ahmed Yaasin

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as Brackenbury

Grushko

Grushko

1994

as Kartashov

Being Human

Being Human

1994

as Salgado

Aimée

Aimée

1991

as Frank

Antony & Cleopatra

Antony & Cleopatra

1981

as Pompeius

The Tom Machine

The Tom Machine

1980

as Tom

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979

as Pogossian

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1978

as Agent

The Black Panther

The Black Panther

1977

as Donald Neilson

Hardcore

Hardcore

1977

as Mark

Catchpenny Twist

Catchpenny Twist

1977

as Spalding

The Saliva Milkshake

The Saliva Milkshake

1975

as Johnny

Mr. Axelford's Angel

Mr. Axelford's Angel

1974

as David

Stardust

Stardust

1974

as TV Concert Producer

Bleak Moments

Bleak Moments

1971

as Norman's Friend

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

as Party Guest

I Am a Groupie

I Am a Groupie

1970

as Steve

The Walking Stick

The Walking Stick

1970

as Max

Night After Night After Night

Night After Night After Night

1969

as Pete Laver

The Window Cleaner

The Window Cleaner

1968

as David

The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent

1968

as Sparks, the Radioman

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game of Thrones

as Maester Luwin

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

The Brack Report

as Paul Brack

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 06, 1982

Jekyll and Hyde

as Garson

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 25, 2015

Being Human

as Kemp

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 25, 2009

Entitled

as Quincy

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Dec 19, 2023

Doctor Who

as Enrico Casali

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Bombay Blue

as Supt. John Mayberry

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 04, 1997

Jesus of Nazareth

as Aram

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

One Child

as Jim Arthurton

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 05, 2014

The Mill

as Samuel Greg

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 28, 2013

Our Friends in the North

as Commander Harold Chapple

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 15, 1996

Cold Lazarus

as Dr. Rawl

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 1996

Doctor Who

as Commander Ridgeway

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Edward Peveril

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 02, 1987

Fallen Angel

as Simon Martlesham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 11, 2007

Les Misérables

as Mabeuf

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 30, 2018

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Parson Tringham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 2008

Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

as Bishop Peter Ball

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 13, 2020

The Secret of Crickley Hall

as Gordon Pyke

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 18, 2012

In Deep

as Keith Sullivan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 2001

12 Monkeys

as Seer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 2015

Chernobyl

as Zharkov

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 06, 2019

Peaky Blinders

as Arthur Bigge

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 2013

Bleak House

as 'Nemo'

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 1985

Midsomer Murders

as Tim Settingfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Bergerac

as Roscoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Quiller

as Brenman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 1975

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Cust

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Black Mirror

as Julian Hereford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

The Cleaner

as Sir James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 2021

Minder

as Sudbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Doctor Who

as The President

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Atlantis

as Tiresius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2013

New Worlds

as Sidney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 2014

Justice

as Villiers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1971

Bergerac

as Harry Tilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Endeavour

as Emil Valdemar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2013

Spooks

as Stephen Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Merlin

as The Fisher King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2008

Quirke

as Josh Crawford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 2014

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

as Ministeren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2004

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

as Indenrigsminister Nacuk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2004

Our Friends in the North

as Harold Chapple

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Jan 15, 1996

Hadleigh

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Sep 16, 1969

Heroes and Villains

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 11, 2007

The Bill

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Crocodile Shoes

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 10, 1994

Between the Lines

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 1992

Ultimate Force

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

Softly, Softly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1966

Shoestring

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1979

Taggart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1983

A Touch of Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

Dalziel & Pascoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 1996

Barlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2003

The Adventures of Don Quick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 30, 1970

Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2006

Play for Today

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Target

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1977

The First Churchills

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1969

The Last Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2003

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Rose and Maloney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

Drop the Dead Donkey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 09, 1990

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