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).
Movie | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Haddock / Ghost of Marley | 2017-10-12 |
Movie | Coalition | Paddy Ashdown | 2015-03-28 |
Series | Jekyll and Hyde | Garson | 2015-10-25 |
Movie | In the Heart of the Sea | Paul Macy | 2015-12-03 |
Series | Quirke | Josh Crawford | 2014-02-16 |
Series | New Worlds | Unknown | 2014-04-01 |
Series | One Child | Jim Arthurton | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | Bypass | Grandfather | 2014-09-14 |
Series | The Mill | Samuel Greg | 2013-07-28 |
Series | Atlantis | Tiresius | 2013-09-28 |
Series | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Gordon Pyke | 2012-11-18 |
Movie | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell | 2011-12-14 |
Series | Game of Thrones | Maester Luwin | 2011-04-17 |
Movie | The Murder at Road Hill House | Peter Edlin QC | 2011-04-25 |
Series | Black Mirror | Julian Hereford | 2011-12-04 |
Movie | Among Us | Man on bench | 2010-03-19 |
Movie | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Pythol (voice) | 2010-12-10 |
Movie | London Boulevard | Pentonville Governor | 2010-11-10 |
Series | Being Human | Unknown | 2009-01-25 |
Movie | Into the Storm | Lord Halifax | 2009-05-31 |
Movie | Heist | King Edward | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Einstein and Eddington | Max Planck | 2008-11-29 |
Series | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Parson Tringham | 2008-09-14 |
Series | Fallen Angel | Simon Martlesham | 2007-03-11 |
Movie | Eastern Promises | Yuri | 2007-09-14 |
Series | Heroes and Villains | 2007-11-11 | |
Movie | Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener | Self | 2006-01-10 |
Movie | Dracula | Alfred Singleton | 2006-12-28 |
Series | Eleventh Hour | Unknown | 2006-01-19 |
Series | Doctor Who | The President | 2005-03-26 |
Movie | The Constant Gardener | Tim Donohue | 2005-08-31 |
Series | The Last Detective | Unknown | 2003-02-07 |
Series | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Unknown | 2003-09-04 |
Series | Rose and Maloney | 2002-09-29 | |
Movie | K-19: The Widowmaker | Dr. Savran | 2002-07-19 |
Series | Ultimate Force | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
Movie | Enigma | Leveret | 2001-01-22 |
Series | In Deep | Unknown | 2001-02-19 |
Movie | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Brooker | 2001-04-08 |
Movie | The Point Men | Benni Baum | 2001-09-07 |
Movie | Great Expectations | Compeyson | 1999-04-12 |
Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
Series | Our Friends in the North | Commander Harold Chapple | 1996-01-15 |
Series | Dalziel & Pascoe | Unknown | 1996-03-16 |
Movie | Richard III | Brackenbury | 1995-12-29 |
Movie | Being Human | Salgado | 1994-05-06 |
Series | Crocodile Shoes | Unknown | 1994-11-10 |
Movie | Bad Ronald | Michael, le père | 1992-03-11 |
Series | A Touch of Frost | Unknown | 1992-12-06 |
Series | Between the Lines | Unknown | 1992-09-04 |
Movie | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Claudius | 1991-02-08 |
Series | Drop the Dead Donkey | Unknown | 1990-08-09 |
Series | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Unknown | 1987-08-02 |
Series | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
Movie | Curse of the Pink Panther | Dave | 1983-08-12 |
Series | Taggart | Unknown | 1983-09-06 |
Series | The Brack Report | Paul Brack | 1982-04-06 |
Series | Bergerac | Unknown | 1981-10-18 |
Movie | Antony & Cleopatra | Pompeius | 1981-05-08 |
Movie | Meetings with Remarkable Men | Pogossian | 1979-08-05 |
Series | Shoestring | Unknown | 1979-09-30 |
Movie | Les Misérables | Agent | 1978-12-27 |
Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Aram | 1977-03-27 |
Movie | Hardcore | Mark | 1977-03-17 |
Series | Target | Unknown | 1977-09-09 |
Movie | The Black Panther | Donald Neilson | 1977-12-26 |
Movie | Catchpenny Twist | Spalding | 1977-12-05 |
Series | Quiller | Unknown | 1975-08-29 |
Movie | Stardust | TV Concert Producer | 1974-10-24 |
Movie | Mr. Axelford's Angel | David | 1974-06-05 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Sea Devils | Commander Ridgeway | 1972-04-01 |
Series | Crown Court | Unknown | 1972-10-11 |
Movie | Bleak Moments | Norman's Friend | 1971-11-30 |
Movie | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Party Guest | 1971-07-01 |
Series | Barlow | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Mad Jack | 1970-02-04 | |
Movie | The Walking Stick | Max | 1970-04-15 |
Movie | I Am a Groupie | Steve | 1970-12-01 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | The Adventures of Don Quick | Unknown | 1970-10-30 |
Series | Hadleigh | 1969-09-16 | |
Movie | Night After Night After Night | Pete Laver | 1969-01-01 |
Series | The First Churchills | Unknown | 1969-09-27 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space | Enrico Casali | 1968-06-01 |
Movie | The Lost Continent | Sparks, the Radioman | 1968-06-19 |
Series | Softly, Softly | Unknown | 1966-01-05 |
Series | Doctor Who | Commander Ridgeway | 1963-11-23 |