
Person
Donald Churchill
Acting · 1930–1991 · Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
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

Play for Today
Tony Goodliffe

The Saint
Dr. Spraque

Sherlock Holmes
Scott Eccles

The Wednesday Play
Harold

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Henry Bulstrode

The Sweeney
Writer

Gideon's Way
James Lane

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Robert
Sunday-Night Play
Hugh Ramsden

Van der Valk
Johnny Roos
Filmography
- 1991Stanley and the WomenHarry Coote
- 1990El C.I.D.Metcalf
- 1989Deux hommes dans une valiseAuthor
- 1988The Master BuilderDr. Herdal
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesScott Eccles
- 1986Mr. PyeAdaptation
- 1986Mr PyeCreator
- 1984Sharing TimeGeoffrey
- 1984Sherlock HolmesScott Eccles
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesDr. John Watson
- 1983Good Night And God BlessRonnie Kemp
- 1979Charlie MuffinWilberforce
- 1979An Honourable RetirementWriter
- 1979HeartlandHenry Sutcliffe
- 1979Spooner's PatchDI Spooner
- 1978The First Great Train RobberyProsecutor
- 1978The SandbaggersProfessor Colby
- 1978Father, Dear FatherWriter
- 1977Citizen SmithMurdoch
- 1976Our Mutual FriendWriter
- 1975Three Comedies of MarriageWriter
- 1975The SweeneyWriter
- 1974The Aweful Mr GoodallMillbrook
- 1973A Bit of a LiftFrank
- 1972A Fluid ArrangementWriter
- 1972Van der ValkJohnny Roos
- 1972The Left OversWriter
- 1972KnightsbridgeHenry
- 1971The Loving LessonHarry
- 1971ZeppelinScreenplay
- 1970Hearts and FlowersTony
- 1970Play for TodayTony Goodliffe
- 1970A Room in TownWriter
- 1970Curse of the MummyCorbeck
- 1969Happy Ever AfterWriter
- 1969The Mind of Mr. J.G. ReederAdaptation
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreRobert
- 1968The Sex GameWriter
- 1967The Spare TyresMilkman
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationEugene Corbeck
- 1965The Wild AffairAndy
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreHenry Bulstrode
- 1965Spaceflight IC-1Carl Walcott
- 1965It's Not Me - It's Them!Albert Curfew
- 1965Gideon's WayJames Lane
- 1964The HothouseGordon Parsley
- 1964The Wednesday PlayHarold
- 1964The Cherry on the TopWriter
- 1964DetectiveGeorge Carshaw
- 1964Sharp at FourWriter
- 1963FestivalCharlie
- 1962The SaintDr. Spraque
- 1961The Omega MysteryRobinson
- 1961VictimEddy Stone
- 1961The Ship That Couldn't StopMichael Holland
- 1961No Love for JohnnieSheilah's Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1960Sunday-Night PlayHugh Ramsden
- 1960Doctor in LoveDoctor (uncredited)
- 1960Sink the Bismarck!Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
- 1959Yesterday's EnemyElliott (uncredited)
- 1959The Gay DogLeslie Gowland
- 1959The Captain's TableMr. Jay
- 1957Barnacle BillRoy
- 1956Armchair TheatreGordon Parsley
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