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Sir Donald Wolfit, CBE was an English actor-manager, known for his touring wartime productions of Shakespeare. He was especially renowned for his portrayal of King Lear.
Birth Name
Donald Woolfitt
Born
Sunday, 20 April 1902
Died
Saturday, 17 February 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher | Dr. Augustus Fagan | 1968 |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | 'Macbeth' | 1968 |
| 90 Degrees in the Shade | Bazant / Bažant | 1966 |
| The Sandwich Man | Car Salesman | 1966 |
| Life at the Top | Abe Brown | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Pastor Manders | 1965 |
| Becket | Bishop Folliot | 1964 |
| Dr. Crippen | R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit) / R.D. Muir | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | General Murray / General Archibald Murray | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Sir Andrew Wilson | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher | Dr. Augustus Fagan | 1968 |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | 'Macbeth' | 1968 |
| 90 Degrees in the Shade | Bazant / Bažant | 1966 |
| The Sandwich Man | Car Salesman | 1966 |
| Life at the Top | Abe Brown | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Pastor Manders | 1965 |
| Becket | Bishop Folliot | 1964 |
| Dr. Crippen | R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit) / R.D. Muir | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | General Murray / General Archibald Murray | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Sir Andrew Wilson | 1961 |
| The Mark | Andrew Clive / Clive | 1961 |
| The Hands of Orlac | Professor Volchett | 1960 |
| On Trial | Admiral Byng | 1960 |
| The House of the Seven Hawks | Inspector Van Der Stoor | 1959 |
| Portrait of a Sinner | Lord Drewell | 1959 |
| The Angry Hills | Dr. Stergion | 1959 |
| Room at the Top | Mr. Brown | 1959 |
| Blood of the Vampire | Callistratus / Doctor Callistratus | 1958 |
| I Accuse! | Gen. Mercier / General Auguste Mercier | 1958 |
| The Accursed | Colonel Price | 1957 |
| Satellite in the Sky | Prof. Merrity / Professor Merrity | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | James Saward / Col. Louis Defoe | 1956 |
| Guilty? | Judge | 1956 |
| The Man in the Road | Professor Cattrell / Prof. Cattrell | 1956 |
| A Prize of Gold | Alfie Stratton | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Sergeant Buzfuz | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Schwedler / Montague Winthrop | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Vise | Karnas | 1954 |
| Svengali | Svengali | 1954 |
| Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop | Uncle Willie / Willie, the boy's uncle | 1953 |
| The Ringer | Dr. Lomond | 1952 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Sergeant Buzfuz | 1952 |
| The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Executive | 1938 |
| Calling the Tune | Dick Finlay | 1936 |
| Checkmate | Jack Barton | 1936 |
| The Silent Passenger | Henry Camberley | 1935 |
| Drake the Pirate | Thomas Doughty | 1935 |
| Late Extra | Inspector Greville | 1935 |
| Hyde Park Corner | George Francis Howard / Howard | 1935 |
| Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor | Percy | 1935 |
| Death at a Broadcast | Sydney Parsons | 1934 |
| Down River | 1931 |
