Donald Wolfit
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Donald Wolfit (born Donald Woolfitt; 20 April 1902 – 17 February 1968) was an English actor-manager, best known for touring productions of Shakespeare and his performances as King Lear. Born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, he made his London stage debut in 1924 and later joined the companies at the Old Vic and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. After playing Hamlet at Stratford, he formed his own touring company in 1937, taking Shakespeare and other plays to audiences across Britain and abroad. His company continued performing during the Second World War, including lunchtime productions in London. Among the actors who worked with him were Harold Pinter and Brian Rix. Wolfit also appeared in films, including Svengali (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Becket (1964). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1950 and knighted in 1957 for his services to the theatre.
Known for
Credits
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as General Archibald Murray
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
as 'Macbeth'
Room at the Top (1958)
as Mr. Brown
Becket (1964)
as Bishop Folliot
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
as Inspector Van Der Stoor
A Man on the Beach (1955)
as Carter
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
as Doctor Callistratus
Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
as Sydney Parsons
The Angry Hills (1959)
as Dr. Stergion
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
as Professor Volchett
The Traitor (1957)
as Colonel Price
A Prize of Gold (1955)
as Alfie Stratton
The Rough and the Smooth (1959)
as Lord Drewell
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
as Prof. Merrity
90° in the Shade (1965)
as Bažant (Auditor #1)
Inasmuch... (1934)
as St. Francis
Life at the Top (1965)
as Abe Brown
Svengali (1954)
as Svengali
I Accuse! (1958)
as Gen. Mercier
Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953)
as Willie, the boy's uncle
Hyde Park Corner (1935)
as George Francis Howard
The Sandwich Man (1966)
as Car Salesman
The Mark (1961)
as Clive
Calling the Tune (1936)
as Dick Finlay
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
as Sergeant Buzfuz
The Ringer (1952)
as Dr. Lomond
Drake of England (1935)
as Thomas Doughty
Dr. Crippen (1963)
as R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)
as Executive
The Man in the Road (1956)
as Prof. Cattrell
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher (1968)
as Dr. Augustus Fagan
Guilty? (1956)
as Judge
Down River (1931)
Actor
The Master Builder (1958)
as Halvard Solness
Checkmate (1935)
as Jack Barton
Late Extra (1935)
as Inspector Greville
England's Shakespeare (1939)
as Hamlet
The Silent Passenger (1935)
as Henry Camberley