Donald Sumpter
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
as Chairman
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Paul Macy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Eastern Promises (2007)
as Yuri
The Constant Gardener (2005)
as Tim Donohue
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Dr. Savran
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Dave
London Boulevard (2010)
as Pentonville Governor
Enigma (2001)
as Leveret
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Einstein and Eddington (2008)
as Max Planck
Into the Storm (2009)
as Lord Halifax
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)
as Pythol (voice)
Limonov: The Ballad (2024)
as Eddie's Father
Being Human (1994)
as Salgado
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
as Claudius
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
as Party Guest
Richard III (1995)
as Brackenbury
Les Misérables (1978)
as Agent
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
as Mr. Brooker
Tangier Cop (1997)
as Ahmed Yaasin
The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
as Peter Edlin QC
The Point Men (2001)
as Benni Baum
The Lost Continent (1968)
as Sparks, the Radioman
Hardcore (1977)
as Mark
Dracula (2006)
as Alfred Singleton
Time Trouble (1985)
as Makov
Bleak Moments (1971)
as Norman's Friend
The Walking Stick (1970)
as Max
Among Us (2010)
as Man on bench
Stardust (1974)
as TV Concert Producer
Great Expectations (1999)
as Compeyson
Bad Ronald (1992)
as Michael, le père
Hello Sailor! (2008)
Actor
The Black Panther (1977)
as Donald Neilson
Heist (2008)
as King Edward
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
as Commander Ridgeway
The Chatterley Affair (2006)
as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Coalition (2015)
as Paddy Ashdown
Aimée (1991)
as Frank
Grushko (1994)
as Kartashov
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
as Pogossian
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
as Pompeius
The Saliva Milkshake (1975)
as Johnny
I Am a Groupie (1970)
as Steve
Bypass (2014)
as Grandfather
The Long Bank Holiday (2004)
as Alfie Clemens
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (1968)
as Enrico Casali
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (1972)
as Dellow
Way of the Morris (2011)
as Voice of Creation
The Tom Machine (1980)
as Tom
A Light That Shines (1979)
as Brother Martin Jerome
Mr. Axelford's Angel (1974)
as David
Night After Night After Night (1969)
as Pete Laver
Catchpenny Twist (1977)
as Spalding
The Window Cleaner (1968)
as David
Mad Jack (1970)
Actor