Biography
Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 β 2 February 1986) was a British character actor.Donald Yarrow Eccles was born in Nafferton, Yorkshire on 26 April 1908 the son of Charles Henry and Constance Eccles; his father was a doctor. Eccles was educated at Highgate School and then worked in an insurance office.He made his stage debut in New York City in 1930, and later became known as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His debut in London was in Counsellor at Law in 1934 at the Piccadilly. During the Second World War he spent six years in the Royal Navy.In 1960 he acted in the film A Taste of Money and later appeared in many other films including A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), The Wicker Man (1973), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Coming Out of the Ice (1982), The Dresser (1983), The Master of Ballantrae (1984), A Private Function (1984) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). He also appeared in many television roles, such as Pollio in I, Claudius and Mr Justice Vosper in the second series of Rumpole of the Bailey, until his death in a road accident in Brighton.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 20
TV Shows 16
Home Work (2021)
The Pixar Story (2007)
Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)
Ann and Debbie (1986)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
A Private Function (1984)
Fresh Fields (1984)
The Dresser (1983)
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
Country (1981)
Lady Killers (1980)
Minder (1979)
Quatermass (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey (1977)
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey (1977)
Nine Tailors (1975)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Crown Court (1972)
The Adventurer (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
Emma (1972)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
Platonov (1971)
Hell's Angel (1971)
The Caesars (1968)
Another Moon Called Earth (1967)
The Revenue Men (1967)
Macready's Gala (1966)
The Siege of Manchester (1965)
Public Eye (1965)
Doctor Who (1963)
A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960)
A Taste of Money (1960)
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GenderMale
Birthday1908-04-26
Deathday1986-02-02 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceNafferton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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