Donald Wolfit (1902–1968)

Actor | Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

One of the great British stage actors of his era Donald Wolfit was noted for his magnificent ...

Born: April 20, 1902
Died: February 17, 1968 (age 65)

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Filmography

Known For

Lawrence of Arabia General Murray (1962)
Room at the Top Mr. Brown (1959)
Becket Bishop Folliot (1964)
Known For

Svengali Svengali (1954)
Actor

Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher Dr. Augustus Fagan (1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade 'Macbeth' (1968)
BBC Play of the Month Pastor Manders (1968)
The Sandwich Man Car Salesman (1966)
Life at the Top Abe Brown (1965)
Ninety Degrees in the Shade Bazant (1965)
Benbow Was His Name Admiral Benbow (1964)
Becket Bishop Folliot (1964)
Dr. Crippen R.D. Muir (1963)
Ghost Squad Sir Andrew Wilson (1961-1963)
Lawrence of Arabia General Murray (1962)
ITV Television Playhouse Schwedler (1956-1961)
BBC Sunday-Night Play Stephen Spettigue (1961)
The Mark Andrew Clive (1961)
The Hands of Orlac Professor Volchett (1960)
Armchair Theatre James Saward (1959-1960)
On Trial Admiral Byng (1960)
Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens Sergeant Buzfuz (1959)
Portrait of a Sinner Lord Drewell (1959)
The House of the Seven Hawks Inspector Van Der Stoor (1959)
After Hours (1959)
Saturday Playhouse Archdeacon Brandon (1959)
World Theatre Volpone (1959)
The Angry Hills Dr. Stergion (1959)
Room at the Top Mr. Brown (1959)
Blood of the Vampire Callistratus (1958)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre King John (1951-1958)
The Killing Stones de Haan (1958)
I Accuse! General Auguste Mercier (1958)
Television World Theatre Halvard Solness (1958)
The Accursed Colonel Price (1957)
A Man on the Beach Carter (1956)
London Playhouse Judge Dee (1956)
Who Goes Home? The Prime Minister (1956)
Satellite in the Sky Professor Merrity (1956)
Guilty? Judge (1956)
The Man in the Road Professor Cattrell (1956)
The Vise Karnas (1955)
A Prize of Gold Alfie Stratton (1955)
Theatre Royal Sergeant Buzfuz (1955)
Svengali Svengali (1954)
Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop Uncle Willie (1954)
This Is Show Business (1954)
The Ringer Dr. Lomond (1952)
The Pickwick Papers Sergeant Buzfuz (1952)
The Light of Heart Maddoc Thomas (1948)
England's Shakespeare Hamlet (1939)
The Claydon Treasure Mystery Executive (1938)
Calling the Tune Dick Finlay (1936)
The Romance of a Railway: The History of Achievement Daniel Gooch (1935)
Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor Percy (1935)
Hyde Park Corner Howard (1935)
Late Extra Inspector Greville (1935)
Checkmate Jack Barton (1935)
The Silent Passenger Henry Camberley (1935)
Drake the Pirate Thomas Doughty (1935)
Inasmuch... St. Francis (1934)
Death at a Broadcast Sydney Parsons (1934)
Actor

Down River (1931)
Writer

World Theatre (1959)
Writer

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1951)
Miscellaneous Crew

Hour of Mystery (1957)
Archive footage

Contrasts (1968)

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.

Did You Know

He had a particular hatred of Sir John Gielgud, who claimed that he always worried whenever Wolfit had a big success in case "he now had the money to hire men to murder me". It was said that Wolfit could never bring himself to utter Gielgud's name, ...