Actor
Donald Churchill
November 6, 1930 · Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts.
His films included Barnacle Bill (1957), The Captain's Table (1959), Victim (1961), The Wild Affair (1964), Zeppelin (1971), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Doctor Watson.[1] On television he starred in Bulldog Breed (1962), Spooner's Patch (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in Goodnight and God Bless (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1988, and appeared in Stanley and the Women (1991) and C.A.T.S. Eyes. His plays include Mixed Feelings, The Decorator, and Moments of Weakness.
Notable work
Often works with
Maurice Denham
3 titles together
Sink the Bismarck!, Barnacle Bill, The Captain's Table
Donald Pleasence
3 titles together
Barnacle Bill, No Love for Johnnie, Armchair Theatre
Peter Butterworth
2 titles together
The First Great Train Robbery, Armchair Theatre
Malcolm Terris
2 titles together
The First Great Train Robbery, Play for Today
Janine Duvitski
2 titles together
The First Great Train Robbery, Citizen Smith
Colin Jeavons
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, Play for Today
Full filmography · 45
The Master Builder
as Dr. Herdal
1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Dr. John Watson
19836.5
Charlie Muffin
as Wilberforce
1979An Honourable Retirement
Writer
1979
The First Great Train Robbery
as Prosecutor
19786.7
A Bit of a Lift
as Frank and Writer
1973
The Left Overs
Writer
1972
Knightsbridge
as Henry
1972
Hearts and Flowers
as Tony
1970
A Room in Town
Writer
1970
Curse of the Mummy
as Corbeck
1970The Spare Tyres
as Milkman
1967