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Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Acting

February 13, 1943 (83 years old)
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Male
58 Movies
68 TV Shows

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).

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011 8.5

as Maester Luwin

Age 68 (now 83)
14 eps
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

2007 7.3

as Yuri

Age 64 (now 83)
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005 7.0

as Tim Donohue

Age 62 (now 83)
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002 6.6

as Dr. Savran

Age 59 (now 83)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011 7.4

as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

Age 68 (now 83)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 6.8

as Haddock / Ghost of Marley

Age 74 (now 83)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 6.9

as Claudius

Age 47 (now 83)
Enigma
Enigma

Enigma

2001 6.3

as Leveret

Age 57 (now 83)
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

2010 5.8

as Pythol (voice)

Age 67 (now 83)
Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 7.9

as Enrico Casali

Age 20 (now 83)
6 eps
Being Human
Being Human

Being Human

2009 7.1

as Kemp

Age 65 (now 83)
9 eps
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

2015 6.8

as Paul Macy

Age 72 (now 83)
The Black Panther
The Black Panther

The Black Panther

1977 5.8

as Donald Neilson

Age 34 (now 83)
London Boulevard
London Boulevard

London Boulevard

2010 5.9

as Pentonville Governor

Age 67 (now 83)
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

2013 8.5

as Arthur Bigge

Age 70 (now 83)
2 eps
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

2008 6.9

as Max Planck

Age 65 (now 83)