Donald Sumpter
Acting
Biography
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).
Born: February 13, 1943
Place of Birth: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Chairman
as Eddie's Father
as Quincy
as Sir James
as Bishop Peter Ball
as Zharkov
as Mabeuf
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
as Paul Macy
as Garson
as Paddy Ashdown
as Seer
as Jim Arthurton
as Grandfather
as Sidney
as Josh Crawford
as Tiresius
as Arthur Bigge
as Samuel Greg
as Emil Valdemar
as Gordon Pyke
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
as Julian Hereford
as Peter Edlin QC
as Maester Luwin
as Voice of Creation
as Pythol (voice)
as Pentonville Governor
as Man on bench
as Lord Halifax
as Kemp
as Max Planck
as The Fisher King
as Parson Tringham
as Erasmus Darkening
as Yuri
as Simon Martlesham
as Alfred Singleton
as Tim Donohue
as The President
as Indenrigsminister Nacuk
as Alfie Clemens
as Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
as Dr. Savran
as Stephen Kirby
as Benni Baum
as Mr. Brooker
as Keith Sullivan
as Leveret
as Compeyson
as Compeyson
as Supt. John Mayberry
as Tim Settingfield
as Ahmed Yaasin
as Dr. Rawl
as Commander Harold Chapple
as Brackenbury
as Uncle Ginger
as Salgado
as Kartashov
as Michael, le père
as Frank
as Claudius
as CS Derek Gillman
as Cust
as Edward Peveril
as Makov
as 'Nemo'
as Dave
as Roscoe
as Pompeius
as Sudbury
as Pogossian
as Brother Martin Jerome
as Agent
as Donald Neilson
as Spalding
as Brother Martin Jerome
as Heslop
as Aram
as Mark
as Brenman
as Johnny
as TV Concert Producer
as David
as Commander Ridgeway
as Norman's Friend
as Villiers
as Party Guest
as Steve
as Max
as Pete Laver
as Sparks, the Radioman
as Enrico Casali
as Enrico Casali
as Commander Ridgeway