Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Born: April 20, 1902
Died: February 17, 1968
in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Movies for Donald Wolfit...

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Title: Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Character: Dr. Augustus Fagan
Released: October 30, 1968
Type: Movie
A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character: 'Macbeth'
Released: April 10, 1968
Type: Movie
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.
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The Sandwich Man
Title: The Sandwich Man
Character: Car Salesman
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
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Life at the Top
Title: Life at the Top
Character: Abe Brown
Released: December 14, 1965
Type: Movie
Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England. But his career seems to have plateaued, leaving him disillusioned. This feeling is only exacerbated when he discovers his wife's infidelity with local man Mark. So he takes up with attractive TV host Norah and moves with her to London, aiming to reignite the fire that drove him to the top.
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90° in the Shade
Title: 90° in the Shade
Character: Bažant
Released: October 1, 1965
Type: Movie
A woman attempts to cover up the thefts committed by the manager at the shop she works at.
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Becket
Title: Becket
Character: Bishop Folliot
Released: March 11, 1964
Type: Movie
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
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Dr. Crippen
Title: Dr. Crippen
Character: R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
Released: August 7, 1963
Type: Movie
A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada.
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Lawrence of Arabia
Title: Lawrence of Arabia
Character: General Murray
Released: December 11, 1962
Type: Movie
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
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Title: Ghost Squad
Released: September 9, 1961
Type: TV
Ghost Squad, known as G.S.5 for its third series, was a crime drama series about an elite division of Scotland Yard that ran between 1961 and 1964. Each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police Service at the time. Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same name, written by John Gosling — a retired police officer and former member of the team. Although the real-life squad only operated in London, the fictionalised team travelled internationally; however — as was typical of the time — most foreign locations were actually a combination of stock footage and sets at Independent Artists Studio at Beaconsfield and Elstree Studios. Music was by Philip Green. The show was produced by ITC Entertainment, along with Rank Organisation TV and ATV. It was the first ITC show filmed to fit the one hour time-slot — setting the trend for the majority of ITC's future output. Another common ITC trait was to feature an American, in this case Michael Quinn, in a leading role so as to increase the chances of international sales. At 6' 3", Quinn often towered over his co-workers. This was especially noticeable in the first series title sequence showing him walking through a crowd walking in the opposite direction. He frequently smoked in the show as did many others. The second series had a different title sequence and Neil Hallett sometimes replaced Quinn. Hallett looked more like a spy while Quinn looked a bit like a playboy. Quinn was replaced by Australian actor, Ray Barrett in the third series. Ray Austin played Billy Clay in and was also Stunt Director on all series bringing the action to life. Austin went on to become a renowned TV director in Hollywood and the UK.
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The Mark
Title: The Mark
Character: Clive
Released: January 26, 1961
Type: Movie
A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist.
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The Hands of Orlac
Title: The Hands of Orlac
Character: Professor Volchett
Released: December 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Famed concert pianist Stephen Orlac survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Helpful surgeon Volcheff grafts a pair of new hands on the hapless Orlac. Unfortunately, they're the hands of an executed murderer – useless for a pianist, but quite handy for less delicate work...
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The House of the Seven Hawks
Title: The House of the Seven Hawks
Character: Inspector Van Der Stoor
Released: October 29, 1959
Type: Movie
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure.
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The Rough and the Smooth
Title: The Rough and the Smooth
Character: Lord Drewell
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: Movie
Young blonde woman seems to destroy everyone she comes in contact with.
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The Angry Hills
Title: The Angry Hills
Character: Dr. Stergion
Released: July 29, 1959
Type: Movie
In 1941 Greece, on the eve of German occupation, cynical American foreign correspondent Michael Morrison arrives in Athens, intending to depart for London the following day. While there he is tricked into smuggling a list of resistance leaders out of the country and is pursued by the Germans.
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Room at the Top
Title: Room at the Top
Character: Mr. Brown
Released: January 22, 1959
Type: Movie
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
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Blood of the Vampire
Title: Blood of the Vampire
Character: Doctor Callistratus
Released: August 25, 1958
Type: Movie
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
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I Accuse!
Title: I Accuse!
Character: Gen. Mercier
Released: March 5, 1958
Type: Movie
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
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The Master Builder
Title: The Master Builder
Character: Halvard Solness
Released: February 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Halvard Solness is a middle-aged architect whose ruthlessness in his business makes him a hardened individual. Affected by his ambitions are his wife and his colleagues, until a young woman shows up asking for a promised kingdom.
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The Traitor
Title: The Traitor
Character: Colonel Price
Released: March 1, 1957
Type: Movie
One time members of a resistance group come together every year to remember their dead leader, betrayed to and executed by the Nazis. When it seems that they might finally know the name of the traitor - and that he or she comes from within their own unit - their annual gathering becomes a deadly trial...
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Satellite in the Sky
Title: Satellite in the Sky
Character: Prof. Merrity
Released: July 21, 1956
Type: Movie
A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).
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Guilty?
Title: Guilty?
Character: Judge
Released: April 10, 1956
Type: Movie
Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name.
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The Man in the Road
Title: The Man in the Road
Character: Prof. Cattrell
Released: March 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A brilliant scientist who has lost his memory is hunted by Communist agents out to obtain a secret formula.
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A Man on the Beach
Title: A Man on the Beach
Released: October 21, 1955
Type: Movie
This weird short manages to pack in fraud, murder, alcoholism and transvestitism, with two somewhat obvious plot twists but a acertain amount of interest in the characterisation and mise-en-scene. You can see Losey's long-take style in its early stages. If anything, his filming is TOO articulate, tipping his hand and giving away plot turns before they happen.
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A Prize of Gold
Title: A Prize of Gold
Character: Alfie Stratton
Released: October 14, 1955
Type: Movie
A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orphans.
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Title: Folio
Released: September 25, 1955
Type: TV
Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.
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Title: Lilli Palmer Theatre
Character: Sergeant Buzfuz
Released: September 25, 1955
Type: TV
A half-hour anthology series.
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Isn't Life Wonderful!
Title: Isn't Life Wonderful!
Character: Willie, the boy's uncle
Released: November 10, 1954
Type: Movie
Around the turn of the century, in England, alcoholic Uncle Willie is the bane of his family, of which his brother-in-law is the family spokesman. It is decided to let Uncle Willie buy a bicycle shop in order to impress Virginia van Stuyden, an American heiress in love with Frank. This pleases Uncle Willie's young nephew, Charles. Complications arise when stuffy lord, Sir George Probus, at whose home Virginia is staying, becomes shocked when she attends a carnival.
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Svengali
Title: Svengali
Character: Svengali
Released: September 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
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The Ringer
Title: The Ringer
Character: Dr. Lomond
Released: November 24, 1952
Type: Movie
An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.
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The Pickwick Papers
Title: The Pickwick Papers
Character: Sergeant Buzfuz
Released: November 14, 1952
Type: Movie
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
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The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Title: The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Character: Executive
Released: September 4, 1938
Type: Movie
"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family. Plenty of suspects to choose from, Kerrigan believes that the murders may be connected to hidden treasure on the estate.
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Calling the Tune
Title: Calling the Tune
Character: Dick Finlay
Released: June 30, 1936
Type: Movie
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. 'I predict that the gramophone will be the democratic entertainment of the future' states unscrupulous record label boss Mr Gordon (Sam Livesey), who finally gets his comeuppance after one dirty trick too far against his rivals. If the film's love story is perfunctory, the real interest comes with watching performers of the day, from Henry Wood and his orchestra to George Robey and Charles 'the laughing policeman' Penrose laying down their recordings direct to record. And something very like a prototype laser disc makes a crucial appearance too.
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Late Extra
Title: Late Extra
Character: Inspector Greville
Released: November 19, 1935
Type: Movie
A newspaper reporter sets out to track down the murderer of a policeman.
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Checkmate
Title: Checkmate
Character: Jack Barton
Released: September 26, 1935
Type: Movie
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
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The Silent Passenger
Title: The Silent Passenger
Character: Henry Camberley
Released: June 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?
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Drake of England
Title: Drake of England
Character: Thomas Doughty
Released: May 16, 1935
Type: Movie
Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.
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Hyde Park Corner
Title: Hyde Park Corner
Character: George Francis Howard
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A dead man's curse on a London party house seems to echo from 1780 to 1936.
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Death at Broadcasting House
Title: Death at Broadcasting House
Character: Sydney Parsons
Released: November 1, 1934
Type: Movie
An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and broadcasting house fall under suspicion.
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Down River
Title: Down River
Released: May 8, 1931
Type: Movie
A murderous skipper involved in dope trafficking.