Simon Donald

Simon Donald

Movies for Simon Donald...

The Ebb-Tide
Title: The Ebb-Tide
Character: Dr Lewis
Released: March 29, 1998
Type: Movie
A down-on-his-luck sea captain accepts an assignment on a rickety boat with a mysterious cargo and a questionable crew. As disaster befalls disaster, the crew finds itself on an uncharted island with a mad ex-sea captain who lives with a mute woman who threatens to kill them all.
bee
Deacon Brodie
Title: Deacon Brodie
Character: Andrew Ainslie
Released: March 8, 1997
Type: Movie
Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.
bee
Title: Ivanhoe
Character: Louis Winkelbrand
Released: January 12, 1997
Type: TV
The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca, who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages is set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades.
bee
Title: Karaoke
Character: Ian
Released: April 28, 1996
Type: TV
Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.
bee
Stalag Luft
Title: Stalag Luft
Character: 'Haggis' Barrington
Released: October 27, 1993
Type: Movie
Few wartime prisoners have attempted escape quite as many times as bumbling RAF Officer James Forrester. Though Officer Forrester has twenty-three escape attempts to his name, each successive attempt he makes to break free somehow seems to go worse than the last. But this time there's a difference, because Officer Forrester isn't just plotting his own escape, but the escape of all 327 of his fellow prisoners as well - and all at once. In fact even the Germans want to escape!
bee
Down Among the Big Boys
Title: Down Among the Big Boys
Character: Aiden
Released: September 19, 1993
Type: Movie
Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
bee
Tickets For The  Zoo
Title: Tickets For The Zoo
Character: Fraud Officer
Released: August 27, 1991
Type: Movie
A Brother and Sister leave the care system and try to make their way in the world
bee
The Hour of the Lynx
Title: The Hour of the Lynx
Character: Boy
Released: August 14, 1991
Type: Movie
A young murderer in a psychiatric institution is given a cat to care for as part of a controlled experiment. He heaps devotion on it and the experiment seems a great success - until there is a baffling outbreak of violence
bee
The Dunroamin' Rising
Title: The Dunroamin' Rising
Character: Policeman
Released: February 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Sixty years ago Ian Sinclair was a revolutionary leader. Today he is in an old folks' home, but has not lost his sense of humour, or his appetite for the struggle. In protest at the proposed closure of the home, the old socialist firebrand embarks upon a hunger strike that ends up having wide-range repercussions.
bee
Title: City Lights
Character: William Findlay
Released: October 14, 1986
Type: TV
Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
bee
Knowing The Score
Title: Knowing The Score
Character: Arthur
Released: July 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Graeme has musical talent and is struggling to be allowed to express it. Lois is being pushed by her mother into solo parts in the girls' choir. Together they have to perform at a competitive concert while parents and supporters keep score.