Donald Sumpter
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Paul Macy
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
as Chairman
Eastern Promises (2007)
as Yuri
The Chatterley Affair (2006)
as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
The Constant Gardener (2005)
as Tim Donohue
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Dr. Savran
London Boulevard (2010)
as Pentonville Governor
Enigma (2001)
as Leveret
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Dave
Einstein and Eddington (2008)
as Max Planck
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
as Party Guest
Richard III (1995)
as Brackenbury
Les Misérables (1978)
as Agent
Hello Sailor! (2008)
Actor
Into the Storm (2009)
as Lord Halifax
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
as Claudius
Among Us (2010)
as Man on bench
Bleak Moments (1971)
as Norman's Friend
Great Expectations (1999)
as Compeyson
Being Human (1994)
as Salgado
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)
as Pythol (voice)
The Lost Continent (1968)
as Sparks, the Radioman
The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
as Peter Edlin QC
The Point Men (2001)
as Benni Baum
Limonov: The Ballad (2024)
as Eddie's Father
Heist (2008)
as King Edward
Time Trouble (1985)
as Makov
The Walking Stick (1970)
as Max
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
as Pogossian
Dracula (2006)
as Alfred Singleton
Hardcore (1977)
as Mark
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
as Pompeius
The Saliva Milkshake (1975)
as Johnny
Night After Night After Night (1969)
as Pete Laver
I Am a Groupie (1970)
as Steve
Stardust (1974)
as TV Concert Producer
A Light That Shines (1979)
as Brother Martin Jerome
The Black Panther (1977)
as Donald Neilson
Bad Ronald (1992)
as Michael, le père
Aimée (1991)
as Frank
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
as Mr. Brooker
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (1972)
as Dellow
The Long Bank Holiday (2004)
as Alfie Clemens
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (1968)
as Enrico Casali
Bypass (2014)
as Grandfather
Coalition (2015)
as Paddy Ashdown
The Window Cleaner (1968)
as David
Grushko (1994)
as Kartashov
The Tom Machine (1980)
as Tom
Catchpenny Twist (1977)
as Spalding
Way of the Morris (2011)
as Voice of Creation
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
as Commander Ridgeway
Tangier Cop (1997)
as Ahmed Yaasin
Mr. Axelford's Angel (1974)
as David
Mad Jack (1970)
Actor
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006)
as Self