Donald Churchill
{{Short description|English actor and playwright (1930–1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Donald Churchill
| birth_name =
| image = Donald_Churchill.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1930|11|06}}
| birth_place = Southall, Middlesex, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1991|10|29|1930|11|06}}
| death_place = Fuengirola, Spain
| occupation = Actor and playwright
| spouse = {{marriage|Pauline Yates|1960}}
| children = 2, including Jemma
| yearsactive = 1956-his death
}}
Donald Churchill (6 November 1930{{spaced ndash}}29 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts.
Career
His films included Barnacle Bill (1957), The Captain's Table (1959), Victim (1961), The Wild Affair (1964), Zeppelin (1971), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Charlie Muffin (1979) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Doctor Watson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0ba7f8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727204613/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0ba7f8|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 July 2017|title=Donald Churchill|website=BFI}} On television he starred in Bulldog Breed (1962), Spooner's Patch (1980-1982), played game show host Ronnie Kemp in Goodnight and God Bless (which Churchill also co-wrote, 1983), Mr Scott Eccles in an adaptation of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" for The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1988, and appeared in Stanley and the Women (1991) and C.A.T.S. Eyes. His plays include Mixed Feelings, The Decorator, and Moments of Weakness.[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12546993.Donald_Churchill/ Donald Churchill at Herald Scotland]. Retrieved 15 May 2016[https://variety.com/1991/more/news/donald-churchill-99125919/ Donald Churchill at Variety]. Retrieved 15 May 2016
Personal life
Churchill married the actress Pauline Yates in 1960; the couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2015 |title=Pauline Yates: Actress who was rarely out of work for 40 years and was best known for 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pauline-yates-actress-who-was-rarely-out-of-work-for-40-years-and-was-best-known-for-the-fall-and-9999566.html |website=The Independent}}
Death
He died in Spain of a heart attack after filming his final episode of El C.I.D. for Granada Television in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf.
Filmography (actor)
- Barnacle Bill (1957) as Roy
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) as Roy Bushell (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember (1958) as passenger (uncredited)
- The Captain's Table (1959) as Jay
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959) as Elliott (uncredited)
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as seaman on Ark Royal (uncredited)
- Doctor in Love (1960) as doctor (uncredited)
- No Love for Johnnie (1961) as Sheilah's party guest (uncredited)
- Victim (1961) as Eddy
- Spaceflight IC-1 (1965) as Carl Walcott
- The Wild Affair (1965) as Andy
- Zeppelin (1971) (uncredited)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1979) as prosecutor
- Charlie Muffin (1979) as Wilberforce
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) as Dr. John Watson
Filmography (writer)
- The Spare Tyres (1967)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0161427}}
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Category:English male film actors