Donald Pickering

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| birth_name = Donald Ellis Pickering

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|11|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|12|19|1933|11|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Gloucestershire, England

| occupation = Actor

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| years_active = 1952–2004

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Donald Ellis Pickering (15 November 1933 – 19 December 2009) was an English actor,{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2aca911|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602193432/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2aca911|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2017|title=Donald Pickering|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2j2/donald-pickering|title=Donald Pickering - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}} appearing in many stage, television, film and radio roles.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/6990075/Donald-Pickering.html|title=Donald Pickering|date=25 October 2017|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}

Early life and education

Pickering was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, son of John Joseph Pickering (died 1978) and Edith (died 1983), née Ellis. He was educated privately and at the Old Vic Theatre School in London established by Michel Saint-Denis.People of Today, Debrett's Ltd, 2006, p. 1292

Career

Pickering's television appearances include three roles in Doctor Who (The Keys of Marinus, 1964; The Faceless Ones, 1967; Time and the Rani, 1987).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/donald-pickering-p56693|title=Donald Pickering - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}} In the 26-part BBC series The Pallisers, he played Dolly Longstaffe.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/donald-pickering-character-actor-who-played-three-roles-in-dr-who-and-douglas-hurd-in-who-bombed-1887329.html|title=Donald Pickering: Character actor who played three roles in 'Dr Who'|date=3 February 2010|publisher=}} He also played roles in The House of Eliott, Dr. Watson in the series Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1979–1980), Yes, Prime Minister, The Brittas Empire, Executive Stress and The Professionals.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary-preview.aspx?n=donald-ellis-pickering&pid=137624664&referrer=3958|title=Donald Ellis Pickering's Obituary on The Times|website=The Times}}

Filmography

Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
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1957	Doctor at Large	Cyril	Uncredited
1957	Carry On Admiral	Second Officer	Uncredited
1964	Nothing But the Best	Adrian Slater
1965	Battle of the Bulge
1966	Fahrenheit 451	Bernard	Uncredited
1967	A Challenge for Robin Hood	Sir Jamyl de Penitone
1970	The Breaking of Bumbo	Jorum
1977	A Bridge Too Far	Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie
1977	The Three Hostages	McGillivray
1978	The Thirty Nine Steps	Marshall
1979	Zulu Dawn	Major Russell
1979	Yanks	Golfing friend
1983	Scarab	Harrington
1986	Half Moon Street	George Hardcastle
1997	The Man Who Knew Too Little	Sir Duncan
1998	Monk Dawson	Archbishop of Westminster
2000	Undertaker's Paradise

Television

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1956

|ITV Television Playhouse

|Brian Preston

|Episode: "Woman in a Dressing Gown"

1957

|BBC Sunday Night Theatre

|Major Charles Hugonin

|Episode: "His Excellency"

1959-1961

|ITV Play of the Week

|Various

|3 episodes

1960

|BBC Sunday-Night Play

|Geoffrey Preston

|Episode: "Twentieth Century Theatre: Muscial Chairs"

1963

|No Hiding Place

|Frank Murphy

|Episode: "As Well As Murder"

1964

|The Human Jungle

|Jack Lamond

|Episode: "Skeleton in a Cupboard"

1965

|Gideon C.I.D.

|"Bookie" Barton Smith

|Episode: "The Thin Red Line"

1964, 1967, 1987

|Doctor Who

|Eyesen / Captain Blade / Beyus

|Serials: "The Keys of Marinus", "The Faceless Ones", "Time and the Rani"

1964–1966

|The Saint

|Jeremy/Hans

|2 episodes

1966-1977

|BBC Play of the Month

|Various

|6 episodes

1967–1969

|The Avengers

|Freddie Cartwright / Peter Roberts

|2 episodes

1968

|The Champions

|Colonel Banks

|Episode: "The Fanatics"

1969

|The Wednesday Play

|Man at party

|Episode: "All Out for Kangaroo Valley"

1970

|Jackanory

|Narrator

|Episode: "The Ghosts"

1971

|The Persuaders!

|Morley Lyndon

|Episode: "Someone Waiting"

1972

|A Family at War

|Eric Fraser

|2 episodes

rowspan="3" |1973

|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

|Fielding

|Episode: "Cell 13"

Lord Peter Wimsey

|Dr. Penberthy

|Episode: "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club"

Softly, Softly: Task Force

|Turnbull

|Episode: "Catch as Catch Can"

1974

|The Pallisers

|Dolly Longstaffe

|20 episodes

1977

|Play for Today

|Angus Nash

|Episode: "The Country Party"

rowspan="2" |1978

|Return of the Saint

|Sir Trevor Stevens

|Episode: "The Arrangement"

Gangsters

|Mr. Buckram

|Episode: "Enter the White Devil"

1979

|Crown Court

|Clive Ransome

|Episode: "Crash"

1979–1980

|Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

|Dr. Watson

1980

|Tales of the Unexpected

|Gallery Owner

|Episode: "Skin"

1982

|The Professionals

|Brigadier Tennant

|Episode: "Lawson's Last Stand"

1983

|The Cleopatras

|Lucullus

|Episode: "100 BC"

rowspan="2" |1986

|Yes, Prime Minister

|Sir Richard Wharton, Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

|2 episodes

Return to Treasure Island

|Hallows

|Miniseries

1986-1987

|Executive Stress

|Gordon

|4 episodes

1987, 1992

|Rumpole of the Bailey

|Attorney General/Gavin Bastion

|2 episodes

1988

|All Creatures Great and Small

|Sir Robert

|Episode: "Choose a Bright Morning"

1991

|The House of Eliott

|Editor

|First episode

rowspan="2" |1994

|Lovejoy

|Sir Roger

|Episode: "Holding the Baby"

Scarlett

|Randolph

|1 episode

1997

|The Brittas Empire

|Colonel Featherley

|Episode: "Gavin Featherly R.I.P"

2001

|Heartbeat

|Andrew Parkin

|Episode: "Who's Who?"

2003

|Doctors

|Simon Hardcastle

|Episode: "The Forgotten Warrior"

2004

|Holby City

|Sir Joshua Wren

|Episode: "Under Pressure"

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0681826|name=Donald Pickering}}
{{IBDB name|77142}}
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/donald-pickering-character-actor-who-played-three-roles-in-dr-who-and-douglas-hurd-in-who-bombed-birmingham-1887329.html Obituary in The Independent]

Category:1933 births

Category:2009 deaths

Category:English male stage actors

Category:English male film actors

Category:English male television actors

Category:Male actors from Newcastle upon Tyne