Donald Douglas (Scottish actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)

Scottish actor

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1933

Place of Birth: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)

  • Donald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a Scottish actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows. He was educated at Falkirk High School, Edinburgh College of Art and RADA.
  • His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.
  • He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series.On television, he played Tsar Alexander I in the 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace, alongside Anthony Hopkins.
  • He starred in the original TV series of Poldark in 1975/6 as Malcolm McNeil, the army captain who frequently allowed his fondness for Demelza Poldark to obstruct his quest to arrest her husband.
  • He is also remembered by cult TV fans for roles in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.
  • His TV career continued into the 1990s, playing Franklin Clarke in the 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot movie The ABC Murders.
  • He has also played Dr.
  • Gordon McKendrick on several episodes of Monarch of the Glen, and has appeared in episodes of EastEnders, Kavanagh QC and Casualty.

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