Donald Eccles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Donald Eccles

British actor

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Nafferton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1986

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Donald Eccles

  • Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 – 2 February 1986) was a British character actor.Donald Yarrow Eccles was born in Nafferton, Yorkshire on 26 April 1908 the son of Charles Henry and Constance Eccles, his father was a doctor.
  • Eccles was educated at Highgate School and then worked in an insurance office.He made his stage debut in New York City in 1930, and later became known as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
  • His debut in London was in Counsellor at Law in 1934 at the Picadilly.
  • During the Second World War he spent six years in the navy.In 1960 he acted in the film A Taste of Money and later appeared in many other films including A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), The Wicker Man (1973), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Coming Out of the Ice (1982), The Dresser (1983), The Master of Ballantrae (1984), A Private Function (1984) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
  • He also appeared in many television roles, such as Pollio in I, Claudius and Mr Justice Vosper in the second series of Rumpole of the Bailey, until his death in a road accident in Brighton.

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