Donald Sinden | |
|---|---|
 Pinewood Studios publicity shot, c. 1956 | |
| Born | Donald Alfred Sinden 9 October 1923 |
| Died | 12 September 2014 (aged 90) Wittersham, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–2012 |
| Spouse |
Diana Mahony
(m. 1948; died 2004) |
| Children | |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor; CBE; FRSA; D.Litt; D.Arts see awards table |
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE FRSA (9 October 1923 – 12 September 2014)[1] was a British actor.
Sinden featured in the film Mogambo (1953), and achieved early fame as a Rank Organisation film star in the 1950s in films including The Cruel Sea (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), Simba (1955), Eyewitness (1956) and Doctor at Large (1957). He then became highly regarded as an award-winning Shakespearean and West End theatre actor and television sitcom star, winning the 1977 Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for King Lear, and starring in the sitcoms Two's Company (1975–79) and Never the Twain (1981–91).
- ^ "Sir Donald Sinden – obituary". The Telegraph. 12 September 2014.