Donald Churchill
Birthday: 1930-11-06
Place of Birth: Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography: Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 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. 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.[1] 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.
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Barnacle Bill
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as '...
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The Omega Mystery
Butler and Robinson have to track down a saboteur at an atomic research station before it is too lat...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho...
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Spaceflight IC-1
In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet t...
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Curse of the Mummy
An archaeologist unearths the mummy of an Egyptian queen. He doesn't realize that his daughter has a...
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The Hothouse
Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delive...
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The Loving Lesson
Mary Abbott is a schoolteacher whose husband has to go away for the night on business. After returni...
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The Master Builder
Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a succe...
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The Spare Tyres
Dennis is told by his wife to remove two old tyres from the garden of their new home. He tries vario...
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The First Great Train Robbery
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a mov...
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A Bit of a Lift
A man meets a woman at a wedding and manages to sweet talk her, only to end up inadvertently helping...
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Hearts and Flowers
A family gather together for the funeral and cremation of the head of the family....
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The Wild Affair
Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is th...
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Charlie Muffin
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in...
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Sink the Bismarck!
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz E...
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Victim
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, t...
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Doctor in Love
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping...
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Yesterday's Enemy
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the sold...
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The Ship That Couldn't Stop
A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down....
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The Captain's Table
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although...
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Knightsbridge
Francesca's upbringing has been sheltered, but her fiancé isn't slow to realise that his future moth...
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No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his li...
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