Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit (born Donald Woolfitt; 20 April 1902 – 17 February 1968) was an English actor-manager, best known for touring productions of Shakespeare and his performances as King Lear. Born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, he made his London stage debut in 1924 and later joined the companies at the Old Vic and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
After playing Hamlet at Stratford, he formed his own touring company in 1937, taking Shakespeare and other plays to audiences across Britain and abroad. His company continued performing during the Second World War, including lunchtime productions in London. Among the actors who worked with him were Harold Pinter and Brian Rix. Wolfit also appeared in films, including Svengali (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Becket (1964). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1950 and knighted in 1957 for his services to the theatre.
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Películas (38)
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968 · Dr. Augustus Fagan
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · 'Macbeth'
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Car Salesman
Life at the Top
1965 · Abe Brown
90° in the Shade
1965 · Bažant (Auditor #1)
Becket
1964 · Bishop Folliot
Dr. Crippen
1963 · R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · General Archibald Murray
The Mark
1961 · Clive
The Hands of Orlac
1960 · Professor Volchett
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · Inspector Van Der Stoor
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Lord Drewell
The Angry Hills
1959 · Dr. Stergion
Room at the Top
1958 · Mr. Brown
Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Doctor Callistratus
I Accuse!
1958 · Gen. Mercier
The Master Builder
1958 · Halvard Solness
The Traitor
1957 · Colonel Price
Satellite in the Sky
1956 · Prof. Merrity
Guilty?
1956 · Judge
The Man in the Road
1956 · Prof. Cattrell
A Man on the Beach
1955 · Carter
A Prize of Gold
1955 · Alfie Stratton
Svengali
1954 · Svengali
Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953 · Willie, the boy's uncle
The Ringer
1952 · Dr. Lomond
The Pickwick Papers
1952 · Sergeant Buzfuz
England's Shakespeare
1939 · Hamlet
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938 · Executive
Calling the Tune
1936 · Dick Finlay
Late Extra
1935 · Inspector Greville
Checkmate
1935 · Jack Barton
The Silent Passenger
1935 · Henry Camberley
Drake of England
1935 · Thomas Doughty
Hyde Park Corner
1935 · George Francis Howard
Death at Broadcasting House
1934 · Sydney Parsons
Inasmuch...
1934 · St. Francis
Down River
1931
