Acting
Donald Wolfit
EN, CS cinema · 38 credits
Born
20 April 1902
Died
17 February 1968 (aged 65)
Birthplace
New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as Дональд Вулфит · Donald Woolfitt
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.
Known for
Filmography
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
as Dr. Augustus Fagan
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as 'Macbeth'
The Sandwich Man
as Car Salesman
90° in the Shade
as Bažant (Auditor #1)
Life at the Top
as Abe Brown
Becket
as Bishop Folliot
Dr. Crippen
as R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
Lawrence of Arabia
as General Archibald Murray
The Mark
as Clive
The Hands of Orlac
as Professor Volchett
The House of the Seven Hawks
as Inspector Van Der Stoor
The Rough and the Smooth
as Lord Drewell
The Angry Hills
as Dr. Stergion
Room at the Top
as Mr. Brown
Blood of the Vampire
as Doctor Callistratus
I Accuse!
as Gen. Mercier
The Master Builder
as Halvard Solness
The Traitor
as Colonel Price
Satellite in the Sky
as Prof. Merrity
The Man in the Road
as Prof. Cattrell
Guilty?
as Judge
A Prize of Gold
as Alfie Stratton
A Man on the Beach
as Carter
Svengali
as Svengali
Isn't Life Wonderful!
as Willie, the boy's uncle
The Pickwick Papers
as Sergeant Buzfuz
The Ringer
as Dr. Lomond
Calling the Tune
as Dick Finlay
Hyde Park Corner
as George Francis Howard
Drake of England
as Thomas Doughty
Late Extra
as Inspector Greville
The Silent Passenger
as Henry Camberley
Checkmate
as Jack Barton
Death at Broadcasting House
as Sydney Parsons
Inasmuch...
1934
Inasmuch...
as St. Francis