Donald Wolfit
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1902
- Died
- February 17, 1968
- Birthplace
- New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher 1968
as Dr. Augustus Fagan
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968
as 'Macbeth'
The Sandwich Man 1966
as Car Salesman
Life at the Top 1965
as Abe Brown
90° in the Shade 1965
as Bažant (Auditor #1)
Becket 1964
as Bishop Folliot
Dr. Crippen 1963
as R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
as General Archibald Murray
The Mark 1961
as Clive
The Hands of Orlac 1960
as Professor Volchett
The House of the Seven Hawks 1959
as Inspector Van Der Stoor
The Rough and the Smooth 1959
as Lord Drewell
The Angry Hills 1959
as Dr. Stergion
Room at the Top 1958
as Mr. Brown
Blood of the Vampire 1958
as Doctor Callistratus
I Accuse! 1958
as Gen. Mercier
The Master Builder 1958
as Halvard Solness
The Traitor 1957
as Colonel Price
Satellite in the Sky 1956
as Prof. Merrity
Guilty? 1956
as Judge
The Man in the Road 1956
as Prof. Cattrell
A Man on the Beach 1955
as Carter
A Prize of Gold 1955
as Alfie Stratton
Svengali 1954
as Svengali
Isn't Life Wonderful! 1953
as Willie, the boy's uncle
The Ringer 1952
as Dr. Lomond
The Pickwick Papers 1952
as Sergeant Buzfuz
- England's Shakespeare
England's Shakespeare 1939
as Hamlet
- The Claydon Treasure Mystery
The Claydon Treasure Mystery 1938
as Executive
Calling the Tune 1936
as Dick Finlay
Late Extra 1935
as Inspector Greville
Checkmate 1935
as Jack Barton
The Silent Passenger 1935
as Henry Camberley
Drake of England 1935
as Thomas Doughty
Hyde Park Corner 1935
as George Francis Howard
Death at Broadcasting House 1934
as Sydney Parsons
- Inasmuch...
Inasmuch... 1934
as St. Francis
Down River 1931
Actor
Credits from TMDB.