• Sir Donald Wolfit, CBE (born Donald Woolfitt; 20 April 1902 – 17 February 1968) was an English actor-manager, known for his touring productions of Shakespeare...
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  • The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, and Hermione Baddeley. The film was widely lauded, and...
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  • film directed and written by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. It was based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George...
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    Paul Wegener in the silent film of 1927, by John Barrymore in 1931, by Donald Wolfit in 1954 (in Technicolor), and by Peter O'Toole in the film of 1983,...
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  • Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, with John Gielgud as King Louis VII, Donald Wolfit as Gilbert Foliot, Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III, Martita Hunt...
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  • directed by Paul Dickson, and starring Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, and Bryan Forbes. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Special...
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  • Art, he joined the Shakespeare Company of Sir Donald Wolfit. From 1953 to 1958, Harwood was Sir Donald's personal dresser. He would later draw on this...
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    worked mainly on the stage, where she had a long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following World War II. Later, after the...
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  • Craig. Four actors reprised their roles from Room at the Top: Harvey, Donald Wolfit, Ambrosine Phillpotts and Allan Cuthbertson. In Room at the Top, Joe...
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  • directed by John Krish and starring Robin Phillips, Geneviève Page and Donald Wolfit. It was adapted by Ivan Foxwell, Alan Hackney and Hugh Whitemore from...
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  • directed by Harold French and starring Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie and Donald Wolfit. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of Associated British with...
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  • a 1957 British drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Jane Griffiths and Anton Diffring. A former resistance...
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    strong men displaying regal authority, including John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit and Donald Sinden. Cordelia, also, evolved in the 20th century: earlier Cordelias...
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  • 1958 British colour horror film directed by Henry Cass and starring Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, and Vincent Ball. The film was produced by Robert...
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    venues (including the DVD commentary for Becket), O'Toole credited Donald Wolfit as being his most important mentor. O'Toole retired from acting in July...
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  • film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack. It was written by Guy Morgan based on the 1952 novel...
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  • (1912–1979) Tom Wilkinson (1948-2023) Kate Winslet (born 1975) Ray Winstone (born 1957) Sir Donald Wolfit (1902–1968) Katherine Woodville (1948–2013)...
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    starring Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell Svengali (1954), starring Donald Wolfit and Hildegard Knef Svengali (1983), starring Peter O'Toole and Jodie...
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    he quit the film Svengali for personal reasons to be replaced by Sir Donald Wolfit which left him open to a legal action while filming in Australia in...
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    richly varied career. In classical theatre he worked with John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Anthony Quayle and Richard Burton. After successful Shakespearian seasons...
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  • inches in height.) Also in the premiere cast was (Sir) Donald Wolfit, playing Dr. Carelli. Wolfit would become renowned in England as an actor-manager,...
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    Walter Matthau, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Donald Sutherland, Jack Nicholson, and Al Pacino were all nominated for their roles...
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    condensed form was presented at The Old Vic in September 1951, with Donald Wolfit in the title role. For the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (now the Stratford...
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    Baaluru).[citation needed] In 1958, BBC produced an adaptation with Donald Wolfit as the master builder. The play was performed in 1960 starring E.G....
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    Barrymore and Marian Marsh Svengali (1954), a British film starring Donald Wolfit and Hildegard Knef Svengali (1983), a TV movie starring Peter O'Toole...
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    1953) – actor and comedian Terence Longdon (1922–2011) – screen actor Donald Wolfit (1902–1968) – Shakespearean actor Toby Kebbell (born 1982) – actor educated...
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  • Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the...
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    Kaijū Satellite in the Sky Paul Dickson Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, Bryan Forbes United Kingdom Supersonic Saucer Guy Fergusson Marcia...
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  • Harwood's experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who is the model for the character "Sir". The film opens with a performance...
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    version of Isn't Life Wonderful!, alongside stars Cecil Parker and Donald Wolfit. In 1955 he played the youngest brother, "Johnny", in Escapade, based...
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