Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit is known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Becket (1964), Room at the Top (1958).
Biography
Sir Donald Wolfit (born Donald Woolfitt; 20 April 1902 – 17 February 1968) was an English actor-manager, known for his touring productions of Shakespeare. He was especially renowned for his portrayal of King Lear.
Born to a conventional middle-class family in Nottinghamshire, Wolfit was stage-struck from an early age. His debut was at the Robin Hood Opera House at Averham to which he cycled from school to join the theatre rep company. After a brief spell as a teacher he joined the touring company of the actor-manager Charles Doran and later that of Fred Terry. He made his London début in 1924 and simplified the spelling of his surname from Woolfitt to Wolfit.
In 1929 Wolfit joined Lilian Baylis's company at the Old Vic but developed a strong antipathy to the leading man, John Gielgud, and left the company after a season. He joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre companies for the festivals of 1936 and 1937, in thirteen major roles, winning excellent reviews for his performance as Hamlet. He then set up his own touring company, taking the plays of Shakespeare and others round Britain and from time to time overseas. He continued to appear in the West End and made several films but his main concern was for his touring company. Its standards were criticised but several members moved on to greater fame, including Harold Pinter and Brian Rix.
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Known for
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8.0 Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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7.2 Becket
1964
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6.9 Room at the Top
1958
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6.2 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
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Inasmuch...
1934
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4.8 The Angry Hills
1959
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7.0 The Pickwick Papers
1952
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6.1 The Ringer
1952
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5.8 Blood of the Vampire
1958
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6.3 The Mark
1961
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5.9 Life at the Top
1965
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4.4 The Hands of Orlac
1960
Full filmography
38 films — 31 in the catalogue
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6.0 Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968 · Dr. Augustus Fagan
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6.2 The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · 'Macbeth'
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6.5 The Sandwich Man
1966 · Car Salesman
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5.9 Life at the Top
1965 · Abe Brown
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5.7 90° in the Shade
1965 · Bažant (Auditor #1)
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7.2 Becket
1964 · Bishop Folliot
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6.1 Dr. Crippen
1963 · R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
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8.0 Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · General Murray
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6.3 The Mark
1961 · Clive
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4.4 The Hands of Orlac
1960 · Professor Volchett
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6.1 The House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · Inspector Van Der Stoor
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6.3 The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Lord Drewell
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4.8 The Angry Hills
1959 · Dr. Stergion
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6.9 Room at the Top
1958 · Mr. Brown
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5.8 Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Doctor Callistratus
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6.6 I Accuse!
1958 · Gen. Mercier
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The Master Builder
1958 · Halvard Solness
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7.6 The Traitor
1957 · Colonel Price
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5.5 Satellite in the Sky
1956 · Prof. Merrity
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5.5 Guilty?
1956 · Judge
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7.0 The Man in the Road
1956 · Prof. Cattrell
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6.0 A Man on the Beach
1955 · Carter
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5.7 A Prize of Gold
1955 · Alfie Stratton
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6.1 Svengali
1954 · Svengali
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5.4 Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953 · Willie, the boy's uncle
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6.1 The Ringer
1952 · Dr. Lomond
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7.0 The Pickwick Papers
1952 · Sergeant Buzfuz
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England's Shakespeare
1939 · Hamlet
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10.0
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938 · Executive
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10.0 Calling the Tune
1936 · Dick Finlay
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6.3 Late Extra
1935 · Inspector Greville
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5.6 Checkmate
1935 · Jack Barton
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5.8 The Silent Passenger
1935 · Henry Camberley
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6.8 Drake of England
1935 · Thomas Doughty
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6.2 Hyde Park Corner
1935 · George Francis Howard
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6.1 Death at Broadcasting House
1934 · Sydney Parsons
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Inasmuch...
1934 · St. Francis
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9.0 Down River
1931
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