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.
Lawrence of Arabia
(General Archibald Murray)
Svengali
(Svengali)
Satellite in the Sky
(Prof. Merrity)
Room at the Top
(Mr. Brown)
Becket
(Bishop Folliot)
Blood of the Vampire
(Doctor Callistratus)
The Hands of Orlac
(Professor Volchett)
The House of the Seven Hawks
(Inspector Van Der Stoor)
90° in the Shade
(Bažant (Auditor #1))
Dr. Crippen
(R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit))
The Man in the Road
(Prof. Cattrell)
The Mark
(Clive)
Life at the Top
(Abe Brown)
Hyde Park Corner
(George Francis Howard)
A Prize of Gold
(Alfie Stratton)
The Pickwick Papers
(Sergeant Buzfuz)
Isn't Life Wonderful!
(Willie, the boy's uncle)
The Traitor
(Colonel Price)
I Accuse!
(Gen. Mercier)
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
(Dr. Augustus Fagan)
The Ringer
(Dr. Lomond)
Drake of England
(Thomas Doughty)
Calling the Tune
(Dick Finlay)
Late Extra
(Inspector Greville)
The Silent Passenger
(Henry Camberley)
The Sandwich Man
(Car Salesman)
The Master Builder
(Halvard Solness)
The Rough and the Smooth
(Lord Drewell)
Checkmate
(Jack Barton)
The Angry Hills
(Dr. Stergion)
England's Shakespeare
(Hamlet)
Death at Broadcasting House
(Sydney Parsons)
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
(Executive)
Down River
The Charge of the Light Brigade
('Macbeth')
Guilty?
(Judge)
A Man on the Beach
(Carter)
Inasmuch...
(St. Francis)
Ghost Squad
Lilli Palmer Theatre
(Sergeant Buzfuz)
Folio
BBC Play of the Month
(Pastor Manders)
Armchair Theatre
(James Saward)
On Trial
(Admiral Byng)