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Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)
Scottish actor
For other people named Donald Douglas, see Donald Douglas (disambiguation).
Donald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a Scottishactor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows.
Early life
[edit]He was educated at Falkirk High School, Edinburgh College of Art and RADA.[1] His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.[2]
Career
[edit]His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series.[3]
On television, he played Tsar Alexander I in the 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace, alongside Anthony Hopkins.[4] He starred in the original TV series of Poldark in 1975/6 as Malcolm McNeil, the army captain who frequently allowed his fondness for Demelza Poldark to obstruct his quest to arrest her husband.[5] He is also remembered by cult TV fans for roles in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.[6][7] His TV career continued into the 1990s, playing Franklin Clarke in the 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot movie The A
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