Portrait of James Donald

Acting

James Donald

Career

Active from 1944 to 1969, busiest in 1952 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for King Rat
King Rat
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Donald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Social Climbing 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Man vs. Nature 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Human Resilience 2
  • Emotional Conflict 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Doc in the Box
Doc in the Box (2015)

as Crabs Guy

1980s

1 title ยท average score 68
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Mathew Roney (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 57
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Inspector Gregory

Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Doctor

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 67
Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy (1969)

as Sir Martin Rolfe

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

as King Carlos

Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Mathew Roney

The Jokers
The Jokers (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Col. Gurney-Simms

Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maj. Safir

King Rat
King Rat (1965)
GoodWatch score 88

as Dr. Kennedy

The Great Escape
The Great Escape (1963)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ramsey 'The SBO'

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1963)

as Henry Higgins

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Victoria Regina
Victoria Regina (1961)

as Prince Albert

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Citadel
The Citadel (1960)

as Dr. Andrew Manson

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 68
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Franz Lerner

The Vikings
The Vikings (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lord Egbert

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Maj. Clipton

Lust for Life
Lust for Life (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Theo van Gogh

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Harry Pope / Mark Cavendish

Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lord Edwin Mercer

The Net
The Net (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Michael Heathley

Gift Horse
Gift Horse (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nathaniel Winkle

Brandy for the Parson
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bill Harper

White Corridors
White Corridors (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Neil Marriner

Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alan

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Trottie True
Trottie True (1949)

as Lord Digby Langdon

Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bronton

The Small Voice
The Small Voice (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Murray Byrne

Broken Journey
Broken Journey (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bill Haverton

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

as Pvt. Evans Lloyd

San Demetrio London
San Demetrio London (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Doc

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as (uncredited)