Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 – 2 February 1986)The London Gazette. Issue 50449 was a British character actor.
Donald Yarrow Eccles was born in Nafferton, Yorkshire on 26 April 1908 the son of Charles Henry and Constance Eccles; his father was a doctor. Eccles was educated at Highgate School and then worked in an insurance office.
He made his stage debut in New York City in 1930, and later became known as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His debut in London was in Counsellor at Law in 1934 at the Piccadilly. During the Second World War he spent six years in the Royal Navy.
In 1960 he acted in the film A Taste of Money and later appeared in many other films including A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), The Wicker Man (1973), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Coming Out of the Ice (1982), The Dresser (1983), The Master of Ballantrae (1984), A Private Function (1984) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). He also appeared in many television roles, such as Pollio in I, Claudius and Mr Justice Vosper in the second series of Rumpole of the Bailey, until his death in a road accident in Brighton.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1961 A Taste of Money Joe Feature film1962 Backfire! Hargreaves 1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Starveling Feature film 1972 Doctor Who Krasis TV series (serial: The Time Monster)1973 The Wicker Man T.H. Lennox Feature film 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Judge TV movie1982 Coming Out of the Ice Nesterov TV movie1983 The Dresser Mr. Godstone Feature film1984 The Master of Ballantrae John Paul TV movie1984 A Private Function Father Feature film1985 Young Sherlock Holmes The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt Feature film
Television Title Role Notes1964 The Human Jungle 2nd lawyer (uncredited) TV series1968 The Caesars (TV series) Nerva TV series1972 EmmaMr Woodhouse TV adaptation 1975 I, Claudius Polio TV adaptation 1979 Rumpole of the Bailey Mr Justice Vosper TV series, season 21980Lady KillersJudge, Dr. A.J. PepperTV series 1983 Crown Court (TV series) Mr Justice Hammond TV series
References "Mr Donald Eccles." Times [London, England] 5 February 1986: 14. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 March 2012.
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