Donald Eccles

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Donald Eccles
Born	Donald Yarrow Eccles (1908-04-26)26 April 1908 Nafferton, Yorkshire, England
Died	2 February 1986(1986-02-02) (aged 77) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
Nationality	United Kingdom
Occupation	Character actor

Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 - 2 February 1986^[1]) 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.^[2]

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 Picadilly.^[2] During the second world war he spent six years in the navy.^[2]

In 1960, he appeared in his first film, A Taste of Money, and continued to appear in small roles in film and television (such as Mr Justice Vosper in the second series of Rumpole of the Bailey) until his death, in a road accident, in Brighton.

References

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↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mr Donald Eccles." Times [London, England] 5 Feb. 1986: 14. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Mar. 2012.

External links

Donald Eccles at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Eccles, Donald
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	26 April 1908
Place of birth	Nafferton, East Yorkshire, England
Date of death	2 February 1986
Place of death	Haywards Heath, East Sussex, England

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