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Donald Finlay(1902-1965)

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Donald Finlay was born on 1 July 1902 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Private Investigator (1958), It's a Great Day! (1955) and Mary Britten, M.D. (1958). He was married to Nancy Roberts. He died on 31 January 1965 in Erith, Kent, England, UK.
BornJuly 1, 1902
DiedJanuary 31, 1965(62)
BornJuly 1, 1902
DiedJanuary 31, 1965(62)
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Known for

Private Investigator
TV Series
  • Harry
It's a Great Day! (1955)
It's a Great Day!
4.9
  • Colonel
  • 1955
Mary Britten, M.D.
TV Series
  • Chemist
Christopher Beeny, Peter Bryant, Margaret Downs, Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Nancy Roberts, and Sheila Sweet in The Grove Family (1954)
The Grove Family
5.0
TV Series
  • Lt.-Col. Sir William Shaw-Shaw
  • Col. Sir James Merriweather

Credits

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Actor

  • Private Investigator
    TV Series
    • Harry
    • 1959
  • Charlie Drake
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. French
    • 1959
  • Mary Britten, M.D.
    TV Series
    • Chemist
    • 1958
  • It's a Great Day! (1955)
    It's a Great Day!
    4.9
    • Colonel
    • 1955
  • Christopher Beeny, Peter Bryant, Margaret Downs, Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Nancy Roberts, and Sheila Sweet in The Grove Family (1954)
    The Grove Family
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Lt.-Col. Sir William Shaw-Shaw
    • Col. Sir James Merriweather
    • 1954–1955
  • The Van Dyck
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Porter (as Donald Findlay)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donald Findlay
  • Born
    • July 1, 1902
    • Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 31, 1965
    • Erith, Kent, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Nancy Roberts1937 - June 24, 1962 (her death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Nicholas Stuart Gray's plays, "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Princess and the Swineherd," at the Mercury Theatre in London, England with Carol Marsh, Tony Britton, Marianne Hamilton, Diane Cilento, Zoe Randall, Ruth Atkinson, Julie Somers, Nicholas Gray, Cecil Trouncer, Jange Griffiths, Shaun O'Riordan, Rosemary Wallace, Elizabeth Regan, Christine Finn, and Hugh Pryse in the cast.

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