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Donald Layne-Smith(1905-1996)

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Donald Layne-Smith was born on 8 June 1905 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959) and David Copperfield (1970). He died in 1996 in Southwark, London, England, UK.
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Known for

Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
5.8
TV Series
  • Priest
Charles Laughton in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
8.9
TV Movie
  • Philostrate
  • 1959
Laurence Olivier, Richard Attenborough, Susan Hampshire, and Robin Phillips in David Copperfield (1970)
David Copperfield
5.8
TV Movie
  • Mr. Wickfield
  • 1970
Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)
Special Branch
7.3
TV Series
  • Coroner

Credits

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Actor

  • Julia Foster, John Lee, Patrick Newell, and John Stride in Wilde Alliance (1978)
    Wilde Alliance
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Norman
    • 1978
  • Sister Dora (1977)
    Sister Dora
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Canon Tate
    • 1977
  • Roy Holder, Michael MacKenzie, and Petra Markham in Ace of Wands (1970)
    Ace of Wands
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Sweet
    • Mr Sweet
    • 1970–1972
  • Spyder's Web (1972)
    Spyder's Web
    7.1
    TV Series
    • His Honour
    • 1972
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • 1970
  • Wendy Craig and Ronald Hines in Not in Front of the Children (1967)
    Not in Front of the Children
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Prentice
    • 1970
  • Laurence Olivier, Richard Attenborough, Susan Hampshire, and Robin Phillips in David Copperfield (1970)
    David Copperfield
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Wickfield
    • 1970
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Campbell
    • 1969
  • Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)
    Special Branch
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Coroner
    • 1969
  • Thora Hird in The First Lady (1968)
    The First Lady
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Alderman Bowland
    • Bowland
    • 1968–1969
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Fleming
    • 1969
  • Chronicle (1966)
    Chronicle
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Chichester
    • 1969
  • Felix Aylmer, Colin Blakely, and Geneviève Page in Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968)
    Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher
    5.6
    • Bursar
    • 1968
  • John Thaw in Inheritance (1967)
    Inheritance
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Apothecary
    • 1967
  • Kenneth More in The White Rabbit (1967)
    The White Rabbit
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Lawyer
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 8, 1905
    • Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1996
    • Southwark, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    His theatre credits include: The Lord Bigot in "King John" by William Shakespeare , directed by Douglas Seale (1957, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK); Chamberlain in "Henry IV Part 1" by William Shakespeare , directed by Peter Hall (1964, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK).

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