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Donald McWhinnie(1920-1987)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Donald McWhinnie was born on 16 October 1920 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK. Donald was a director and producer, known for Celebrity Playhouse (1981), Beasts (1976) and Drama 61-67 (1961). Donald was married to Pauline Macaulay. Donald died on 8 October 1987 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 16, 1920
DiedOctober 8, 1987(66)
BornOctober 16, 1920
DiedOctober 8, 1987(66)
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Known for

Rosalie Williams in Celebrity Playhouse (1981)
Celebrity Playhouse
TV Series
  • Director
Beasts (1976)
Beasts
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Drama 61-67 (1961)
Drama 61-67
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Sarah Atkinson, Alan Dobie, and Albert Welling in The ITV Play (1968)
    The ITV Play
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1987
  • Mapp & Lucia (1985)
    Mapp & Lucia
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1986
  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
    Maybury
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Live from Pebble Mill
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Joyce in June
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Rosalie Williams in Celebrity Playhouse (1981)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Lynda Bellingham, Jean Boht, Jimmy Jewel, and David Schofield in Funny Man (1980)
    Funny Man
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
    Love in a Cold Climate
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The Miser
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1978)
    Much Ado About Nothing
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Last Campaign
    • directed by
    • 1978
  • Cheryl Kennedy in What Every Woman Knows (1978)
    What Every Woman Knows
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978

Producer

  • Drama 61-67 (1961)
    Drama 61-67
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1963
  • Sean Connery and Dorothy Tutin in Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe (1960)
    Without the Grail
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Samson and Delilah
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959

Writer

  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    5.1
    TV Series
    • compiled by
    • 1986
  • Rosalie Williams in Celebrity Playhouse (1981)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1981
  • Samson and Delilah
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 16, 1920
    • Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 8, 1987
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Pauline Macaulay(1 child)
  • Other works
    He directed George Bernard Shaw's play, "The Doctor's Dilemma," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Wilfrid Hyde White, Brian Bedford, Anna Massey, Nicholas Courtney, James Donald, George Pravda, Liam Redmond, Moray Watson, Peter Howell, Daniel Thorndike, and Philip Grout in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker."

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