
Donald Pickering
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1933-11-15
- Died
- 2009-12-19
- Place of birth
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as
- Donald Ellis Pickering
Biography
Donald Pickering was born on November 15, 1933 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pallisers (1974), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He died on December 19, 2009 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Known For

Doctor Who
1963
as Blade / Beyus / Eyesen

Play for Today
1970
as Angus Nash

The Avengers
1961
as Peter Roberts / Freddie Cartwright

American Playhouse
1982
as Captain George Melbeck

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Soliony / Monty Cave / Préfet de Police / Hotel Manager / Ronald Utterword / George Farrant

Heartbeat
1992
as Andrew Parkin
TV Shows (46)

Doctor Who
1963
as Blade / Beyus / Eyesen

Play for Today
1970
as Angus Nash

The Avengers
1961
as Peter Roberts / Freddie Cartwright

American Playhouse
1982
as Captain George Melbeck

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Soliony / Monty Cave / Préfet de Police / Hotel Manager / Ronald Utterword / George Farrant

Heartbeat
1992
as Andrew Parkin

Theatre 625
1964
as Colonel Edmund Heines

The Saint
1962
as Jeremy

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Gallery Owner

No Hiding Place
1959

The Professionals
1977
as Brigadier Tennant

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Attorney General

The Persuaders!
1971
as Morley Lyndon

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Sir Robert

Wycliffe
1994
as Sir Martin Cook

The Troubleshooters
1965
as Rawlings

The Champions
1968
as Colonel Banks

The Pallisers
1974
as Dolly Longstaffe

Gideon's Way
1965
as 'Bookie' Barton Smith

Lovejoy
1986
as Sir Roger

Return of the Saint
1978
as Sir Trevor Stevens

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sir John Burnside

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Howerd

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Kenneth Dennistoun

The Brittas Empire
1991

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Fielding

The Human Jungle
1963
as Jack Lamond

Dick Turpin
1979
as Lord Manderfell

Yes, Prime Minister
1986

Espionage
1963
as Wilson

Londoners
1965
as Leigh

Scarlett
1994
as Randolph
Barlow
1971
as Tony Sherlock

The Man in Room 17
1965
as Hatier
King of the River
1966
as Skinner

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
1986
as Hallows

Executive Stress
1986

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
1979
as Dr. Watson

The Cleopatras
1983
as Lucullus

The Camomile Lawn
1992
as George
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965

The Contract
1988
as Permanent Undersecretary
Cottage to Let
1977
as Jonathan Mootpoint
Androcles and the Lion
1960
as Metellus

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1973
as Dr. Penberthy

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Lord Frankham
Movies (31)

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lt. Col. Mackenzie

Fahrenheit 451
1966
as TV Announcer (uncredited)

Battle of the Bulge
1965

The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Sir Duncan

Yanks
1979
as Golfing friend

Zulu Dawn
1979
as Maj. Russell R.A.

Half Moon Street
1986
as George Hardcastle

Second Childhood
1966
as Kenneth Dennistoun

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Marshall

Victoria & Albert
2001
as Dr. Locock

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary

The Three Sisters
1970
as Soliony

An Afternoon at the Festival
1973
as Howerd

Maigret at Bay
1969
as Préfet de Police

Nothing But the Best
1964
as Adrian Slater

A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
as Sir Jamyl de Penitone

The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
as Jorum

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus
1964
as Eyesen

Monk Dawson
1998
as Archbishop of Westminster

Scarab
1984
as Harrington
The Three Hostages
1977
as McGillivray

Carry On Admiral
1957
as Second Officer (uncredited)

Heartbreak House
1977
as Randall Utterwood

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Sir John Burnside

Private Lives
1976
as Victor Prynne

Good King Wenceslas
1994
as Kyril

Sporting Chance
1975
as Lyndon (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as Blade

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987
as Beyus
End in Tears
1966

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
1992
as Prince Philip
About Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering was born on November 15, 1933 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pallisers (1974), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He died on December 19, 2009 in Gloucestershire, England, UK. With 77 credits spanning from 1954 to 2001, Donald Pickering has appeared in 31 films and 46 TV shows.
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- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Lt. Col. Mackenzie
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966) — as TV Announcer (uncredited)
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) — as Sir Duncan
- Yanks (1979) — as Golfing friend
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