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Donald Sumpter
★ Acting

Donald Sumpter

Born 1943 · Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Active 1963–2025

Born in 1943, Donald Sumpter is an English actor whose career began in the mid-1960s. He is notable for his performances in cult cinema, particularly in The Lost Continent (1968), where he navigates the bizarre landscapes of a lost world, and Hardcore (1977), where he explores the gritty underbelly of adult film culture. Sumpter's versatility is further showcased in I Am a Groupie (1970), where he captures the essence of the rock and roll lifestyle. His contributions to these films highlight the unique blend of exploitation and narrative depth that defines SassyFlix's catalog.

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Night After Night After Night

Night After Night After Night

1969 ★ 4.3
as Pete Laver

There's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan investigates, Judge Lomax is busy in court, dishing out harsh sentences to everyone who comes before him.

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Filmography

126 credits
2020s 5 credits
2025
Movie ★ 6.5
2024
Limonov: The Ballad as Eddie's Father
Movie ★ 6.4
2023
Entitled as Quincy
TV ★ 5.7
2021
The Cleaner as Sir James
TV ★ 7.0
2020
TV ★ 8.0
2010s 24 credits
2019
Chernobyl as Zharkov
TV ★ 8.7
2018
TV ★ 7.3
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Movie ★ 6.8
2015
Coalition as Paddy Ashdown
Movie ★ 7.0
2015
Movie ★ 6.8
2015
TV ★ 6.4
2015
12 Monkeys as Seer
TV ★ 7.4
2014
Bypass as Grandfather
Movie ★ 5.9
2014
One Child as Jim Arthurton
TV ★ 6.8
2014
Quirke as Josh Crawford
TV ★ 5.9
2014
New Worlds as Sidney
TV ★ 6.1
2013
Atlantis as Tiresius
TV ★ 6.4
2013
The Mill as Samuel Greg
TV ★ 7.3
2013
Endeavour as Emil Valdemar
TV ★ 8.1
2013
Peaky Blinders as Arthur Bigge
TV ★ 8.5
2012
TV ★ 7.2
2011
Way of the Morris as Voice of Creation
Movie ★ 8.0
2011
Movie ★ 6.2
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Movie ★ 7.4
2011
Black Mirror as Julian Hereford
TV ★ 8.3
2011
Game of Thrones as Maester Luwin
TV ★ 8.5
2010
Among Us as Man on bench
Movie ★ 6.2
2010
London Boulevard as Pentonville Governor
Movie ★ 5.9
2010
Movie ★ 5.8
2000s 30 credits
2009
Into the Storm as Lord Halifax
Movie ★ 6.4
2009
TV ★ 7.1
2008
Movie
2008
Movie ★ 6.9
2008
Heist as King Edward
Movie ★ 5.2
2008
Merlin as The Fisher King
TV ★ 7.8
2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Parson Tringham
TV ★ 7.5
2007
Movie ★ 7.3
2007
Fallen Angel as Simon Martlesham
TV ★ 4.5
2007
TV ★ 7.0
2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures as Erasmus Darkening
TV ★ 7.1
2006
Dracula as Alfred Singleton
Movie ★ 5.6
2006
The Chatterley Affair as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Movie ★ 5.3
2006
TV ★ 6.6
2005
Movie ★ 7.0
2005
Doctor Who as The President
TV ★ 7.6
2004
The Long Bank Holiday as Alfie Clemens
Movie ★ 8.0
2004
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey as Indenrigsminister Nacuk
TV ★ 6.8
2004
New Tricks as Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
TV ★ 7.3
2003
TV ★ 6.7
2003
TV ★ 7.8
2002
Movie ★ 6.6
2002
TV ★ 6.5
2002
Spooks as Stephen Kirby
TV ★ 7.7
2002
Rose and Maloney as Ronnie Johnson
TV ★ 6.4
2001
Enigma as Leveret
Movie ★ 6.3
2001
The Point Men as Benni Baum
Movie ★ 4.2
2001
Movie ★ 7.7
2001
In Deep as Keith Sullivan
TV ★ 8.0
1990s 18 credits
1999
Movie ★ 6.4
1999
TV
1997
Tangier Cop as Ahmed Yaasin
Movie ★ 3.7
1997
Midsomer Murders as Tim Settingfield
TV ★ 7.5
1997
Bombay Blue as Supt. John Mayberry
TV ★ 7.0
1996
Our Friends in the North as Commander Harold Chapple
TV ★ 7.6
1995
Richard III as Brackenbury
Movie ★ 6.8
1995
The Queen's Nose as Uncle Ginger
TV ★ 7.2
1994
Grushko as Kartashov
Movie ★ 7.5
1994
Being Human as Salgado
Movie ★ 5.2
1994
TV ★ 7.3
1992
Bad Ronald as Michael, le père
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
TV ★ 7.5
1992
TV ★ 5.5
1991
Aimée as Frank
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
Movie ★ 6.9
1990
TV ★ 7.0
1990
The Chief as CS Derek Gillman
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 14 credits
1989
TV ★ 8.2
1987
TV ★ 6.6
1985
Movie
1985
Bleak House as 'Nemo'
TV ★ 6.4
1985
Screen Two as Frank
TV ★ 7.1
1984
TV ★ 6.8
1984
Big Deal as Ronnie Day
TV ★ 7.3
1983
Movie ★ 4.6
1983
TV ★ 6.4
1982
The Brack Report as Paul Brack
TV ★ 6.5
1981
Movie ★ 7.3
1981
Bergerac as Roscoe
TV ★ 6.7
1981
TV ★ 7.0
1980
Movie
1970s 27 credits
1979
Movie ★ 6.7
1979
A Light That Shines as Brother Martin Jerome
Movie
1979
Minder as Sudbury
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Shoestring as Stanley Reeves
TV ★ 7.4
1978
Movie ★ 7.2
1977
The Black Panther as Donald Neilson
Movie ★ 5.8
1977
Movie ★ 3.8
1977
Catchpenny Twist as Spalding
Movie
1977
TV ★ 7.8
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Brother Martin Jerome
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Target as Heslop
TV ★ 7.0
1977
TV ★ 9.0
1975
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Quiller as Brenman
TV ★ 10.0
1974
Stardust as TV Concert Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Movie ★ 8.7
1973
Centre Play as Johnny
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as Commander Ridgeway
Movie ★ 7.6
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday as Party Guest
Movie ★ 6.6
1971
Bleak Moments as Norman's Friend
Movie ★ 6.1
1971
Justice as Villiers
TV ★ 7.3
1970
Movie ★ 3.4
1970
Movie ★ 9.0
1970
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1970
TV ★ 5.0
1960s 8 credits
1969
Movie ★ 5.6
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1968
The Lost Continent as Sparks, the Radioman
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
Movie
1968
Movie ★ 5.8
1967
Mickey Dunne as Pat Newman
TV
1963
Doctor Who as Enrico Casali
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Doctor Who as Commander Ridgeway
TV ★ 7.9