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name: "Donald Churchill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-churchill"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "6 November 1930"
died: "29 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:48:10.303528+00:00"
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# Donald Churchill

Writer. Born 6 November 1930 in Southall, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 29 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 November 1930, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 October 1991

## Biography

Donald Churchill (6 November 1930 – 29 October 1991) was an English actor and writer. He appeared in numerous film and television productions from the mid-1950s until his death and wrote scripts for several television series and plays.

His acting credits include *Victim* (1961), *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978) as the Prosecutor, *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1983) as Dr John Watson, and television appearances in *The Saint* (1962), *Sherlock Holmes* (1984) as Scott Eccles, and *Stanley and the Women* (1991). As a writer he contributed episodes to *The Sweeney* (1975 series) and other series including *Goodnight and God Bless* (1983), which he co-wrote and in which he appeared.

Churchill was married to actress Pauline Yates from 1960 until his death. He was born in Southall, Middlesex, and died in Fuengirola, Spain.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikimili.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sweeney* (1975), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)

## Also known for

- *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978), Prosecutor
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Scott Eccles
- *Victim* (1961), Eddy Stone
- *The Saint* (1962), Dr. Spraque
- *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960), Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal'  (uncredited)
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1983), Dr. John Watson

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